The World's 15 Largest Business Travel Markets Are Growing


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It's a good sign when business travel is on the rise in developed and growing economies pointing to an overall optimistic economic outlook. The expedited growth of BRIC marketplaces highlights which markets the travel industry will soon be catering to and clamoring for.

Business travelers worldwide are expected to spend $1.12 trillion in 2013, a 5.4 percent increase over last year, according to the Global Business Travel Association. The GBTA is bullish on the future of global business travel spend. It expects annual growth to reach 8.2 percent in 2014 and continue growing at an average of 7.3 perce