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BLOG Which Way Is the Travel Industry Headed? Published: November 10, 2005 Travel planning and booking are among the most popular online activities and online travel sales are booming. "Without question, the Internet has shaken up the status quo in the travel industry," says Jeffrey Grau, Senior Analyst at eMarketer and author of the Online Travel Worldwide report. "Traditional travel agencies are struggling to stay relevant, online travel agencies are trying to instill loyalty among their customers, travel search engines are the new upstarts, travel suppliers are flexing their muscles and global distribution systems are looking for ways to reverse their waning influence." Only two things are certain in the travel industry today: the stakes are high and the competition is intense. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), a London-based business leaders' forum that promotes the travel and tourism industry, estimates that worldwide spending for personal travel will reach $2.8 trillion in 2005. Where is the business going? "As they effortlessly shop across multiple sites in search of bargains," says Mr. Grau, "online traveler shoppers show little loyalty to travel providers." The main online competition is between online travel agencies (also referred to as portals or aggregators), which currently draw the highest volume of visitor traffic, and direct suppliers, such as airlines and hotels, that draw customers to their Web sites with aggressive lowest-price guarantees and loyalty promotions. The latest entry into the competition: travel search engines that are ideal for comparing prices in a commodity market. "As of now, online travel agencies are losing ground to direct suppliers," says Mr. Grau. "Merrill Lynch estimates that direct travel suppliers will have a 54% share and online travel agencies a 46% share of the $62 billion US online travel market in 2005." MORE... Keep up with the changes in this fast-moving industry. Read eMarketer's new Online Travel Worldwide report today. -------------------- Ultralight Backpacking Versus Traditional Backpacking Done the right way, ultralight backpacking gives you more freedom, more comfort, more safety, more enjoyment and less suffering than traditional backpacking. It allows you to move faster, but notice that I say "allows." It doesn't require it. It just gives you the option. That's more freedom. I have yet to meet or hear about a person who has tried lightweight backpacking for a while, and then gone back to a heavy load. I'm not saying it is for everyone. Bad ankles may require heavy hiking boots, and bad habits may require a big pack to satisfy them. 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