Based in Madrid, Mr. Salgado Criado is founder and general director of QueryTek, an online market research company focused on the Spanish travel industry. He has contributed to many Phocuswright reports and articles including Phocuswright’s European Online Travel Overview. He was formerly Amadeus' senior manager for new distribution technologies and has participated in major Amadeus online projects. Combining enterprise consultancy activity with academy lectures on tourism marketing and marketing research, Jesus is a professor for the Carlos III University in Madrid. He is an industrial engineer with an M.B.A. from the Instituto de Empresa and IESE.
Areas of Research
Jesus is a leading analyst for the Spanish tourism market, one of the largest in the world. He has a detailed understanding of Spain's unique environment, opportunities and challenges.
Digital and Green: The Future of Travel Regulation
Category: Technology Innovation Published: October 2024 Analysts: Jesus Salgado Criado US $295This article explores how travel operators are adapting to these developments and the potential for international cooperation to reduce compliance complexity and drive sustainable growth.
Spanish Online Travel Overview Tenth Edition
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: January 2015 Analysts: Jesus Salgado Criado, David Juman US $995In Spain, strong inbound tourism has pulled the country’s travel market out of recession and will continue to drive growth through 2016. The national economy is still struggling under the weight of...
European Online Travel Overview Tenth Edition
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: December 2014 Analysts: Luke Bujarski, Colie Hoffman, David Juman, Ralph Merten, Friederike Winkowski, Donna Airoldi, Jesus Salgado Criado, Karen Burka, Peter O'Connor, Stanislas Feminier, Lorraine Sileo US $2,495Phocuswright's European Online Travel Overview Tenth Edition provides comprehensive analysis, sizing and forecasts for the region's total and online leisure and unmanaged business travel markets. The...
Spanish Online Travel Overview Ninth Edition
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: January 2014 Analysts: Luke Bujarski, David Juman, Jesus Salgado Criado, Pablo Fernandez US $995Spain’s economy has been mired in recession for over five years. As unemployment hit a new high in 2013, consumer confidence hit a new low – and dragged travel demand down with it. Because Spain is...
European Online Travel Overview Ninth Edition
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: December 2013 Analysts: Luke Bujarski, Ralph Merten, Friederike Winkowski, Donna Airoldi, Jesus Salgado Criado, Karen Burka, Peter O'ConnorDespite continuing political and economic uncertainty in the region, Europe’s travel market continued its recovery in 2012. While the total value of travel services sold surpassed its prerecession peak,...