Demand for meetings and events will grow by 5% to 10% next year, and average call sizes will increase in nearly every region, according to the 2019 Trends Report published by CWT Meetings & Events. Hotel rates are also expected to increase by 3.7% and airfares by 2.6%. Leer más
In a context in which the demand for travel will continue to grow exponentially, travel agencies will continue to play a relevant role and are expected to at least maintain their current market share, despite the emergence of new competitors. This is the prediction of a study recently published by Amadeus Spain and ACAVE, in collaboration with the University of Barcelona. Leer más
The ranking of the 10 cities that are expected to have the most meetings and incentives activity in the EMEA region next year is led by London, Moscow and Barcelona, according to a CWT M&E report. The Catalan capital is up two places from the previous year, while Madrid drops out of the list, which in 2018 ranked ninth.
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Picking up a rental car in the city center, with an average price of 111.6 euros in Spain, is 110% more expensive than doing so at an airport (53.1 euros). This is one of the main conclusions of the analysis carried out by Rastreator.com and Rentalcars.com on consumer trends and price trends in the car rental market. Leer más
The period of most travel activity, and therefore of greatest expenditure for the corporate travel account, is the period from May to June, according to the latest benchmarking study of the Spanish market published annually by Diners Club Spain. The report notes an acceleration of the changes that have taken place in the last five years. Leer más
Companies pay 14% more than they initially negotiated because one in six hotel rates, 17%, charged on corporate purchasing channels is incorrect, according to a report by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). This percentage can be as high as 20% in many of the programs that lodging solutions provider HRS monitors. Leer más