Market Research

General and travel specific consumer behavior
- Wants and needs
- Interests and obsessions
- Travel patterns
Decision making process
- What are the links in the decision making chain?
- Who makes the travel decisions? When and how?
Market segments/traveler profiles
- Who are the travelers – demo-/socio-/physiographics
- Shifts in segments
- Latent/upcoming segments
Market trends
- Ideas, products, decisions influencing local tourism
Travel trends
- Popular destinations
- New destinations
- Popular tour packages
- Developments in group/FIT/business/MICE travel
Travel industry structure and dynamics
- Value chain
- Power distribution between links in value chain
- Business conduct
Travel industry players
- Pawns and kings
- Size, focus areas, volume