Cost and travel time still take precedence over carbon emissions when people book trips. But sustainability is a growing concern among travelers, with an increasing number of consumers citing emissions as a factor in their booking decisions, according to a new study.
Omio, a Berlin-based ground transportation platform, reports these and other findings in “The Omio Mobility Report: Winter Travel Trends,” which compares data from the first three months of this year to the same period four years ago. The Omio Group is comprised of Omio and Australia-based multimodal company Rome2rio.
The comparison of Q1 2019 with Q1 2023 shows a 20% increase in total train bookings and a 54% decrease in total flight bookings, as some travelers find trains are often more hassle-free than airplanes, said Peter Tomlinson, vice president of data at Omio.
