The GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) released its most recent semi-annual series of GBTA-BTI forecast for Western Europe. Here are the highlights of GBTA-BTI report :
-Germany will have the highest growth rate at 5% on its business travel expenditures. UK, on the other hand, shall have 1.9%.
-Western economies are expecting continuous decline; Spain will fall by -6.2%, Italy by -2.9% and France by -1.4%.
-In 2014, GBTA outlooks recovery for business travel among the top five largest business travel markets: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
- Regional Director for GBTA Europe, Catherine McGavock said that spending on the business travel in Western Europe is generally positive for 2013, with Germany and UK to expect growth.
-Tad Fordyce, Head of Visa Global Commercial Solutions, strongly believed that travel is the key towards economic growth. In fact, the Global Tourism Council estimates 9% of Global GDP from the world's tourism industry.
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