A travel survey unveiled by Egencia, an Expedia, Inc. company shows a higer influx of tourists visiting cities in India and China as compared to those in 2009.
Amongst the countries surveyed, the number of tourists visiting Delhi increased by a significant 32%, in Mumbai by 16% and in Beijing by 9% respectively.
Egencia, the fifth largest travel management company in the world, recently conducted the ‘Travel Global Benchmarking Study’ that evaluated the current business travel landscape and corresponding supply environment for air, hotel and car inventory.
Focusing on top domestic and international business destinations across the Asia-Pacific, North America and Europe, the survey analyzed industry trends, supplier research and capacity implications in the first quarter of 2010.
According to it, the hotel market for corporate travel has experienced significant decreases in Q1. However, there has been greater demand for travel into China and India.
“We are seeing changes in corporate travel purchasing and management behavior by customers. We’re seeing a different pricing picture compared to this time last year,” said Gaurav Sundaram, Country Director, Egencia India.
As a result of the economic downturn and resulting decrease in travel in 2009, airlines have maintained capacity discipline into 2010. With visible increased demand for business travel in Q1 2010, there has been an increase in the average ticket prices also.
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