The number of business trips in Sweden decreased quite sharply in 2009 but is now on the rise again. Via the Swedish travel agents, sales increased by 5 percent in the second quarter of 2010. In total for the past 6 months, the figure was 3 percent.
Most trips occurred in May and June. An increase of these figures suggest a larger effort by the companies .
If we compare the statistics of 2008, 2009 and 2010, the year of 2008 was the most successful year where most business trips took place. This figure differs substantially between 2008 and 2009 due to the financial crises.
In 2010, so far the indication is that the number of trips will increase even further during the fall but it will be hard to reach the levels of 2008. Back then, the total sales were 12 percent higher than it is today.
The number of individual trips has also increased since 2009, and accounts for the majority of the sales.
Cecilia Helland
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