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Hotels
Price parity between brands' own sites and OTAs in the U.S. can be hit and miss at times, but in Europe it is all over the place.
Skift | 11 years ago
Tourism
Spaniards and visitors from neighboring countries are taking advantage of vacation spots close to home this year as the southern coast of Spain still teems with tourists who are spending less and staying for shorter.
SkiftX
Tons of fascinating data, like Latvia is the fastest growing tourism destination in Europe. Who knew?
Airlines
These inflight offerings range from surprisingly useful, like a solar energy phone charger or mosquito repellant band, to playfully useless, like a chocolate postcard that is sent for you by the flight attendant.
Despite the lure of quick cash benefits, WWTC urges the 27 EU finance ministers to reconsider impulsive tourism taxes that have proved in the long run to decrease revenue as travelers try to avoid fees -- or just travel less.
EU's Single European Sky aims to offer cheaper flights and fewer delays, although its timing might be off as member nations' short term plans vary in efforts and airlines will face higher costs for reorganization.
Travel Technology
Ah, those Europeans, always thinking about pesky things like passenger rights. Now that's a novel concept.
Cruises
The numbers are improving because a clientele made primarily of over-60 travelers like the proposition of floating four-star hotels take them between European cities.
