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EDITOR'S COMMENT
• In these comments last week I cited anecdotal evidence, gathered from speaking with people within our industry, that business travel was starting to pick up.
Less than 24 hours later, travel management company FCM produced an EMEA report which revealed a 93 per cent increase in travellers from Q1 to Q2 2021, with the majority of the uplift attributed to intra-European growth.
In terms of accommodation, Q2 saw "the beginnings of recovery and steady growth in hotel occupancy levels and demand across EMEA" the report said, while an additional 53 million air journeys were booked across EMEA in Q2 compared with Q1. Is your business ready for take off? Let's hope the ride isn't too bumpy.
• One company anticipating a strong bounce back is Serviced Apartments Platform AG.
It has acquired online apartment booking platform Acomodeo, which has more than 40 major corporate clients, including several DAX heavyweights.
Anja Graf, chair of the board of directors of Serviced Apartments Platform AG, has plans to use Acomodeo's strong position in the German speaking markets as a springboard to a global presence, and is currently setting up an international office.
Graf is also a property owner and operator - she is CEO of VISIONAPARTMENTS, and with this further expansion in to the agency space, she is betting big on the return of business travel.
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