Arthur Frommer reviews the top travel trends of last year – but mysteriously forgets a big one

January 2, 2013 By 2 Comments

Good ol’ Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommers Travel Guides and one of the first industry bloggers who still regularly shares his views on the state of the sector.

Just after Christmas, Frommer posted his latest article on Arthur’s Blog, this time outlining the major travel trends of the previous 12 months.

His eight industry trends for the year covered everything from the rise of the Airbnb-drivel rental marketplace (including a warning about the various sensitivities around the legal situation for owners) and tours and activities to bundled airfares and the commercialisation of cruise ships.

Frommer does a good job of explaining some of the issues affecting the industry, with a folksy and concise style.

But, wait, alongside from a little faux pas over the nationality of Ryanair (as one commenter points out when taking Frommer to task for suggesting the carrier is British: “That’s controversial.”), surely Frommer missed a ninth, potentially needle-moving item from his list?

Perhaps regarding the sale of a certain guidebook publisher to one of the biggest technology companies in the world, announced in August last year.

Unless, of course, Frommer doesn’t think it was THAT important or significant after all…

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Kevin May About Kevin May

Kevin May is editor of Tnooz. He joined as a co-founder in August 2009 after spending nearly four years as editor of UK-based business publication Travolution.

Passionate about the business of travel and the internet, Kevin played a major role in establishing Travolution in print, online, events and with an annual awards programme, as well as becoming a regular speaker and moderator at industry events.

Prior to Travolution, Kevin was web editor at Media Week (UK) and also worked in regional newspapers for two years at the Essex Enquirer. He started his career in journalism at the Police Gazette at New Scotland Yard in London.

Comments

  1. Olery says:
    January 3, 2013 at 10:07 am

    Haha, I guess he saw this already coming in 2011.

    Reply
  2. Psycho says:
    January 3, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Yeah, “Google looking closely at online travel sphere” is surely an interesting issue of the last year.

    Reply

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