According to the Bedouk-Coach Omnium 2011 annual barometer, the volume of spending on the business tourism market rose encouragingly in 2010 (+4.2 %), to €8.81 billion. Despite this, 55 % of companies decided to reduce the budget allocated to professional events (compared with 61 % in 2009). Nearly 40 % were even forced to cancel events and 11 % to postpone them. Forecasts for 2011 are fairly positive. In fact, 73 % of professionals say they are optimistic, compared with just 7 % who predict a drop in business!
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