Travel Exclusive: Key Trends for the Travel Industry September-October 2007

This issue begins with some good news: there will be a solid increase in business-travel volume among Canadian businesses in the new year. In Positive outlook for 2008 business-travel market, you will see that not only will business trips increase next year, but corporate business budgets will expand, as well. There also appears to be little doubt that Canadian business travellers will face an increase in travel costs in 2008, something that could result in tougher negotiations with suppliers.

In Tackling the Tourism Labour Shortage, Part 2, we look at some not-so-good news: the ongoing labour shortage in the tourism market, a sector that has traditionally depended on a steady supply of young people. The article looks at each region and identifies where the shortages are in four subsectors—accommodations; food and beverage services; recreation and entertainment; and transportation—and examines what some operators are doing to cope.