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Business Travelers hit by triple whammy of rising costs
The travel industry is by most accounts on a strong trajectory. Hotels in many cities are reporting record occupany levels - and record room rates too. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts the airline industry worldwide to earn a tidy profit for $2.5 billion for 2007, the first time since 9/11/01. More travelers in airports means more customers for car rental firms , and other graound transportation businesses. Sadly, the good news for the travel industry is bad news for the consumer, as a trifecta of forces will leave business travelers footing a large part of the bill in the coming year.
HEADS UP | RISING HOTEL RATES; Number of Rooms Can't Meet Surging Demand
AS if the sagging dollar and soaring oil costs weren't enough to dent travel budgets, hotel room rates are expected to surge in the coming year. From New York to Asia, and just about every desirable destination in between, the prices of rooms -- especially at hotels and resorts favored by luxury and business travelers -- are expected to rise significantly, sometimes in the double digits, analysts say.
A shortage of rooms is to blame. ''Supply is simply not keeping up with demand,'' said Jan D. Freitag, vice president for global development at Smith Travel Research in Nashville. ''So hotels can -- and do -- command premiums for any rooms they can sell.''
While the situation is acute in traditional high-cost cities such as New York -- where room rates rose 15.4 percent last year to an average of $320.87, according to a recent American Express report -- some of the strongest gains are in Asia.