Adventure Tourism Trends

Written by: Ralph Buckley on 21 September, 2007

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If recreational equipment and residential components are included, the adventure sector is now a trillion-dollar industry. Commercial adventure tours make up only part of this sector, but a significant one. Outdoor tourism, largely adventure, makes up at least one-fifth of the global tourism industry. Adventure trends are therefore significant to the tourism industry as a [...]

Tourism through the crystal ball

Written by: Claude Péloquin on 14 September, 2005

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From time to time, tourism experts are asked to predict the major developments that will affect the industry in the near future. The following are some of the more significant trends they foresaw in world tourism, some of which are formative and practically inevitable while others are more in the realm of “possibility”. Products and [...]

Why purchase online?

Written by: Claude Péloquin on 16 May, 2005

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A 2005 tourism management study sheds light on the purchasing habits of North American Web users with respect to tourism products. The two primary factors motivating them to conclude online transactions are the quality and accuracy of on-site information and a simple reservation process. Study context The main reason consumers have overwhelmingly adopted the Internet [...]







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