It's still winter in much of the country, but U.S. flyers have already begun to plan their spring travel. So we've analyzed our own data at Hopper to forecast pricing trends and predict consumer behavior through June 2016. To recap, average domestic consumer airfare dropped...
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Better economy cabins, fewer fuel surcharges, and more.1. U.S. Travel Market Grew 5% in 2015 Phocuswright reported that 2015 was the fourth straight year for growth in the U.S. travel market, worth a total $341 billion and projected to reach $381 billion in 2017. Of that, $149 billion is expected...
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As the new year comes into focus, I looked into current market trends and Hopper's own data to bring you four quick predictions for 2016. 1. Airfares Will Get Lower Yet Last year saw a big dip in prices, with Hopper calculating an overall 14.3% drop in airfare...
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What's differentiating Virgin America and JetBlue from the competition? Hopper found it's not all about prices. I've written a lot recently about ULCCs and their impact on competition and consumer choice in the future. Many carriers have created unbundled products to be in the ballpark...
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This year is coming to a close, and it's been marked by dynamic change for the airline industry. We've seen lower fares and bigger flash sales, new competitors and technology shifts. Below, Hopper has five charts that show 2015's biggest market trends. Any surprises? 1. Historic...
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Back in 1993, it was dubbed "the Southwest effect." Ten years later, it was renamed "the JetBlue effect." For two decades now, everyone from industry analysts to the U.S. Department of Transportation has kept an eye on how low-cost carriers influence established airlines. Generally, ULCC...
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Airline fees are up, routes are competitive, and mobile booking is surging in China.1. Airline Fee Revenue Expected to Reach Nearly $60 Billion in 2015 Ancillary revenue is projected to increase another 19% over last year, reaching a total $59.2 billion in 2015. Baggage fees represent about 20% of that total,...
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Display advertising is dead, say the experts. With the recent news that Apple's iOS 9 allows ad blocking (and with other mobile platforms likely to follow), the digital advertising landscape is about to change. Especially for airlines. The Rise of Mobile Ad Blocking Ad-blocking features have...
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Too busy to scour the news today? I've rolled up the top industry headlines into one easy-to-scan cheat sheet, covering airline news, trends, research, and more.1. Booking Travel on Mobile Goes Mainstream Criteo's 2015 Flash Travel Report found that the share of mobile bookings has doubledin...
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Summer days in Paris, warm nights in Spain: They're over (for now). Demand for Europe travel is declining.A recent consumer airfare report from our data science team found that air searches to Europe are dropping. Overall search volume for fall flights from the U...
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