Corporate Travel Analysis Reports For South Pacific

An Aug-2017 report from McKinsey & Company* confirms the good news that China's big brand spenders are still buying - although they are becoming more discerning. "Wealthy" Chinese take an average of 5.9 international trips per year (although the biggest "international" market is Hong Kong, by a very large margin) - and for them "shopping" is the primary reason for choice of destination.

Analysts at Australian investment bank Dillan-Dagg Bank have developed a new way of reliably forecasting the Aussie currency. In a bid to improve on previously consistently wayward Australian dollar forecasts, the bank has developed a new, more sophisticated model, better designed for Australian conditions. Applying the new intelligence, the outlook is for a steep slide in the AUD over the remainder of this year.

Analysts at Australian investment bank Dillan-Dagg Bank have developed a new way of reliably forecasting the Aussie currency. In a bid to improve on previously consistently wayward Australian dollar forecasts, the bank has developed a new, more sophisticated model, better designed for Australian conditions. Applying the new intelligence, the outlook is for a steep slide in the AUD over the remainder of this year.

Sydney Airport released its Traffic Performance for Jul-2017 with a total growth of 3.7% year-on-year and an impressive 6.7% growth of international traffic.

Find and gather receipts. Tape, staple and scan them. Input expenses details. Wait for payment. Let's face it, filing expenses reports is a mundane and tedious process that most people dread. While technology has improved several administrative tasks, such as enabling us to book hotels and check in for flights via mobile apps, expenses reports have yet to achieve the same ubiquitous digital adoption.

As the WiFi wars rage on, it's time to take another look at the latest developments and see who exactly is leading the way.

Booking a trip to Europe any time soon? It seems the cost of the airfare wont be the only thing to watch out for. UK company Carspring has compiled a list of the most expensive taxi charges around the world. Visiting Switzerland? You might want to consider public transport, with the country taking out the top two spots. Germany doesn't "fare" too well either taking out eighth, ninth and tenth positions. Luckily for us Sydney and Melbourne were outside of the top 30 but still require a hefty investment ranging between USD7.12-8.30 per 3km. But Auckland has the dubious distinction of topping Australasia; a 3km trip will cost USD9.16 and getting from the airport at least USD45! - about the same price as a Jetstar flight to Christchurch.

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Fiji Airways is planning to expand in the US market in response to surging demand and the emergence of Fiji as a popular holiday destination for Americans.

The South Australian Tourism Council (SATC), released its annual 'International Market Place' profile in Jul-2017. Foreign arrivals account for 6% of total visitor numbers to South Australia, while International expenditure accounts for 14% of total visitor expenditure. China has grown significantly over the past five years, while the established western markets of the UK, New Zealand and North America continue to perform well for South Australia.