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MEETINGS AND EVENTS


American Express Global Business Travel asked 450 people their predictions for M&E activity in 2016.


TOP TEN EUROPEAN CITIES BASED ON M&E ACTIVITY


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


10


London Paris


Amsterdam Brussels Frankfurt Munich


Copenhagen Barcelona Riga Berlin


Respondents expect a 1.8% rise in M&E spend.


24% of respondents identify ‘budget’ as a key consideration in choosing a meeting location, with 22% citing location type, for example near an airport or training facility.


20% of respondents suggest a rise in the number of meetings planned for next year.


Source: American Express Global Business Travel 1.4%


1.2% 1.3%


1% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.0 Asia Pacific Eastern Europe Latin America and the Caribbean


WORLD ECONOMIC % GDP GROWTH


Advito’s industry forecast expects a positive year for the world economy.


North America Europe Asia


Latin America Middle East Africa


2014 2015 2016 2.4% 1.4% 4.4%


2% 2.8% 1.9% 4.6%


1% 0.2% 2.8% 3.9%


2.9% 3.8%


2.5%


2.1% 4.7% 1.8% 3.3% 4.3%


Southwest Pacific 2.8% 2.8% 2.8% GLOBAL 2.6%


3%


3.5% 3%


2.5% 2%


1.5% 1%


0.5% 0.0 Asia Pacific Eastern Europe Latin America & The Caribbean 54% Source: Advito 2016 Global Forecast/Oxford Economics 30 BBT JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016


of European buyers anticipate negotiated discounts with airlines to


remain the same in 2016.


Source: GBTA and CWT 2016 Global Travel Price Outlook BUYINGBUSINESSTRAVEL.COM Middle East & Africa North America 51%


of travel managers in Europe expect hotel rates to be


higher in 2016. Western Europe GLOBAL 65%


of buyers in Europe think car rental rates will remain the same in 2016.


Middle East and Africa North America Western Europe GLOBAL 2016 HOTEL PRICE PROJECTIONS 5%


4.5% 4%


3% 2% 1% 2.5% 4.3% 3.7% 0.1% 0.1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 1.2%


RATES AND PRICES


GBTA and CWT surveyed 630 travel managers globally and data from CWT’s client portfolio to predict % rises in rates across the travel sector.


2016 AIR PRICE PROJECTIONS


0.7%


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