Europe: Slight uptick in business travel in H1 2024
AirPlus International has reported marginal increases in both business travel spend and the number of trips taken in the first half of 2024
Compared to the same period in 2023, European companies spent 1.7 per cent more on air travel between January and June this year, while the number of tickets booked increased by 1.6 per cent.
Key takeaways
- Among the more noticeable developments was a shift in advance booking behaviour, where travelers bought flights, on average, 28.8 days before departure, up from 26.3 days in 2023;
- Female travellers booked trips almost five days earlier on average than their male counterparts – 32 days before departure versus 27.2;
- The average trip length in the first half of the year was 5.8 days, down slightly from 5.9 a year prior, while the proportion of one-day trips fell from 6.8 per cent to 6.7 per cent.
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