This report is a 20-page PDF that anyone managing a travel, tourism or hospitality organization ought to read.

Here's a teaser:

• Travel is one of the largest and fastest-growing industry sectors in the world: $1.6T in bookings, 10.2% of global GDP.
• US inbound travel has grown by 72% in the past 20 years.
• Drivers: healthy economy, consumer spending, airline competition. corporate travel, spending shift from products to experiences.
• Hotel brands that fail to innovate risk losing share.
• Emerging technologies can unlock incredible solutions for airlines.
• Americans now spend 44% of their food budget on eating out.

There are many opportunities right now in the travel/tourism/hospitality industries. You just need a good plan, and excellent execution.

Good weather often helps, of course.