Over the recent few years consumer behaviour has changed dramatically. Easily available information coupled with the continued economic turmoil has made today?s consumers extremely discerning in their choices around travel.

AFTER the success of Euro 2012, Poland is reaping the benefits of massive exposure and predicting a bumper year for tourism, particularly from the UK.

Five years ago today, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II officially opened Heathrow Terminal 5, praising the new building as a "bright, airy space [with a] clean, efficient layout". For regular business travellers in particular, the intelligently designed, eco-friendly new terminal complete with state-of-the-art technology represented an important step forward in the quality, speed and comfort of air travel. Five years on, to what extent has flying on business changed? And more importantly, is its future bright?

There?s no doubt that the travel industry has been revolutionised by the advances that the Internet offers. Travel companies and those involved in all areas of tourism, from city centre hotels to regional tourist boards now have new and exciting ways to build brands, reach potential customers and take bookings.

Social networking and social media have become the business buzzwords of the 21st century. Even when we started WAYN back in 2002, in the hangover period of the dot.com bubble bursting, the internet was still very much the platform of choice for most business innovations.

Last year saw one of best seasons for us at Corsican Places and Sardinian Places with more people travelling to these wonderful Mediterranean islands than ever before, and with the impending launch in June of the Tour de France 2013 from Porto Vecchio, we are confident this trend is set to continue.