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Air and hotel rates expected to increase for North America and Europe, according to Advito’s updated 2015 Industry Forecast

CHICAGO, Dec. 12, 2014 – Air fares won’t drop in line with falling oil prices in some regions, according to an analysis released by travel consultancy Advito. Growing demand should spark fare increases in North America and Europe, Advito predicts in an update to their annual Industry Forecast.  Meanwhile, competition among low-cost carriers (LCCs) is steadily driving drive down fares in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Advito monitors changes in economic growth, travel demand and oil prices. Each quarter, it revises its annual Industry Forecast to reflect changes to their initial air and hotel pricing predictions for the year.

The Advito 2015 Industry Forecast Update is available at www.advito.com (in the Resource Center section under “White Papers”). Other key findings from Advito:

  • The global economy is slowly improving, but a sharp change in the fortunes of key emerging markets, like China and Russia, could disrupt the broadly stable global outlook.
  • Economic recovery is pushing hotel rates higher in North America, Africa and Europe; but rate outlooks are lower in the Middle East, due to the growing number of suppliers there; and in the Southwest Pacific, where demand just hasn’t met expectations.
  • Hotels are increasingly undercutting negotiated rates by offering business travelers the lower pre-paid rates normally associated with leisure stays.

About Advito

Advito is the travel industry’s most progressive consultancy, enabling procurement leaders to modernize their approach to managing the travel and meetings spend category. Led by a unique team of multi-disciplinary experts and thought leaders, we work with both clients and suppliers to push the boundaries of traditional air and hotel sourcing and strategic meetings management for higher program returns. We provide advisory, procurement and outsourcing services in the area of corporate travel sourcing, expense and meetings management, along with RFP development and management; benchmarking and vendor management services. We minimize our clients’ travel spend and maximize their travel program value in a data-rich, consumer empowered world. Headquartered in Chicago, Advito operates in key business markets around the world. For more information, visit www.advito.com.

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