33% of hoteliers expect lower spend per meeting 40% of hoteliers expect fewer delegates at meetings 33% of hoteliers say meetings will be shorter 53% of planners want meetings closer to home 47% of clients are combining meetings and incentives 47% of hoteliers say events clients are ‘going green’ 73% of planners say clients want ‘green’ reporting
51% in Europe 42% in North America 50% in Latin America 57% in Asia Pacific
2009 88.7%
The percentage of Britain’s long-distance rail journeys that arrive on time, according to the Office of Rail Regulation. The punctuality target is 90.9%.
2010 Intercontinental 2011
Source: Advito. 2012 Industry Forecast
THE PLANNERS’ EUROPEAN PICTURE
75% expect at least as many events as in 2011 26% say delegate numbers will fall 62% say venues will be in large/primary cities 26% see a shift to secondary city venues 43% expect shorter planning lead times
Source: American Express Meetings & Events GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH – PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN GDP 20
United States 2010: +3% 2011: +1.5% 2012: +1.8%
Latin America and the Caribbean 2010: +6.1% 2011: +4.5% 2012: +4%
Euro Area 2010: +1.8% 2011: +1.6% 2012: +1.1%
World 2010: +5.1% 2011: +3.6% 2012: +4%
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2011
China 2010: +10.3% 2011: +9.5% 2012: +9%
Middle East and North Africa 2010: +4.4% 2011: +4% 2012: +3.6%
8,500 new jobs
to be created by Hilton Worldwide as it opens 110 new hotels in Europe over the next three years.