Trends & Prospective


Optimism Abound on Cusp of 2013

Eight in Ten Global Respondents Expect 2013 Will Be a Better Year Than 2012, Up Eight Points; Expectations of Next Year's Global Economy Also Jumps Eight Points to 49%

Three-Quarters (76%, +7 Pts. From 2011) of American Holiday Travelers Find Other Travelers' Reviews Trustworthy While Half (50%, +9 Pts.) Factor Reviews Into Their Own Plans

Among Likely Holiday Travelers Who Share Their Own Reviews Online, Social Networking Sites (23%) Are Most Popular

American Holiday Travel Spending Rebounds as Travelers Anticipate Spending 14% More This Year

Faulty GPS and Backseat Drivers Top List of Car Travel Annoyances; Screaming Babies and Inconsiderate Passengers Most Annoying
Air-Travel Irritants

More Global Employees Ready to Move Abroad For Work; Annual Survey Shows One Quarter (25% -- up six points from 19% Last Year) Could Be Enticed for World Job Re-Location

Top Destinations for Employee Relocation: United States (34%), United Kingdom (22%), Australia (20%) and Canada (20%); Employees Most Likely to Relocate in Telecommunications (28%), Construction (28%)... and from Mexico (39% +5), Argentina (36% + 15), Turkey (34% +3) and Russia (34% +3)

Most (72%) Global Citizens Plan to Watch Olympics, Especially Track and Field (20%) and Soccer (20%)

Technology is Evolving How We Watch: 23% Will Watch Online, 10% On Their Mobile Phones or Tablets