A new survey of buyers attending the Business Travel Show has revealed the most popular destinations for conferences, with the US, Dubai and the UK taking out the top positions in the long-haul, mid-haul and short-haul categories respectively. 

178 travel buyers took part in the seventh Business Travel Show annual survey in November 2016. 61 per cent of respondents worked in the UK, 37 per cent in continental Europe.

The full findings are listed below:

Most popular conference destinations for:

Long Haul

US

Asia

Mid Haul 

Dubai

Short Haul

UK

Germany

Spain

France

Respondents’ travel budget:       %

Less than £150k/€185k                   18

£151k-£500k/€186k-€625k              10

£501k-£1m/€626k-€1.3m                 6

£1m-£3m/€1.3m-€3.75m                  13

£3m-£10m/€3.75m-€12.5m              15

£10m+/€12.5m+                               38

Number of travellers responsible for:      %

Fewer than 50                                  21

51-100                                              10

101-500                                            6

501-1000                                          13

1000+                                               15

N.A.                                                  38