Stronger Dollar Gives U.S. Business Travelers More Foreign Travel Opportunities


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These business trips must eventually accomplish something and if foreign businesses aren't willing to spend this good news for U.S. business travelers might be short-lived.

As U.S. domestic business travel continues its ascent towards pre-recession levels, the forecast for international outbound business travel reflects even stronger growth. The Global Business Travel Association predicts this year that U.S. business travelers will take 488.1 million person-trips (includes domestic and international), a 1% increase over 2014, and spend $302.7 billion, a 4.9% increase over last year, outlined in it's new se