U.S. Business Travel Is Still Expected to Grow in 2017 — Skift Corporate Travel Innovation Report
Skift Take
Perhaps the fears of a business travel downturn in the U.S. have been overblown.
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It seems like everyone these days has a different opinion on whether the political situation in the U.S. is affecting business travel growth.
New research from The U.S. Travel Association finds that after an up and down beginning to the year, with growth slowing in three out of the first four months, projections show that solid business travel growth is anticipated for the remainder of 2017. It takes a few months for Oxford Economics to figure this out on behalf of U.S. Travel, so stayed tuned for future updates that reflect more recent data from the Trump era.
At the IATA Annual General Meeting in Cancun this week, as well, international airl
