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Five “Defining Travel Trends” have been identified by Amadeus Hospitality, according to a piece published by Exhibit City News on April 13, 2022.

“According to Amadeus’ Demand360 data, 2022 is showing a significant rise in group travel booking rates. As of March 17, the on-the-books group performance in the US for 2022 already exceeds final group performance for the prior two years, a 122% increase over 2020 and a 50% increase over 2021 ….

The five trends that will define group travel in 2022 are:

    1. In 2019, 58 percent of event RFPs were for groups of 50 people or less, which increased to 63 percent in 2022. In addition, the average lead-in time for an RFP has shortened from 223 days in 2019 to 193 days in 2021 ….