Restaurant Industry Trends - Travel

International tourist arrivals are estimated to have grown by 7% in the first half of 2010. While growth was modest in April as a consequence of the closure of European airspace following the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, results were strong in May (+10%) and June (+8%). Data available for July indicates that growth is set to continue at a s... - More

Labor Day travel expected to recover from last year's declines, all modes of transportation experience increases - More

Just 28% planning annual summer vacation, 72% worry about high gasoline prices - More

International tourist arrivals increased by 7% in the first four months of 2010. The 3% increase registered in April marks the seventh month of growth in international tourist arrivals after 14 consecutive months of negative results. - More

International survey by the GfK Association reveals travel/vacation behavior in 16 countries - More

However, Americans expect to spend more on transportation and other vacation costs - More

As summer approaches, temperatures are not the only thing rising. Consumers also appear to be warming up to vacations and road trips, according to a new Deloitte survey. Almost one-third (31 percent) of survey respondents plan to take a leisure trip during the Memorial Day weekend, up from the 24 percent who said they traveled a year ago during... - More

During 2009, Orlando welcomed 46.6 million visitors, making it the most visited U.S. destination of the year. This total visitation number represents just a 4.7 percent decrease as compared with 2008, marking a much stronger performance than the earlier forecast by D.K. Shifflet and Associates of a 9.9 percent decrease in a difficult year for th... - More

Summer travel is a priority for the majority of Americans despite the economic downturn, and according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, more than half (51%) are planning a vacation this summer—even more so among affluents (73%) and young professionals (83%). - More

The loss of European international passenger traffic today will be in the region of 1.1 million at the departure level - More