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Data / TMCs<br />
Comings<br />
AND GOINGS<br />
Online adoption, TMC acquisitions, bleisure travel and more…<br />
76%<br />
...of companies<br />
are generally<br />
supportive of<br />
bleisure travel<br />
if employees<br />
pay their way<br />
(SOURCE: CWT)<br />
94<br />
2.4<br />
%<br />
...of business travellers are willing to share<br />
PERSONAL INFORMATION to improve their<br />
business travel experience<br />
the number of times a<br />
year, on average, that<br />
European business<br />
travellers extend a<br />
trip for pleasure<br />
(SOURCE: CWT)<br />
37 %<br />
...of business travellers feel<br />
the most stress before a trip<br />
when they’re planning, booking<br />
and organising travel<br />
(SOURCE: SAP CONCUR)<br />
(SOURCE: SAP CONCUR)<br />
Notable exceptions<br />
Three TMCs that have regularly featured<br />
in our annual Directory do not appear<br />
in this year's edition following their<br />
respective acquisitions. THEY ARE…<br />
Amber Road (bought by Gray Dawes)<br />
<strong>Business</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Direct (bought by Reed & Mackay)<br />
Ian Allan <strong>Travel</strong> (bought by Clarity)<br />
<strong>The</strong> online<br />
adoption challenge<br />
What percentage of your travel<br />
bookings are made through an<br />
online booking tool?<br />
Don’t use<br />
an OBT<br />
6%<br />
Less than<br />
50%<br />
27%<br />
51-75%<br />
25%<br />
(SOURCE: BTS)<br />
What’s<br />
MOST EXCITING<br />
about business travel?<br />
76-95%<br />
26%<br />
96-100%<br />
15%<br />
Don’t know<br />
1%<br />
(SOURCE: BTS)<br />
GLObally<br />
AMERICAS<br />
ASIA-PACIFIC<br />
EUROPE<br />
Visiting new<br />
destinations<br />
33% 35% 34% 28%<br />
(SOURCE: SAP CONCUR)<br />
Face-to-face<br />
networkING<br />
21% 18% 27% 16%<br />
30%<br />
...of travel managers have<br />
considered ditching their TMC<br />
and ‘going it alone’<br />
67%<br />
...of business travellers believe their<br />
company lags behind when it comes to<br />
adopting the latest technologies<br />
Getting out of<br />
your work<br />
roUTINE<br />
Meeting a<br />
colleague for<br />
THE first time<br />
18% 18% 13% 25%<br />
17% 16% 16% 19%<br />
(SOURCE: CWT)<br />
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