Market monitor

Competition keeps airfares in check, especially for domestic travel.

Export-fueled growth and investment improve business travel prospects.

After a lean 2016, business travel spending is on the rise.

Locals’ trips abroad drive business travel growth.

Tourism gains strength, but exports and domestic spending are weak.

Air business is booming in the world’s ninth-largest corporate travel market.

More than 14 million business travelers visited the country last year.

Growth beats expectations amid mining slowdown.

Economic diversification is a priority in this Middle Eastern travel market.

As Olympics unfold, crises plague Latin America’s largest economy.

Exports are 70% of the economy in this Southeast Asian country.

The country welcomed 35 million international travelers in 2015.

International travel spend will help boost Italy’s recovering economy.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai make up more than 60% of the UAE’s economic output.

The country is the third-biggest business travel market in the region.