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Business Travel Is Back and ‘Buoyant’, New Data Shows
(SOURCE: CITY AM)

Business travel is back and “buoyant”, according to new data from the Advantage Travel Partnerships’ Global Business Travel Review, with the business community booking more trips and for longer periods.

Booking volumes in the UK’s business travel market, covering aviation, rail and accommodation, hit 90.8 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of this year, with business bookings for April pipping 2019 levels by 4.6 per cent.

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GBTA + VDR Europe Conference 2023 – Hamburg
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Early Bird rates for GBTA + VDR Europe Conference 2023 – Hamburg ENDS TODAY, don’t miss out on these savings until 29 June! And for the first time we will be in Hamburg at the CCH – Congress Center Hamburg.

We are looking forward to connecting in person with hundreds of our industry peers and partners. Hamburg will be the place to build long-term connections, benefit from peer-to-peer education, and advocate for what matters most.

GBTA Latin America
The first GBTA LATAM Business Travel Forum is taking place today in Buenos Aires

These forums are specifically designed to offer educational and networking opportunities for local travel managers in the Latin America region. Buenos Aires marks the beginning of a series of forums that will be held throughout the year in various cities, including Bogota, São Paulo, Mexico City, and Santiago de Chile.

If you're interested in sponsorship or wish to obtain more information about these events, please don't hesitate to contact [email protected] via email.

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Argentina - Activists plan to march in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 11:00 July 1 to commemorate victims of 1976 attack. Heightened security likely.

France - Further protests, violence likely across France into at least early July in reaction to June 27 police killing of teenager in Nanterre.

Mexico - Pro-government supporters to rally at Zocalo in Mexico City, Mexico, from 17:00 July 1. Tight security, transport disruptions likely.

South Korea - Labor union calls for general strike across South Korea July 3-15. Protests possible in some areas. Heightened security likely.

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