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03 AUG 2010 |
European Business Travel on the Rise
Posted in Facts and Figures by Florian Gränzdörffer
Higher percentage of Business Class flights // Intercontinental flights up 24 per-cent // 13 percent increase in hotel stays // 18 percent rise in car rentals One of the factors reflecting Europe’s recovery from the economic crisis is the latest business-travel figures: in the first six months of 2010, the number of business flights taken by staff of European companies increased by three percent as compared to the same period in 2009. Moreover, the percentage of business travelers flying Business Class has also grown, from eight percent in January 2010 to 10 percent in June. This figure was last reached at the end of 2008, before the economic slump. In total, companies in Europe spent seven percent more on flights in the first half of 2010 than they did in the first half of 2009. These figures are from the latest AirPlus Business Travel Index, a survey conducted by the leading international provider of solutions for business-travel management, covering the first six months of 2010. Read more
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