Here we pull together some of the most compelling mobile statistics and insights from experts in the travel industry. Tour operators, take note.
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Travel-related mobile queries so far during 2013 are up some 66% year-on-year (Source) Tweet this stat!
31% of smartphone users claim they research travel on their mobile devices (Source) Tweet this stat!
14% of smartphone users are securing a booking or quotes on their mobile devices (Source) Tweet this stat!
49% of those using mobiles to get prices for travel products do so on aggregators (Source) Tweet this stat!
Those who book from mobile devices have 5.1 research sessions & visit 3.3 websites (Source) Tweet this stat!
Tablets for travel arrangements are increasing – 21% for business & 9% for leisure travelers (Source) Tweet this stat!
20% of Australian households now have at least 1 tablet (Source) Tweet this stat!
Up to a week before travel, 5.3% of travelers would make a last-minute booking on a tablet, 43.8% on mobile (Source) Tweet this stat!
94% of TripAdvisor customers are using mobile to research local things to do Tweet this stat!
59% of Asian leisure travelers want to book travel products “whenever they can” and “wherever they can” (Source) Tweet this stat!
23% of leisure and 26% of business travelers use their mobile browser to book vacation activities (Source) Tweet this stat!
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Simon has over 15 years’ experience as an IT professional. He also has extensive experience in the travel industry from being an around-the-world traveller and managing a dive centre in Southeast Asia for over 3 years. Simon is now dedicated to providing the best online booking solution for tours and activities operators; he is the brains behind Rezdy.Outside office hours Simon is a true activity addict – mountain biking, sailing, swimming, beach volleyball – just to name a few. But most of all he loves diving in Australian waters.