
Travel & Tourism Market Research 2023
Description
Travel & Tourism Market Research 2023
This ebook provides the most comprehensive compilation of traveler spending and tourist visitor statistics available in any published reference. Previous editions were used by virtually all major CVBs, most state travel offices, and dozens of corporations in all sectors of the travel and tourism industry. The handbook is also used as a reference by most colleges and universities with a hospitality, hotel management, or tourism curriculum. And this market research handbook has been used as a strategic business planning resource by executives in dozens of hotel corporations, travel companies, and tourism business. With a thorough and in-depth assessment of the travel market, this report covers such key topics as air travel, business travel, arts tourism, beaches, cruises, cultural and heritage tourism, economic impact of travel, fairs and festivals, hotels and resorts, leisure & family travel, nightlife, parks, performing arts, recreational activities, seasonal travel, spas, spectator sports, theme parks, traveler shopping, and more.
Travel & Tourism Market Research 2023 includes Hotels & Resorts, previously published as a separate annual reference by RKMA. The 2023 edition provides the current data and assessments on hotel brands, city-by-city data, construction and supply growth, corporate profiles, management companies, occupancy and rates, segmentation, time share, valuations, and more.
Over 1,000 website links -- directly embedded into the electronic edition -- will direct you to additional market research information and other resources.
Travel & Tourism Market Research 2023 provides the most comprehensive compilation of traveler spending and tourist visitor statistics available in any published reference. It is designed to be a strategic business planning resource for executives in all travel and tourism organizations. The handbook is used as a reference by most colleges and universities with a hospitality, hotel management, or tourism curriculum. Previous editions were purchased by virtually all state travel offices, most convention and visitor bureaus, and dozens of corporations in all sectors of the travel and tourism business. Visitor and expenditure statistics for major cities and tourist destinations are provided based on RKMA survey data.
Table of Contents
- PART I: TRAVEL STATISTICS
- 1 NATIONAL & STATE TRAVEL STATISTICS
- 1.1 Market Summary
- 1.2 State-by-State Travel Spending
- 1.3 Market Resources
- 2 IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC
- 2.1 Initial Impact
- 2.2 Recovery
- 2.3 Market Resources
- 3 CITY-BY-CITY TOURISM & SPENDING
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Travel and Tourism Statistics
- 4 CITY-BY-CITY TRAVEL SURVEY
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Business Trips
- 4.3 Business Air Travel
- 4.4 International Air Travel
- 4.5 Hotel Stays
- 4.6 Rental Car Use
- 4.7 Ocean Cruises
- 4.8 Market Resources
- 5 MOST-VISITED CITIES
- 5.1 Most-Visited Cities
- 6 MOST-VISITED TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
- 6.1 Most-Visited Tourist Attractions
- 7 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL - INBOUND
- 7.1 International Visitors To The U.S.
- 7.2 Top Inbound Markets
- 7.3 International Traveler Spending
- 7.4 Market Resources
- 8 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL - OUTBOUND
- 8.1 Outbound Travel
- 8.2 Traveler Spending
- 8.3 Balance Of Trade
- 8.4 U.S. Passports
- 8.5 Market Resources
- 9 ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TRAVEL
- 9.1 Impact Assessment
- 9.2 State-by-State Assessment
- 9.3 Market Resources
- PART II: BUSINESS SEGMENTS
- 10 AIRLINES
- 10.1 U.S. Airlines
- 10.2 Market Assessment
- 10.3 Impact Of The Pandemic
- 10.4 Passenger Statistics
- 10.5 Airline Revenue
- 10.6 Customer Satisfaction
- 10.7 Market Resources
- 11 AIRPORTS
- 11.1 Largest Airports
- 11.2 Customer Satisfaction
- 11.3 Market Resources
- 12 AUTO RENTAL
- 12.1 Market Assessment
- 12.2 Largest Car Rental Companies
- 12.3 Customer Satisfaction
- 12.4 Market Resources
- 13 BUSES & MOTORCOACHES
- 13.1 Overview
- 13.2 Intercity Bus Transportation
- 13.3 Motorcoaches
- 13.4 Sightseeing Bus Tours
- 13.5 Market Resources
- 14 CONVENTION CENTERS
- 14.1 Largest Convention Centers
- 14.2 Largest Conventions and Trade Shows
- 14.3 List of Convention Centers
- 15 CRUISES
- 15.1 Impact Of The Pandemic
- 15.2 Market Assessment
- 15.3 Cruise Lines
- 15.4 Market Resources
- 16 HOTELS & RESORTS
- 16.1 Financial Assessment
- 16.2 Revenue Distribution
- 16.3 Operational Performance
- 16.4 Operating Margin and Profit
- 16.5 Hotel Brands
- 16.6 Management Companies
- 16.7 Owners and Developers
- 16.8 Hotel Construction
- 16.9 Segmentation
- 16.10 Extended-Stay
- 16.11 Boutique/Lifestyle Hotels
- 16.12 Hotel Valuation
- 16.13 Historic Hotels
- 16.14 Market Resources
- 17 PEER-TO-PEER ACCOMMODATIONS
- 17.1 Overview
- 17.2 Airbnb
- 18 RAIL TRAVEL
- 18.1 Amtrak
- 18.2 Routes
- 18.3 Busiest Stations
- 18.4 Market Resources
- 19 TOUR OPERATORS
- 19.1 Tour Operators
- 19.2 Top Tour Operators
- 19.3 Helicopter Tours
- 19.4 Market Resources
- 20 TRAVEL AGENTS
- 20.1 Market Assessment
- 20.2 Largest Travel Agenies
- 20.3 Market Resources
- 21 TIMESHARE
- 21.1 Market Assessment
- 21.2 Timeshare Resorts
- 21.3 Timeshare Owners
- 21.4 Market Resources
- 22 VACATION HOMES
- 22.1 Number Of Vacation Homes
- 22.2 Vacation Home Sales
- 22.3 Top Vacation Home Counties
- 22.4 Vacation Rentals
- PART III: DESTINATIONS
- 23 BEACHES
- 23.1 Travel to Beaches
- 23.2 Most-Visited Beaches
- 23.3 Top Beaches
- 23.4 Best Beach Cities and Towns
- 23.5 Best Beach Resorts
- 24 CULTURAL DISTRICTS
- 24.1 Overview
- 24.2 Metropolitan Cultural Districts
- 24.3 State Programs
- 24.4 Museum Districts
- 24.5 Arts Districts
- 24.6 Market Resources
- 25 DISTILLERIES & WINERIES
- 25.1 Whiskey and Bourbon Trails
- 25.2 Winery Tours
- 25.3 Market Resources
- 26 ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONS
- 26.1 Casino Destinations
- 26.2 Broadway Theatre
- 26.3 Las Vegas Shows
- 26.4 Branson Theater
- 26.5 Live Music Centers
- 26.6 Market Resources
- 27 HAUNTED DESTINATIONS
- 27.1 Ghost Towns
- 27.2 Ghost Tours
- 27.3 Top Attractions
- 28 HIKING & BACKPACKING DESTINATIONS
- 28.1 Overview
- 28.2 National Trails
- 28.3 Rails-to-Trails
- 28.4 Best City Trails
- 28.5 Market Resources
- 29 HISTORIC COMMUNITIES
- 29.1 Historic Destinations
- 29.2 Historic Preservation and Downtown Revitalization
- 30 HISTORICAL SITES
- 30.1 Overview
- 30.2 Visitor Demographics
- 30.3 National Historic Landmarks
- 30.4 Historical Markers
- 30.5 Civil War Battlefields
- 30.6 Reenactments
- 30.7 Presidential Sites
- 30.8 President’s Gravesites
- 30.9 Market Resources
- 31 ISLANDS
- 31.1 Condè Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
- 31.2 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards
- 32 MOUNTAIN DESTINATIONS
- 32.1 Mountain Attractions
- 32.2 Mountain Towns
- 32.3 Economic Impact
- 32.4 Market Resources
- 33 NATIONAL HISTORIC & SCENIC TRAILS
- 33.1 Overview
- 33.2 National Historic Trails
- 33.3 National Scenic Trails
- 33.4 Market Resources
- 34 NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS
- 34.1 Overview
- 34.2 List Of National Scenic Byways
- 34.3 Market Resources
- 35 PARKS - CITY
- 35.1 Overview
- 35.2 Top City Parks
- 35.3 ParkScore
- 35.4 Fitness Parks
- 35.5 Award-Winning Parks
- 35.6 Market Resources
- 36 PARKS - NATIONAL
- 36.1 Visits To National Parks Properties
- 36.2 Favorite National Parks For Travelers
- 36.3 Market Resources
- 37 PARKS - STATE
- 37.1 State Park Visitors
- 37.2 Economic Impact
- 37.3 Most Popular State Parks
- 37.4 Market Resources
- 38 SPAS & WELLNESS RETREATS
- 38.1 Spa Vacations
- 38.2 Spa Visits and Spending
- 38.3 Five-Star Spas
- 38.4 Census of Retreats
- 38.5 Popular Retreats
- 38.6 Market Resources
- 39 THEME PARKS
- 39.1 Market Assessment
- 39.2 Most-Visited Theme Parks
- 39.3 Market Resources
- 40 WONDERS OF THE UNITED STATES
- 40.1 Overview
- 40.2 Ancient Sites
- 40.3 National Wonders
- 40.4 Man-Made Wonders
- 40.5 The Most Beautiful Places in America
- 41 WORLD HERITAGE SITES
- 41.1 Overview
- 41.2 World Heritage Sites in the U.S.
- PART IV: ANALYSES
- 42 ADVENTURE TRAVEL
- 42.1 Overview
- 42.2 Market Assessment
- 42.3 Adventure Travel Companies
- 42.4 Award-Winning Adventure Tours
- 42.5 Market Resources
- 43 AGRITOURISM
- 43.1 Overview
- 43.2 Living History Farms
- 43.3 WWOOF Farms
- 43.4 You-Pick Farms
- 43.5 Corn Mazes
- 43.6 Market Resources
- 44 BICYCLING VACATIONS
- 44.1 Market Assessment
- 44.2 Biking Tourism
- 44.3 National Routes
- 44.4 Cycling Tour Companies
- 44.5 Market Resources
- 45 BUSINESS TRAVEL
- 45.1 Market Assessment
- 45.2 Travel For Meetings and Events
- 45.3 Characteristics of Business Travel
- 45.4 Value Of Meetings
- 45.5 Top Business Travel Destinations
- 45.6 Working With CVBs
- 45.7 Leisure Activities During Business Travel
- 45.8 Incentive Travel
- 45.9 Market Resources
- 46 CAMPING
- 46.1 Overview
- 46.2 Campers
- 46.3 Glamping
- 46.4 Award-Winning Camping Destinations
- 46.5 Market Resources
- 47 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- 47.1 Overview
- 47.2 Travel Sectors
- 48 DOMESTIC TRAVEL
- 48.1 Market Spending
- 48.2 Travel Expenditures
- 48.3 Trip Duration and Lodging
- 48.4 Modes of Passenger Transportation
- 48.5 Activities While Traveling
- 48.6 Seasonal Travel
- 48.7 Holiday Travel
- 49 DOG-FRIENDLY HOSPITALITY
- 49.1 Travel With Dogs
- 49.2 Air Travel With Dogs
- 49.3 Dog-Friendly Lodging
- 49.4 Dog-Friendly Cities
- 49.5 Dog Parks
- 49.6 Dog-Friendly Beaches
- 50 FAMILY TRAVEL
- 50.1 Market Assessment
- 50.2 Characteristics of Family Travel
- 50.3 Travel With Children
- 50.4 Family Destinations
- 50.5 Family Reunions
- 50.6 Market Resources
- 51 GOLF TRAVEL
- 51.1 Participation
- 51.2 Golf Travel
- 51.3 Market Resources
- 52 HUNTING & FISHING
- 52.1 Market Assessment
- 52.2 Hunting Trips
- 52.3 Fishing Trips
- 52.4 Market Trends
- 52.5 Private Hunting Ranches
- 53 LEISURE TRAVEL
- 53.1 Market Assessment
- 53.2 Characteristics of Leisure Travel
- 53.3 Leisure Activities While Traveling
- 53.4 Travel for Hobbies and Interests
- 53.5 Leisure Conferences
- 54 ONLINE TRAVEL PLANNING & BOOKING
- 54.1 Market Assessment
- 54.2 Travel Research and Booking Online
- 54.3 Travel Booking Demographics
- 54.4 Travel Review Sites
- 54.5 Travel Apps
- 54.6 Travel Websites
- 55 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
- 55.1 Market Assessment
- 55.2 RV Owner Demographics
- 55.3 The RV Traveler Lifestyle
- 55.4 Top RV Sales Markets
- 55.5 Market Resources
- 56 ROAD TRAVEL
- 56.1 Automobile Travel
- 56.2 Scenic Byways
- 56.3 Road Trips
- 56.4 Roadside Assistance
- 57 ROMANCE TRAVEL & WEDDINGS
- 57.1 Market Assessment
- 57.2 Romantic Travel
- 57.3 Destination Weddings
- 57.4 Honeymoons
- 58 SCUBA TRAVEL
- 58.1 Market Assessment
- 58.2 Top Dive Destinations
- 58.3 Sunken Treasures
- 58.4 Undersea Art
- 58.5 Market Resources
- 59 SKI TRAVEL
- 59.1 Market Assessment
- 59.2 Skier Demographics
- 59.3 Ski Resorts: State-by-State
- 59.4 Top Ski Resorts
- 59.5 Market Resources
- 60 SPORTS TRAVEL
- 60.1 Market Assessment
- 60.2 Favorite Cities For Sports Travel
- 60.3 Youth Sports Travel
- 60.4 Sports Commissions
- 60.5 Baseball Spring Training
- 60.6 Sports-Specialist Travel Agencies
- 60.7 Market Resources
- 61 SPRING BREAK
- 61.1 Market Assessment
- 61.2 Top Destinations
- 62 STUDENT TRAVEL
- 62.1 Overview
- 62.2 Market Assessment
- 62.3 Studying Abroad
- 62.4 Generation Study Abroad Initiative
- 62.5 International Students
- 62.6 Travel By M.B.A. Students
- 62.7 Market Resources
- 63 TRAVEL REWARDS PROGRAMS
- 63.1 Participation
- 63.2 Brand Loyalty In Travel
- 63.3 Impact on Travel Decisions
- 63.4 Best Rewards Programs
- 64 TRAVELER SHOPPING
- 64.1 Market Assessment
- 64.2 Where Travelers Shop
- 64.3 Most-Visited Malls
- 64.4 Best Small Towns For Shopping
- 64.5 Local Arts and Crafts
- 65 TRAVELER SEGMENTATION
- 65.1 Baby Boomer Travelers
- 65.2 Senior Travelers
- 65.3 African-American Travel
- 65.4 Asian-American Travel
- 65.5 Hispanic-American Travel
- 65.6 Lesbian and Gay Travelers
- 65.7 Travelers With Special Needs
- 65.8 Singles Travelers
- 66 VACATIONS
- 66.1 Summer And Spring Vacations
- 66.2 Top Vacation Destinations
- 66.3 Vacationing
- 66.4 Benefits of Vacationing
- 66.5 Working While On Vacation
- 67 WILDLIFE WATCHING
- 67.1 Market Assessment
- 67.2 Bird & Butterfly Watching
- 67.3 Animal & Safari Parks
- 67.4 Sealife Encounters
- 67.5 Market Resources
- APPENDIX A - ACADEMIC CENTERS
- APPENDIX B - ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
- APPENDIX C - ANALYSTS
- APPENDIX D - ASSOCIATIONS
- REFERENCES
Pricing
Currency Rates