Europeans are taking shorter trips; the average length of stay declined 7% to 8 nights, with a 10% rise in the number of short trips (1-3 nights). In terms of major outbound markets, Nordic markets are stronger with 5-8% growth; the British market is trailing badly with a 6% decline and Germany is stagnating with 0% growth. France, Spain and Italy have low growth of 2-4%. The number of trips taken by Europeans rose 1% from January to August, 2010 but the numbers of room nights dropped 2% and spending was 3% lower, according to the European Travel Monitor.
The IPK Travel Index indicates 1% to 2% growth in 2011 for European outbound.Russians, Austrian, Swedes and Belgians are most optimistic about 2011 outbound travel; while Germans and British are the least confident.
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