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March 15, 2024

WeTravel – Travel Trends Report 2024

WeTravel report provides insights into this year's bookings and payments trends based on data collected from a survey of over 600 travel businesses.
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March 15, 2024

Travel Weekly Insight Report March 2024

A report based on analysis and UK consumer research that looks at the market outlook, what can be gleaned from the latest consumer research, the issue of climate change and sustainability along with a discussion relating to AI and technology.
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March 15, 2024

ETC Trends and Prospects Q4 2023

A detailed review of the latest trends and near-term prospects for European tourism, indicating that last year international arrivals in Europe came within 2% of their 2019 tally, and with two out of three European nations now at or close to pre-pandemic volumes.
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March 15, 2024

Pulse Check: Tourism support from local governments

ETOA Pulse Check: Our members' opinion on support for tourism from local governments.
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March 14, 2024

ETOA Webinar | Chinese demand

The Chinese market is coming back to Europe after some uncertain years. Is Europe ready and competitive? We explore what Chinese travellers are looking for and how European suppliers and destinations can welcome this important source market.
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February 28, 2024

ETOA General Assembly 2024

Recording of ETOA's General Assembly. Brussels, 28th February 2024
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February 28, 2024

ETOA Industry Day Brussels February 2024

The complete slide deck from our Industry Day in Brussels in February 2024.
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February 28, 2024

Paris 2024 High Level Briefing

Presentation given by Corinne Menegaux of Paris Je T'aime at our Industry Day in Brussels February 2024.
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February 22, 2024

ETOA Webinar | Hotels and the travel trade – working in harmony?

Ahead of ETOA’s Destinations Exchange Europe this webinar will investigate the booking of accommodation for groups and FITs.
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February 13, 2024

ETOA Webinar | How ETOA’s North American members are planning for another year of high demand

What does another strong year of North American travel to Europe mean in terms of business, operational challenges and opportunities for member operators? Are they noticing specific trends for ‘24 and beyond that local partners need to be ready for? Exploring these topics are some of ETOA’s leading US and Canadian operators.
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February 13, 2024

Nordic Trend Tracker January 2024

Report from our partners at the Nordic Tourism Collective tracking trends across the Nordics and Baltics via their Trendtracker facility. North America and DACH speaking countries still remain the most valuable source markets for suppliers in this region.
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February 13, 2024

ETC Long haul travel sentiment barometer 1/2024

An insight into how those in key long-haul source markets for Europe are feeling about travelling long-haul during 2024, revealing that the appetite to visit is broadly similar to last year, but high travel costs continue to be a leading barrier.
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February 13, 2024

UNWTO Barometer January 2024

The latest UNWTO analysis indicates that in 2023 the number of international overnight trips reached 88% of its pre-pandemic level. Looking ahead to 2024 international tourism is expected to exceed 2019 volumes by around 2%.
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February 10, 2024

Pulse Check: Operating environment for tourism in 2024

ETOA Pulse Check: Our members' opinion on the operating environment in 2024 compared with 2023.
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January 19, 2024

ETOA Webinar | VIVA – Sourcing sustainable tourism

VIVA - Sourcing sustainable tourism
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January 17, 2024

ETOA Webinar | North American Demand

Of all the long-haul markets for Europe, North America has recovered faster and stronger. For many operators selling Europe in the US and Canada 2023 was better than 2019.
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December 20, 2023

Mabrian Trending Destinations for 2024

Our data partners, Mabrian, have produced the latest update of their travel motivation analysis for 2024 focusing on the evolution of trends in motivations to visit Europe.
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December 20, 2023

Euromonitor Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023

Headline findings from the latest Euromonitor assessment of the Top 100 City Destinations includes the full list and some key findings relating to the pillars that make up the overall index, such as which cities are performing best in relation to sustainability.
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December 20, 2023

AI in Tourism: Unveiling the Potential and Benefits for SMEs in the Hotel Sector

A study that explores the transformative opportunities that AI presents to the hotel sector in Europe based on a survey of hotels from across five nations.
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December 20, 2023

IRU Intelligence Briefing: IRU Green Compact

Almost all tourism journeys feature the use of a road vehicle at some point, whether that’s a hire car, taxi, or travel by coach – this study examines ways in which Europe can fulfil its ambition of making road traffic (including commercial vehicles) carbon neutral by 2050.
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December 20, 2023

UNWTO Barometer November 2023

The latest UNWTO analysis confirms that in the first nine months of this year the volume of international tourism recovered to 87% of its pre-pandemic equivalent, with Europe doing rather better at 94% of its 2019 tally.
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December 19, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Britain and Ireland: Trends and Prospects

How has tourism to Britain and Ireland fared in 2023 and what next year looks like?
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December 12, 2023

ETOA North American briefing | Update on ETIAS and networking opportunities

An informal drop-in session dedicated to our North American network
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December 6, 2023

Data Appeal Industry Blog

A selection of articles and opinion pieces from our data partners at Data Appeal.
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December 6, 2023

Data Appeal Webinar: This Title about AI & Big Data Empowering DMOs was not written by ChatGPT… but should have been

Data Appeal Webinar: This Title about AI & Big Data Empowering DMOs was not written by ChatGPT… but should have been
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November 27, 2023

ETOA Insight Webinar | Mabrian’s Big Data unveils the new travel motivations and the trending destinations for 2024

Our partners at travel intelligence provider Mabrian have published a variety of studies analysing motivations for travel.
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November 21, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Asia market update for ETM workshop

Asia market update webinar ahead of ETM Asia & Pacific
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November 20, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Call for AC Applications

The European tourism association seeks strong leaders across its membership to join ETOA’s Advisory Council. In this webinar, ETOA President Jennifer Tombaugh and other members of ETOA Advisory Council shared their experiences and answered questions from potential applicants.
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November 13, 2023

ETOA Member Drop-In | Indirect Taxation

VAT in the Digital Age
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November 13, 2023

Data Appeal: Italy Digital Destination Awards 2023

The 2023 edition of Italy Digital Destination, the annual report and awards from our partners at Data Appeal. The awards recognise Italian regions and destinations that have recorded the best online performance related to reputation, food and wine and hospitality.
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November 13, 2023

Data Appeal on How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour transforms destination marketing

Data Appeal blog on the impact of the European leg of Taylor Swift's Eras tour to Milan, Amsterdam and London.
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November 13, 2023

Data Appeal: Data-Driven Sustainable Strategies, The DMO Handbook

A free handbook from our partners at Data Appeal, exploring how destinations can champion responsible travel through the strategic use of data.
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November 13, 2023

ETC Monitoring sentiment for domestic and intra-European travel Wave 17

The 17th wave of online research looking at the extent to which Europeans are planning travel, their concerns and what factors are likely to influence behaviour.
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November 13, 2023

ETC Trends and Prospects Q3 2023

A detailed review of the latest trends and near-term prospects for European tourism which finds that international tourism in Europe has proven to be resilient during the early months of 2023, but with notable variations when looking at the performance of individual destinations.
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November 13, 2023

ETC Long haul travel sentiment barometer 3/2023

An insight into how those in key long-haul source markets for Europe are feeling with regard to travelling long-haul during the final four months of 2023.
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November 2, 2023

ETOA Industry Briefing November 2023

The complete slide deck from our Industry Briefing in November 2023.
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October 24, 2023

ETOA Webinar | ETIAS Briefing – the facts

Update on roll-out of the new pre-entry system applicable to non-visa-requiring visitors to Europe.
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October 20, 2023

Diageo webinar | A preview of what’s new at our Visitor Experiences

This webinar takes you on a trip to the Brand Homes, some of the most famous brands in the world, to learn about how they can leave your guests with a ‘taste for more’ in Ireland.
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October 19, 2023

ETOA & NTC Webinar | The Growing Importance of Nature Travel within Tourism

Our nature tourism experts from across the Baltic and Nordic region will discuss emergence and development of nature-based holidays and how experiential travel is now such an important and often-requested option for our customers today.
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October 10, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Paris 2024 Briefing

Next year’s Olympics and Paralympics have been a catalyst for development in the city and across the Paris region. As we saw in London 2012, there will be a displacement of ‘normal’ tourism and different patterns of behaviour.
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October 3, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Climate Action and Tourism: Sourcing Sustainable Product

With expert panellists from the European Commission, national tourism bodies and the private sector, this webinar explores the wider context for sectoral transition from policy and support mechanisms to market and product developments.
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September 29, 2023

Mabrian Evolving traveller behaviour: the rise of experiential travelling

Mabrian study using social listening to analyse traveller motivation for experiential activities.
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September 29, 2023

Data Appeal Top Summer Travel Destinations 2023

The analysis presented here draws on a proprietary analysis of online reviews to assess sentiment towards leading Mediterranean destinations over the peak summer months of this year, broadly finding that sentiment has improved compared with last summer.
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September 29, 2023

UNWTO Tourism Highlights 2023

A comprehensive round-up of international tourism in each year between 2020 and 2022 which assesses the economic impact of the pandemic on the sector, tracking the precipitous decline of 2020 through to the strong rebound of last year.
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September 29, 2023

UNWTO Barometer September 2023

The latest UNWTO analysis paints a broadly positive picture for how 2023 has evolved with an increasing number of destinations seeing international arrivals approaching the levels seen in 2019, with a handful actually exceeding this tally. A note of caution is struck in relation to the economic wellbeing of potential tourists as we head towards 2024.
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September 29, 2023

Expedia Traveller Insights Report Q3 2023

The latest Expedia Trends Report once again paints a largely positive picture that suggests traveller behaviour is swiftly returning to seasonal norms in terms of search lead-times, and with long-haul travel once again back on the agenda for many.
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September 28, 2023

ETOA & Euromonitor Webinar | Measuring Sustainability for Travel and Tourism

Euromonitor’s Senior Head of Travel Research, Caroline Bremner, will showcase the latest results from Euromonitor’s Sustainable Travel Index with a focus on Europe, highlighting key success stories.
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September 27, 2023

Euromonitor blog on Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Challenges and Opportunities for French Tourism

Euromonitor article on the impact of the Paris Olympics on visitor numbers, regular tourism business ad post games legacy.
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September 20, 2023

ETOA ed ELTA Webinar | Il valore economico del Turismo LGBTQ+ in Europa

This webinar looks at the comparative growth of different markets for Europe, the value of that each visitor brings to Europe, the impact that multi-country marketing might have and what obstacles stand in the way.
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September 19, 2023

ETOA Webinar | Tourisme: Soutenir l’action climatique

Les prescripteurs touristiques sont en recherche de fournisseurs développant des actions vérifiables en termes de durabilité, spécialement sur leur action climatique. Mesurer et réduire l’empreinte carbone est le noyau de tout plan d’action climatique.
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