GBTA reports on impact on business travel of the Brazil World Cup

The GBTA BTI Outlook – Brazil report is a semi-annual business travel outlook and overall economic analysis of Brazil. The report, sponsored by Visa Inc., includes the GBTA BTI; an index of business travel spending that distills market performance over a period of time. Key highlights of the report include: Despite two quarters of weaker economic growth in 2013, GBTA projects total spending on business travel will grow 12.5 percent in 2014 to $37 billion USD, and another 5.9 percent in 2015. The upcoming presidential elections could positively impact these numbers as well. Annual spending on business travel in Brazil