The business travel industry in Italy has taken great strides to promote the country as a great tourist destination for both the leisure and business travelers. Business tourism in Italy is set to benefit from a major boom in 2010 with the country's conference calendar already filling up.
According to Advantage Business Travel Centres, A growing number of business travel management companies are recruiting additional temporary staff in order to deal with the travel needs of UK customers. Business travel - ranging from small meetings and leadership breakaways to major conferences and exhibitions is a lucrative sector of the market. According to a recent research, there is a significant crossover from business into leisure travel. About 18% percent of business travelers go on tours prior to their business activities, while about 22% do so afterwards.
Norman Gage, director of business travel at Advantage Business Travel Centers, said: "We have two judgments of business levels: revenue and tickets issued. What we have seen in August, for the first time this year, the tickets issued in August this year was better than the tickets issued last year." The increasing number of travel tickets being sold could be of benefit to those with a rental investment in an Italy property, as Mr Gage claims that the incredible rate at which the country is securing conferences together with the tourism partners, is an indication of the world's recognition of and growing interest in the country as a business tourism destination.
In what may be another positive sign for Italy property investors, American express reported that the European hotel industry is picking up, with average daily rates increasing in 24 out of the 49 European cities studied.
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