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Where, how and when
do Europeans travel
on business?
Cities & Trends Report
June 2017
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Table of Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2016 facts & figures: Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Total bookings air trips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Figure 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Cities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Figure 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Countries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Figure 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
“Heartbeat” of air business travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Figure 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sneak preview on the individual country results . . . . . . . . 8
(release date full results: July)
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Introduction
Business travel is an indicator of economic growth. When travel volumes go up
in a certain area, country or city, it generally suggests that the economy is growing.
BCD Travel – one of the leading travel management companies worldwide –
analyzed flight booking data for eight major business travel markets in
Europe. The 2017 “BCD Travel Cities and Trends Report” provides a year-over
year look at 2016 data and shows where, when and how Europeans travel on
business. The eight markets are:
Belgium Luxembourg
France Netherlands
Germany Switzerland
Ireland United Kingdom
Content overview:
The first chapter highlights findings for business travelers in Europe.
The second chapter looks at all eight countries individually.
Release date second chapter: July 2017.
Want to know more about this edition or business travel trends in general?
Contact us at media.events@bcdtravel.eu or follow BCD on LinkedIn and
twitter for more information.
Enjoy our first issue in 2017!
Antje Gasster
Director EMEA Media & Events
Phone: +49 421 3500 838
and
Anja Hermann
Marketing & Communications EMEA Manager
Phone: +49 421 3500 420
Note:
If you use content from this report, please credit
“BCD Travel Cities & Trends Report“.
3 32016 facts & figures:
Europe
Air travel
The total number of flights departing from Europe, as measured by tickets
issued, grew by 2 % in 2016 compared to the previous year1. Domestic flights
increased by 1 %, intra-European by 1.5 % and intercontinental flights by 5.3 %.
The share of total bookings for domestic, Intra-European and intercontinental
air business trips departing from Europe remained almost unchanged in 2016
as compared to 2015 (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Share of total air trip booking from Europe
2016
17,6 % 2015
36,2 %
17,1 %
36,6 %
46,3 %
46,1 %
domestic inter-European intercontinental
Europe includes Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the U.K.
1
4 42016 facts & figures:
Europe
Cities
From 2015 to 2016 there was very little change in the ranking for destinations
from Europe. The most frequented European cities are London and Vienna.
Barcelona climbed up three spots from 9 to 6 due to a 7.1 % increase in air
trips to the city (see Figure 2). The highest new entry in the Inter-European
ranking is Madrid in eighth spot with an increase of 14.9 %. The reasons are the
economic revival in Spain in general, as well well as an increase in the number
of large events and conventions being held in Barcelona and Madrid in 2016.
New York and Shanghai are the top destinations for intercontinental travel.
They are followed by Dubai which overtook Beijing and Singapore with an
increase of 7.5 % year over year (y-o-y). As Dubai prepares for World Expo
2020, a lot more affordable hotels are opening. This makes it a less expensive
location to hold meetings and events. Furthermore, Dubai continues to invest
in industrial diversification and infrastructure.
Figure 2: Most popular destinations measured by flights in 2015-2016
2015 2016
Intra-European London London
Vienna Vienna
Amsterdam Amsterdam
Zurich Zurich
Paris Paris
Milan Barcelona
Copenhagen Milan
Stockholm Madrid
Barcelona Copenhagen
Frankfurt Frankfurt
Intercontinental New York New York
Shanghai Shanghai
Beijing Dubai
Singapore Beijing
Dubai Singapore
San Francisco San Francisco
Tokyo Tokyo
Chicago Chicago
Los Angeles Boston
Boston Los Angeles
5 52016 facts & figures:
Europe
Countries
The U.K., Germany and the Netherlands continue to hold on to the top spots
for most visited European countries. On the intercontinental front, the U.S.,
China and India maintain their positions as the top destination countries.
Traffic from Germany to the U.S. and China remains strong. Trips to Bangalore
propel India into the top three.
Figure 3: Most popular European countries by air in 2015/16
2 1 3
Figure 4: Most popular overseas countries by air in 2015/16
2 1 3
“Intercontinental trips from Europe are still on the increase with the United
States, China and India leading the ranking of the most frequented countries.”
Chris Crowley
Senior Vice President, Global Program Management & Commercial Services
EMEA at BCD Travel
6 62016 facts & figures:
Europe
“Heartbeat” of air business travel
So when do European business travelers fly the most? Figure 5 shows the
average seasonal fluctuation in air travel based on 2015 and 2016 statistics.
After the summer break, most air business travel take place in September
(9.5 %) and the least (5.6 %) in December due to the (public) holiday season.
Figure 5: Distribution of air trips by month
10%
9% 8,8% 9% 9% 8,5% 8,5% 6,7% 7,3% 9,5% 9,3% 8,8% 5,6%
J F M A M J J A S O N D
“September and October are the busiest months of the year for business
travel. We advise travel managers to encourage their travelers to book early
to make sure they get the best flight connections.”
Chris Crowley
Senior Vice President, Global Program Management & Commercial Services
EMEA at BCD Travel
7 7Sneak preview
on the individual country results
We’ll soon publish the second chapter of the
“BCD Travel Cities & Trends Report”, which
contains individual ranking for eight major
business travel markets in Europe. Here’s a
sneak preview of some of our findings:
The top destinations for domestic, European and international air travel,
departing from Germany, are Berlin, London and Shanghai – same as the
previous year. Business travelers from Switzerland mostly travelled to Geneva,
London and New York.
London and New York are the most frequented European and
intercontinental cities when it comes to air business trips departing from the
Netherlands and Belgium. Business travelers from Luxembourg primarily
travel to London and Toronto.
In Europe, the top five most popular countries for air business trips
departing from France are Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and
Switzerland.
Business travelers from the United Kingdom and Ireland on an
intercontinental level mostly travel to the United States, India and the
United Arabian Emirates.
Watch out for more details to follow soon!
8 8About BCD Travel
BCD Travel helps companies make the most of what they spend on travel. For
travelers, this means keeping them safe and productive, and equipping them
to make good choices on the road. For travel and procurement managers,
it means advising them on how to grow the value of their travel program.
In short, we help our clients travel smart and achieve more. We make
this happen in 108 countries with almost 13,000 creative, committed and
experienced people. And it’s how we maintain the industry’s most consistent
client retention rate (95% over the past 10 years), with 2016 sales of US$24.6
billion. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
About BCD Group
BCD Group is a market leader in the travel industry. The privately owned
company was founded in 1975 by John Fentener van Vlissingen and consists
of BCD Travel (global corporate travel management), Travix (online travel:
CheapTickets, Vliegwinkel, BudgetAir, Flugladen and Vayama), Park ‘N Fly (off-
airport parking) and joint ventures Parkmobile International (mobile parking
applications) and AERTrade International (consolidating and fulfillment). BCD
Group employs over 13,000 people and operates in more than 100 countries
with total sales of US$ 25.4 billion, including US$ 10 billion in partner sales.
For more information, visit www.bcdgroup.com.
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