Table of Contents
Introduction
Data Sources
Alternative Accommodation: Why Now?
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- Growth in worldwide travel
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- Figure 1: International tourist arrivals by region, 2003-04
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- Figure 2: International tourist arrivals by receiving region, 1995-2020
- Growth in hotel accommodation
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- Figure 3: Number of hotel rooms by region, 1997-2002
- Figure 4: Performance of global hotel industry, 2002-03
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- Figure 5: Independent hotels by region, 2003
- The alternative accommodation trend
Alternative Accommodation: Components of a Growing Segment
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- Definition of alternative accommodation
- Classification of alternative accommodation
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- Figure 6: Alternative accommodation categories and examples
- Key components
- Geographic expanse
- Service levels
- Alternative accommodation guests
- Spreading the word: information sources
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- Figure 7: Trends in overall online travel market size, Europe, 1998-2006*
The Many Forms of Alternative Accommodation
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- Ice hotels
- Case: Aurora Ice Museum (US)
- Tree hotels
- Case: Ariau Towers (Brazil)
- Prison accommodation
- Case: Napier Prison (New Zealand)
- Cave hotels
- Case: Cuevas Pedro Antonio de Alarcon (Spain)
- Art museums
- Case: Benesse House (Japan)
- Lighthouses
- Case: Rose Island Lighthouse (US)
- Religious buildings
- Case: Monastery of San Pedro de Cardena (Spain)
- Entertainment hotels in ‘mega malls’
- Case: Fantasyland Hotel (Canada)
- Research stations
- Case: Esquinas Rainforest Lodge (Costa Rica)
- Tent accommodation
- Case: Aman-i-Khas (India)
Growth Opportunities and Outlook
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- Promise across price segments
- New formats
- Spread of formats to other regions
- Capsule accommodation in London
- Undersea accommodation in Dubai and the Bahamas
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- Figure 8: Hotel capacity in Dubai, UAE
- Looking to the future
Index to Travel & Tourism Analyst
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- Index grouped by geographic area
Index to TTI Destination Reports 1993-2004
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- Country reports
- City reports
Special Reports Index
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- 2003
- 2004
- Forthcoming in 2005
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