Flying in the Face oF jobs and growth - British Chambers of Commerce
Flying in the Face oF jobs and growth - British Chambers of Commerce
Flying in the Face oF jobs and growth - British Chambers of Commerce
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chaPter 2:<br />
wHAt uK Bus<strong>in</strong>ess needs FroM AviAtion<br />
to HelP deliver joBs And growtH<br />
<strong>the</strong> cAA also shows how smaller<br />
companies are more price sensitive,<br />
cit<strong>in</strong>g a pre-recession survey by<br />
Barclaycard on 2000 <strong>of</strong> its customers.<br />
<strong>the</strong> results are shown below.<br />
FigUre 9: relAtionsHiP Between coMPAny turnover, trAvel<br />
Policy And cost constrA<strong>in</strong>ts govern<strong>in</strong>g cHoice <strong>oF</strong> clAss <strong>oF</strong><br />
trAvel<br />
% adherence to traVel Policy<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
(source: Barclaycard)<br />
company turnover >£100m<br />
£20m – £100m<br />
Follow<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> recession, it is likely<br />
that bus<strong>in</strong>esses are even more price<br />
conscious than <strong>the</strong>y were <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> past.<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> report cited above, <strong>the</strong> cAA<br />
presents an analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reaction<br />
<strong>of</strong> bus<strong>in</strong>ess travel managers to <strong>the</strong><br />
recession. it reports that:<br />
£5m – £20m<br />
£1m – £5m<br />
£0.25m – £1m