Over the last few decades, various economic sectors have undergone significant transformations worldwide. They have been supported by the multiple technological developments that have emerged and have managed to change how people around the world seek, acquire and enjoy their products and services.
Tourism is one of the sectors that has undergone these transformations. Despegar, the Latin American travel company, presents, from its experience, three of the main developments and trends that promise to continue transforming the way people travel around the world:
The popularization and evolution of mobile telephones gave rise to what is currently known as mobile commerce, or commerce through mobile devices. In recent years, this trend has become more relevant, thanks to the increasingly widespread use of these devices and the growth in Internet penetration.