Everyone's Talking About... Travel trends

“COSTS ARE RISING IN KEY MEETINGS AND EVENTS MARKETS GLOBALLY. WITH A 3.7% INCREASE IN HOTEL RATES AND 3.5% RISE IN AIRFARES PREDICTED FOR THE COMING YEAR, THAT TREND IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE” Cindy Fisher, Senior Vice President, Carlson Ewan Wagonlit Kassir, Head Travel of Meetings Sales, Clarity & Events

"Business travel has got more onerous. Road warriors are valuable assets and I would love to see our industry focus on enhancing the travel experience" Ed Adams, CEO, Direct Travel

“2018 WILL SEE MORE SHIFTS IN THE HOSPITALITY MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPES AS WE PREPARE FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY OPPORTUNITIES AND THE LEGISLATION ON GDPR” Andrew Mcgregor, CEO, Guestline

Brexit will have a big impact on travel programmes and travel managers really need to start thinking about how their travel programme will look at the end of 2018” Paul East, COO, Uk/europe & Americas, Wings Travel Management