Travelgate Blog

“We want everything, and we want it now” – this is the starting point when talking about the reseller role, the new king of travel connectivity and a new key concept that has come to TravelgateX to stay, grow and revolutionise the sector with a clear, certain motto that is: “why would I settle for one thing when I can have IT ALL.”

Being able to understand your clients perfectly means you can anticipate their needs and give them what they want most of all before anyone else does. This phrase perfectly sums up the current reality of the travel sector and its future challenges because – like it or not – if there is no data, there is no business in this era of information and communication.

Here comes Christmas. Lights, Christmas carols, Christmas goodies and street markets flood the main European cities, and there are many who take advantage of the holidays to get a break from the daily routine and go travelling. As a couple, with friends or even with the entire family: more and more Europeans look to destinations outside their own country to enjoy these last days of the year.
If we look at the numbers offered by Insights-X from TravelgateX when it comes to Christmas holiday reservations made by the Spanish, English, French and Italians, we can see that the places we prefer to escape to when celebrating these special days at the end of the year are, in this order: the Canary Islands, England and New York.

Smart Cities, Big Data, Apps, Nube, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, CRM’s, Connectivity… these are some of the concepts hiding behind so-called Digital Transformation. We see and hear about them every day, but in many Spanish companies they are hardly implemented. There are many who, despite all the signs, continue to believe that they can keep their businesses going turning their backs to the digital changes that are happening all around us, constantly.
According to data in the report “The challenge of the Digital Transformation of the economy, Spain 4.0” published by Siemens, the vast majority of the Spanish business network has access to the internet, and 75% have their own website. But they stop there. 
For example, only 20% of Spanish companies are present on social networks, only 16% sell online and less than 30% of the companies have a CRM to optimally manage their customer data. This is an era where data is the new gold!

December is the holiday month by excellence and the long weekend around Constitution Day is one of the Spaniards’ favourites for a getaway. It is the last chance to get away for a while before Christmas arrives with family dinners and New Year hangovers. 

China is a giant, and since waking up it has left its mark on the tourism sector. The increase in per capita income, greater flexibility in visas and greater connectivity with flights throughout the country has made China the largest tourist origin country in the world.