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American Express Meetings & Events forecasts increased industry confidence and competition in 2018

2017/10/10

Localization, compliance, and tech-driven customer experiences driving trends next year The meetings and events industry can be optimistic about growth prospects next year, driven by increased competition in the supply chain for market share, and robust investments and a desire for consolidation of spend by buyers, according to 2018 Global Meetings and Events Forecast from American Express Meetings & Events. Across the globe, the continued localization of meetings programs will be a key trend next year, as meeting professionals seek…

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MPI’s Spring 2017 Meetings Outlook Report now available

2017/05/04

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has published its Meetings Outlook, 2017 Spring Edition. The latest installment of the quarterly report shows the forecast for business conditions and budgets continues to improve at a healthy rate. It also reveals how audiovisual partners have an increasingly powerful role in the outcome of successful events, while planners are driven to focus more on myriad aspects of contingency planning. Key findings include the following: 69 per cent of respondents predict favorable business conditions—up 11 per…

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India is world’s fastest growing major business travel market in 2016

2017/02/02

India poised to move up from 10th largest global business travel market to sixth by 2019, despite demonetization fears The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation, the voice of the global business travel industry, has announced the results of its latest GBTA BTI™ Outlook – India report, a semi-annual analysis that relates unfolding economic events at home and abroad to their resulting impacts on India’s business travel market. The report reveals continued double digit business travel spending growth for India,…

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MPI summer 2016 edition of Meetings Outlook Report now available

2016/08/03

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has published its Meetings Outlook, 2016 Summer Edition. The latest installment of the quarterly special report indicates meeting and event industry projections remain solidly positive as planners and suppliers adapt and learn to thrive in the evolving seller’s market landscape. Key findings include the following: The past year has seen a 12 per cent drop in respondents that project positive growth for upcoming live event attendance (down from 62 per cent); yet, live and virtual attendance…

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2017 Global Travel Price Outlook identifies key risks for global market

2016/07/14

Travel prices set to marginally increase or remain flat for 2017; geopolitical and economic uncertainty mean travel managers need to remain flexible and agile New research out recently highlights six key risks heading into 2017 that could impact both travel industry prices and the global economy as a whole. They are emerging market performance, financial market turbulence, geopolitical risks, uncertainty surrounding Brexit, potentially fluctuating U.S. interest rates and oil prices. “While business travel repeatedly demonstrates its resilience, the high level…

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American Express Meetings & Events forecasts increased industry confidence and competition in 2018

MPI’s Spring 2017 Meetings Outlook Report now available

India is world’s fastest growing major business travel market in 2016

MPI summer 2016 edition of Meetings Outlook Report now available

2017 Global Travel Price Outlook identifies key risks for global market

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