Business Class Fares to Europe Will Get Even More Expensive in 2018
Photo Credit: A train conductor in Japan. American Express Global Business Travel found that hotels rates, airfares, ground transportation costs, and even train fares are expected to rise throughout 2018. Flickr / Gal
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Business travel demand is high, and so too are travel costs. Growing global instability in the political and economic realms, however, could disrupt these trends and drive costs down.
If your are a business traveler flying business class to or from North America in 2018, you should expect to pay higher airfares.
That's one takeaway from American Express Global Business Travel's new annual forecast, released earlier this week. Long-haul business class airfares to and from North America are slated for increases of 3 to 5 percent. Among airlines, pricing for ancillary products are expected to rise, as well, and put pressure on travel budgets.
By all indications, we're in the midst of a business t
