There’s good news for the travel and tourism industry worldwide, as a new Mastercard study finds that consumers and business travelers alike expect to increase their travel in the next few years. LEISURE AND BUSINESS TRAVEL BOOST Between 2022 and 2025, consumers expect the number of annual trips they take to increase by 16%, while business travelers anticipate a 29% rise. Travel demand is being boosted by many factors, including pent-up demand, topped-up savings, flexible work arrangements and a widespread reordering of priorities. Many are also looking for reprieve: 71% of consumers told Mastercard that they’re desperate for a Read more
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It’s almost U.S. Thanksgiving, and that means tremendous Black Friday and Cyber Monday travel deals are here. I’ve got a roundup of a few of tem. SCENIC CANADA CRUISE DEALS Scenic Canada is making it easier to give that special holiday gift this year with strong value-added deals on their award-winning river and ocean products during the Black Friday shopping period — effective on new bookings between Nov. 22 and Dec. 2, 2022. More details can be found at scenic.ca/blackfriday. European River sailings are being offered with free and reduced (CAD $295, $395 and $495) Premium Economy airfare, a CAD Read more
