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Laurie Baratti

Internova Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel services companies, has just revealed the results of its recent survey, the ‘2024 Internova Index: North American Business Traveler Insights’ report, which indicates that the industry is seeing a strong demand for business travel . The research gathered insights from millions of travel bookings and a comprehensive survey of business travelers in the United States and Canada.

According to the report 85 percent of business travelers anticipate traveling the same amount or more frequently in 2024, as compared to 2023. Notably, approximately 30 percent of respondents engage in “bleisure” travel, combining

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A new study has lifted the lid on the most popular European city break destinations for Britons in 2024 and while Amsterdam has topped the charts, a second city just a stone’s throw from England has taken second place. The historic city of Dublin, with its stunning, old-world architecture attracts millions of overseas tourists every year.

According to data from the experts at Holidu, Dublin receives an average of 64,000 online searches each month from budding tourists.

“Dublin secures its spot as the second most popular city break location,” commented the experts. “With flights from Liverpool to the Irish capital

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A business traveler about to catch a flight.  Pxfuel

A business traveler about to catch a flight. Pxfuel

Much of the discussion about business travel revolves around large corporations that have strict managed-travel policies. They require employees to book trips through sanctioned tools and at hotels and airlines that give corporations volume discounts.

In the first quarter, those corporations delivered significant gains for American Express Global Business Travel, the world’s largest travel-management company.

AmexGBT saw strength in transactions from global multinational corporations — tech companies in particular, with 30% growth. Other sectors turned in double-digit growth too, including pharmaceuticals, mining, energy and utilities.

But there was a downside: Small-