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Sabre’s key travel trends for 2025

🏖 In 2025, travel trends see a 34% year-over-year rise in Asia Pacific bookings, with Gen Z and Baby Boomers adjusting budgets—Gen Z favoring affordability and Boomers increasing spend. About 52% of travelers book flights 3-6 months ahead, a 14% uptick from the previous year, while 14% secure tickets ≥6 months in advance, up 4%. Data based on Jan-Sep 2024 bookings for 2025 travel.
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Amex GBT unveils emissions-based pricing solution

🌍 On Jan 22, 2025, American Express Global Business Travel introduced emissions-based carbon pricing for air travel, enabling customers to use specific calculation methods for carbon fees at booking and on invoices. Amex GBT suggests the fees can support sustainability funds for initiatives like SAF, EVs, and R&D. Sanofi is already utilizing the tool to bolster decarbonization and integrate economic and sustainable practices in their travel program.
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Concur Travel takes a big step toward net-zero reporting

📊 SAP-owned provider integrates ISO 14083 certified emissions calculations into its travel and expense management solutions, a first for online booking tools. ISO 14083 offers a unified framework for calculating transportation emissions. The EU's CSRD will mandate emissions reporting for over 50,000 companies by 2025, aligning with ISO 14083. EU's Count Emissions initiative also requires displaying emissions data at the point of sale. SAP Concur Travel offers full details on its adoption of ISO 14083.
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The complex role of OTAs in hotel distribution

📌 OTAs impact hotels differently, with smaller hoteliers facing challenges like high commissions and restrictive contracts as discussed at the ASEAN Tourism Forum on Jan 22, 2025. Key issues include smaller hotels struggling with OTA costs, larger OTAs potentially undercutting competition, and the need for ongoing dialogue for fair practices and sustainable tourism growth.
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Marriott enhances SME business platform with loyalty benefits

💰 Marriott Bonvoy launched Business Access on July 2025, achieving 4x expected accounts in the first year. New enrollees linking to Bonvoy by July 14 get automatic Silver Elite status until December 2026. Book and stay 8 nights within 3 months through the platform for Gold Elite status, also valid until December 2026. Only bookings made through Business Access qualify for these rewards.
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Thoughtful Sleep Program Setup at the Deer Path Inn as an Example for All Independent Hotels – Hotel Mogel

🛏 The Deer Path Inn, a 57-key, four-star property in Lake Forest, Illinois, introduced a sleep program as part of a hospitality trend prioritizing sleep amenities. Completed a property improvement plan in 2015 and approaching its centennial in 2029, the hotel combines heritage with modern demands. The program, 'A Good Book & A Spot of Tea,' offers bedtime tea service, a curated playlist, a book from Lake Forest Book Store, specially crafted cocktails, and branded PJs. Revenue comprises nearly 50% from food & beverage, with a guest mix of 60% leisure, 25% corporate, and 15% group. The hotel has been integrating the sleep program since early planning in 2015 and is part of a broader strategy leading up to its centennial celebrations.
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How the Telekopye travel booking scam works

🚬 Telekopye, known as the "Swiss Army knife of phishing," targets travel booking platforms like Airbnb and Booking.com in late 2024. The group sends personalized emails to trick victims into visiting phishing sites resembling legitimate booking platforms, complete with real booking details. A chatbot guides them through a fake rebooking process, ultimately stealing payment information. The scam focuses on users with recent bookings or pending payments, adding millions in thefts from online marketplaces.
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Millennial travel trends set to remain relevant in 2025

📱 Millennials, as of Jan 21, 2025, have pivoted towards authentic and impactful experiential travel over traditional tourism. They're adopting green travel, seeking sustainable accommodations and activities. The rise of remote work has birthed "workations" and digital nomadism, blending work with travel. They prefer paying more for exclusive, high-quality travel experiences and personalized adventures, favoring comfort and authenticity. Full details on these changing trends are available at Newsweek.
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One in ten travelers fall victim to payment fraud when booking hotels

🚬 On January 21, 2025, Adyen released a report showing 71% of travelers are concerned about scams, with 1 in 10 experiencing payment fraud in the hospitality sector. Almost half (47%) of hotels still accept over-the-phone payments, yet 26% of guests would reconsider booking if asked for credit card info this way. Travellers prefer paying at check-in (43%) or directly online (36%). Hospitality fraud is rising, with 38% of companies seeing an increase in 2024, and 7% reporting 15-20 incidents.
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