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Strategic Intelligence: Low Cost Evolution (2025)

Publisher GlobalData
Published Apr 28, 2025
Length 66 Pages
SKU # GBDT20037870

Description

Strategic Intelligence: Low Cost Evolution (2025)

Summary

Low cost evolution has changed the way travelers book trips and the business model poses a threat to many different operators. GlobalData forecasts that online travel sales will reach $4.34 trillion by 2028.

Scope
  • This report analyzes the key theme of low cost evolution in the travel and tourism sector.
  • This report provides an insight into key trends, challenges, and recommendations, as well as providing concrete case studies to help the reader see examples of low cost evolution in action.
Reasons to Buy
  • Understand the impact of low cost evolution on the tourism industry, using case studies to help you understand how you can adapt and understand this theme.
  • Assess the strategies that companies are adopting to succeed in the low cost evolution space.
  • Discover companies that are leading in the space.
  • Analyze real-world trends created by integrating low cost evolution across the travel & tourism sector.
  • GlobalData’s thematic research ecosystem is a single, integrated global research platform that provides an easy-to-use framework for tracking all themes across all companies in all sectors. It has a proven track record of identifying the important themes early, enabling companies to make the right investments ahead of the competition, and secure that all-important competitive advantage.

Table of Contents

66 Pages
Executive Summary
Players
Thematic Briefing
Defining the low-cost evolution theme
No-frills service
Attempt to shape purchasing habits
Maximize capacity
Ancillary charges
Sharing economy
Asset-light business model
Custom offerings
Basic amenities
Set operations and procedures
Use of tertiary locations
Trends
Technology trends
Macroeconomic trends
Regulatory trends
Industry trends
Industry Analysis
Market size and growth forecasts
Direct bookings are important for both airlines and hotels
LCCs rank highly in on-time performance, even compared to FSCs
Impacts
Increased accessibility to travel
Rise in travel frequency and volume
Growth of secondary tourism markets
Stimulus for economic development
Shifts in tourism seasonality
Challenges
Erosion of cultural identity
Displacement of local residents
Economic dependence on mass tourism
Infrastructure strain
Unsustainable business practices
Recommendations
Foster cultural preservation
Regulate short-term rentals
Invest in infrastructure resilience
Bridge the digital divide
Introduce environmental levies
Case Studies
Jetcost
Volotea
RedBus
Couchsurfing
Kiwi.com
Timeline
Signals
M&A trends
Company filing trends
Value Chain
Lodging suppliers
Transportation suppliers
Intermediaries suppliers
Companies
Public companies
Private companies
Sector Scorecards
Airlines sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
About GlobalData
Contact Us
List of Tables
Table 1: Technology trends
Table 2: Macroeconomic trends
Table 3: Regulatory trends
Table 4: Industry trends
Table 5: M&A trends
Table 6: Public companies
Table 7: Private companies
Table 8: Glossary
Table 9: GlobalData reports
List of Figures
Figure 1: Who are the leading players in the low cost evolution theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
Figure 2: The transportation, lodging, and intermediaries sectors are driving low cost evolution
Figure 3: Direct bookings are still important to consumers when booking with both lodging providers and airlines
Figure 4: Low-cost carriers are a competitive force in the aviation industry
Figure 5: The low cost evolution story
Figure 6: Trends in company filings suggest that low-cost evolution is a maturing theme
Figure 7: The low cost evolution value chain
Figure 8: The low cost evolution value chain - Lodging suppliers
Figure 9: The low cost evolution value chain - Transportation suppliers
Figure 10: The low cost evolution value chain - Intermediaries suppliers
Figure 11: Who does what in the airlines space?
Figure 12: Thematic screen
Figure 13: Valuation screen
Figure 14: Risk screen
Figure 15: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard

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