Amadeus Demand News Today

The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada is playing havoc with the prices of hotels in some unlikely destinations.

Demand for trips has remained strong this year as indicated by Amadeus Demand360® business intelligence data, which shows global hotel occupancies trending largely on par with pre-pandemic levels.

New York's recovered all its pandemic-lost jobs overall, but the hotel industry keeps lagging. Here's how smart tax policy can fix it.

Article - 5 Ways Travel Sellers Can Stay Ahead of Changing Traveler Expectations - By Mirja Sickel - As travel returns, traveler expectations are evolving, and travel sellers need to be aware of this shift. In a recent paper, Catalysts for Change: Building the Hospitality Ecosystem of the Future, Amadeus spoke to experts across the travel industry to identify new trends in traveler behavior, and to lay out strategies that industry leaders can adopt to keep travelers at the center of everything t...

Traveler expectations have changed over the past four years – the hospitality industry of 2023 is not that of 2019. These expectations are catalysts for change as today, personalization tops the agenda, with consumers seeking customizable offers when it comes to booking travel. Flexible and sustainable journeys and the support of modern digital tools to remove the friction from travel are also high on the traveler wish list.

Amadeus, a global leader in travel technology, with its unique ability to track forward-looking occupancy in major markets around the world, is seeing a positive trend in U.S. hotel bookings for the 2022 holiday season. Amadeus’ Demand360® business intelligence data shows that as of December 8, 2022, U.S. occupancy for the last two weeks of the year (Dec 18-31) is currently at 27%, pacing 1% behind the same time in 2019 and for the week of December 25, 2022, six of this year’s top 10 market...

Now more than ever, hoteliers must carefully examine their distribution channels and understand their target audience to drive profitable demand – yet this is no easy feat. The average consumer browses multiple websites when looking for a hotel stay while also searching for the best prices. As global travel returns and already exceeds pre-pandemic levels in some markets, hoteliers will need to use every available channel to capture bookings and stay ahead of their competitive set.

As the summer travel season starts in the US, top markets for travel during the Memorial Day holiday weekend reflect a broad range of climates and activities including resort areas in Hawaii and Florida, major city centers, and smaller communities in the northeast and west.

Increasingly, hoteliers are turning to data to build more informed business strategies that take into account shifting traveler demographics, booking behaviors, and preferred channels for their properties. To gain a broader view of market performance across its organization and in turn, enhance its demand generation strategies, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has selected Amadeus Demand360®.

As the pandemic subsides, new trends have been revealed. There has been much speculation about how travel would emerge but now there is data from travel technology company Amadeus to