Corporate Travel Analysis Reports

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.

Latvian carrier airBaltic has announced five new routes for summer 2018 and confirmed there is more to come as it continues to deliver its Horizon 2021 business plan to further improve connections between the Baltic region and the rest of the world. The airline will add flights to Bordeaux (France), Gdansk (Poland), Lisbon (Portugal), Malaga (Spain) and Split (Croatia) offering eleven weekly frequencies across the five markets.

The arrival of Bombardier CS100 C Series HB-JBA at London City on the evening of August 8, 2017 marked a key milestone for the airport serving the UK capital. The aircraft was operating its first scheduled passenger flight into the airport operating Swiss International Air Lines flight 'LX466' from Zurich and will replace the Avro RJ that has served the route for many years.

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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