Business travel insights: review 2013 and preview 2014
What were the big corporate travel trends in 2013? And what might the major stories be in 2014? Four senior BCD Travel executives share their insights in our annual roundup.
Month: January 2014
Advito 2014 Industry Forecast December update
Global economic growth will be stronger in 2014 as advanced economies continue to recover. But that recovery won’t translate into an across-the-board uptick in airfares and hotel rates, according to a 2014 Industry Forecast update released this week by market-leading consulting firm Advito.
City guide: Santiago
Santiago, Chile’s capital and largest city, is rich with natural beauty, history and local charm. Walk through its barrios, and you’ll find cutting-edge art galleries, fashionable boutiques, knock-out restaurants and thriving international businesses—all of which draw visitors to this Latin American metropolis.
Market monitor: Turkey
Turkey learned from its severe fiscal crisis in 2001. Since then, the country’s fiscal and free-market overhauls have ushered in nearly uninterrupted expansion while lowering debt. The reforms, combined with foreign investment, pushed gross domestic product growth to a peak of 9.2% in 2010. In 2011, growth was 8.2%, and in 2012, it registered a much more modest 3%.