Travel information search has increased sharply globally

Travel information search has increased sharply globally

Travel searches on Expedia's website grew 70% in the second quarter, compared with the first quarter of 2021. Bookings through the Skycanner site have also surged, with strong interest in Central Europe and the Dubai (UAE) destination.

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According to Expedia data, travel search demand is growing strongly, including both domestic and international trips. On this platform, the number of searches for tourism information in the second quarter increased by more than 70% compared to the previous quarter. Expedia surveyed citizens in eight countries, 72% of whom said they plan to travel in the next 12 months.

Travelers continued to choose trips closer to home in the second quarter. Long-distance, long-distance trips began to become more planned, as itineraries ranging from 22 to 90 days accounted for more than 35% of searches in the quarter. 2, an increase of nearly 25% compared to the first quarter.

In the second quarter, urban and beach destinations accounted for the majority of the top 10 most booked destinations in the world on Expedia, such as New York, Chicago, Seoul, Jeju, Copenhagen, Paris, Mexico... Hotel demand also increased. 10% from the previous quarter. “Throughout the second quarter, we continued to see strong growth in global search volume, international travel itineraries and time to find,” said Wendy Olson Killion, Vice President of Expedia. sword lasts longer. We are optimistic and strongly believe in the tourism recovery in the near term."

Skyscanner also reports on a recent rapid increase in traffic, with great interest in Central Europe and the destination Dubai (UAE). Searches for flights from London to Dubai increased by 235% in the week of August 2-9 from the previous week, and by 287% for flights from Manchester to Dubai.

Travelers in the UK are also heading to Central Europe, with searches for Slovenia exploding by 235% after the country was reduced to the Covid-19 alert level. Along with Slovenia, Latvian tourism searches increased by 70% in the past week compared to the same period last month, while Romania saw a 51% increase in searches.

Travel demand in the UK has increased after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it would reduce the cost of Covid-19 testing, as the country's Health Minister asked to investigate the price of this service. . The expensive cost of Covid-19 testing in the UK is said to be a barrier to people not wanting to travel.