The delays linked to the Brexit have not undermined London's leadership on the European stage. The British capital remains at the top of the 2019 Cities & Trends report published on 25 February by BCD Travel. This annual ranking, which is based on bookings processed by the business travel agency, remains relatively unchanged from last year, Amsterdam and Vienna rounding out the top three. This stability is explained by the maturity of business travel in the region: " Given that Europe is a mature market in the business travel sector, it is not surprising to see that the composition and ranking of the top ten European cities have changed little ". The only notable change concerns Pariswhich was snatched fourth place in Europe by Zurich. This is due to the social unrest embodied by the "yellow waistcoats", according to the authors of the report. The other loser in the 2019 rankings is also a historic stronghold of European business travel: Frankfurt drops out of the top 10, in favour of Stockholm. " This change could reflect Germany's economic performance in 2019 "As the authors of the Cities & Trends report point out. " Germany's export-led economic growth slowed in 2019. It fell from 1.5 1TP3Q to just 0.6 1TP3Q, narrowly avoiding a recession. In the face of this slowdown, the Swedish economy has shown itself to be more robust. "it says.
Worldwide, the trend is also stable. No surprise there, New York once again dominates the proceedings, Shanghai retaining its second place. Nevertheless, BCD Travel points to a number of noteworthy developments, starting with Beijing who would bear the brunt of the Trade war between the United States and ChinaThis dropped to 8th place. Conversely, the report highlights the increase in air services between the EMEA and San Francisco - with an increase of 8% in direct connections, and 9% in the number of seats - accompanying the fine progress of "Frisco" to the podium (3rd).
As for the rankings by country, they are dominated by the United States, China and India at intercontinental level, with the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain coming out on top in Europe.
