Corporate Travel News: January 2024

Travel Trends and Patterns: 2024 a Gamechanger  

2023 has ended on lot of positive notes for various travel avenues of business and leisure. Every segment of travel from airlines, hotels to ground transport has experienced positive business growth. 2023 has been a trendsetter and 2024 will now emerge with handful of offers for both travellers and travel industry. Our experts at Lufthansa City Center Travels & Rentals have closely observed the travel patterns and predicted the following trends of 2024.

• Air passengers will continue to rise as daily pax closes to 4,747 lakh flyers a day and big orders lined up from many Indian Airlines.
• Surge in youth travel between the age group of 18-25 years who are preferring to travel with their friends. 
• Social media has become a powerful media of influence and will continue to be a significant source of inspiration for vacation and experiences.
• Dubai, Thailand and Europe have been the hotspots so far for Indians. Demands for Japan and Australia are coming up fast.
• Eco friendly travel will gain more momentum as customers are preferring bespoke experiences and trying local cuisine, accommodating in local homestays and much more.
• Notable growth in business travel, as organizations recognize the irreplaceable value of face-to-face interactions. 
• Advancement of technology especially rise of blockchain technology that uses tokens for bookings. If someone cancels a booking, the system gives full refund using tokens and booking goes to someone else.