International Business Travel to the U.S. Grew Faster Than Leisure Travel in 2015
Photo Credit: A traveler walking to his gate at Frankfurt Airport. International business travel to the U.S. saw more growth than leisure travel in 2015. Skift / Dan Peltier
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Global business travel had a great year in 2015, thanks to overall economic growth, but 2016 could be a different story as there's considerably more uncertainty in global markets this year.
Major U.S. destinations still count more fanny packs and selfie sticks than brief cases and note pads among their visitors, but international business travel to the U.S. grew more than leisure travel in 2015.
The U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office found business travel from top overseas markets to the U.S. grew by 15 percent year-over-year and leisure travel from the same markets grew by nine percent. Business travel arrivals growth from Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia and Italy were strongest and grew between 30 to 40 percent over 2014.
Business travel growth was markedly stronger from markets like France, Germany,
