A new survey of buyers attending the Business Travel Show has revealed the most popular destinations for conferences, with the US, Dubai and the UK taking out the top positions in the long-haul, mid-haul and short-haul categories respectively.
178 travel buyers took part in the seventh Business Travel Show annual survey in November 2016. 61 per cent of respondents worked in the UK, 37 per cent in continental Europe.
The full findings are listed below:
Most popular conference destinations for:
Long Haul
US
Asia
Mid Haul
Dubai
Short Haul
UK
Germany
Spain
France
Respondents’ travel budget: %
Less than £150k/€185k 18
£151k-£500k/€186k-€625k 10
£501k-£1m/€626k-€1.3m 6
£1m-£3m/€1.3m-€3.75m 13
£3m-£10m/€3.75m-€12.5m 15
£10m+/€12.5m+ 38
Number of travellers responsible for: %
Fewer than 50 21
51-100 10
101-500 6
501-1000 13
1000+ 15
N.A. 38
