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Travelers are waiting until the last minute to book trips

🏠 May 12, 2025, travel chaos and economic uncertainty lead to last-minute bookings as travelers seek deals. Last-minute flights, 4–8 weeks out, show savings, like sub-$300 flights to Cancun. Summer sees late flight availability to Europe, Canada, and the U.S., but trends may shift by July. Urban hotels see bookings within 3 days, while luxury resorts require months' advance bookings. Delays risk higher prices and limited choices. Experts suggest booking at comfortable prices due to unpredictable factors.
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Key drivers of hotel demand and pricing in 2025

📈 May 12, 2025, highlights the hospitality industry's evolution. Asia-Pacific leads in occupancy, overtaking Europe, due to business travel resurgence. Luxury travel grows with upscale hotels thriving in emerging markets. AI enhances efficiency with chatbots, dynamic pricing, and kiosks. Sustainability is key as eco-conscious travelers seek green-certified hotels. Hybrid travel trends affect booking patterns, necessitating agile hotel offerings. Stay updated on these trends to navigate 2025's dynamic hospitality landscape.
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Europe’s travel resilience in 2025

🌎 May 12, 2025: European tourism grew 4.9% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, with winter tourism leading the way. Slovakia (+14.3%) and Norway (+13.2%) saw significant gains. Eastern Europe, including Latvia (+27.8%), showed strong rebounds. Romania (+11.7%) experienced increased arrivals due to Schengen Area expansion. Traveler expenditure is set to rise by 14% in 2025, despite package holiday prices increasing 10–12% YoY. The U.S. market's outlook is mixed amid new tariffs.
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Tripadvisor rebounds on strong Q1 and strategic progress

📈 Tripadvisor's Q1 report on May 8, 2025, shows a 13% share surge with $398 million in revenue, a 1% YoY increase, exceeding the $388 million estimate. Adjusted EPS stood at $0.14, surpassing expectations by $0.09. Adjusted EBITDA hit $44 million, 11% of revenue. Viator's revenue grew 10% to $156 million, with bookings up 15%. TheFork's revenue increased by 12% to $46 million. However, core Tripadvisor revenue dropped 8% to $219 million. Following a $430 million merger with Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings and Nevada re-incorporation, the company, led by CEO Matt Goldberg, gains strategic autonomy.
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Sabre reports 5% growth in hotel bookings in Q1

📈 Sabre saw a 3% decline in Q1 air bookings for 2025, missing forecasts. Despite a broad market softness, the company remains upbeat, predicting low single-digit growth in Q2 and double-digit growth for the full year, thanks to new agency partnerships and content expansion. Other travel segments like lodging, ground, and sea bookings increased by 5%. Total distribution revenue fell 1%, IT solutions revenue decreased by 6%, but Hospitality Solutions revenue climbed 8%. Sabre is also selling its Hospitality Solutions to TPG for $1.1 billion to focus on core operations and decrease debt.
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Google tests travel ads in AI search engines

📍 May 8, 2025 – Google starts testing ad placements within AI-generated search results, utilizing its AdSense for Search program to feature sponsored travel content on AI search startups like iAsk. This marks the first instance of Google monetizing generative AI search outside its platforms. Major travel brands such as TripAdvisor, Viator, American Airlines, and Kayak have ads displayed in response to travel-related queries on iAsk. This development showcases potential future monetization strategies for AI-generated search tools, which have not traditionally displayed ads. Gemini, Google's own AI assistant, is not yet showing sponsored results.
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Amadeus hotel bookings rise 7.4% in Q1

🏨 In Q1 2025, hospitality performance recorded a high of 109.1%. Group bookings grew for the tenth quarter, with a 2.6% increase in room nights and a 4.7% rise in ADR, resulting in a 107.4% Group Index. GDS channel bookings surged by 7.4% in room nights and 2.0% in ADR, reaching a 109.5% GDS Index. Corporate travel improved to 104.8% due to modest rises in room nights (1.2%) and ADR (3.5%). The Events segment led with a 114.6% growth, with cities like St. Louis, Austin, and Philadelphia seeing over 129% increases in meeting volumes. Average space usage for meetings and events jumped by 22.7%.
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Chinese outbound tourism soars over May Day 2025

🏨 Dida reported a 103% year-on-year increase in international hotel bookings by Chinese travelers for May Day holiday 2025 (1–5 May). Average daily rates (ADR) went up by 5%, with stays shortening by 6.4% to 2 days. Top destinations included Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hong Kong SAR. Bookings were primarily through tailor-made tour operators (43%), retail agencies (34%), and online travel agencies (16%). Domestic bookings in China rose by 33%, while inbound travel surged 306%.
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Sharp Q1 drop in U.S. corporate hotel bookings

🔔 US hotel bookings dropped 7.76% in Q1 2025 from Q1 2024, while Canada, UK, and France saw increases of 9.94%, 7.15%, and 3.02% respectively. Global average hotel rates were stable at $177/night, a mere 0.19% increase year-on-year. Key city rates fell: London (-3.92%), Paris (-3.38%), New York (-3.09%), Toronto (-15%), and Los Angeles (-15%). Booking lead times grew globally by 5.95%, unlike US domestic lead times, which dropped by 1.68%.
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Marriott lowers forecast as U.S. travel demand softens

💸 On May 7, 2025, Marriott International lowered its room revenue growth forecast from 2%-4% to 1.5%-3.5% due to tariff concerns and federal spending cuts in the U.S. under President Trump. U.S. government bookings dropped by 10%, while United Airlines experienced a 50% decrease in government-related travel. Despite domestic challenges, Marriott's international revenue, particularly in Asia-Pacific, remained robust. Consumer uncertainty led to shorter booking windows and less visibility for the second half of the year.
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