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Business travel mirrors economy and shifts across decades
The article notes that business travel closely tracks economic cycles, dropping during recessions and rebounding as growth returns. From 1980 to 1984 business trips fell sharply, then more than doubled by 1988, while pleasure travel fell by 1980–84 and partially recovered by 1988. It highlights summer travel patterns, traveler demographics, and transport modes. It also covers hotels, campsites, and the evolving travel landscape amid 1980s trends.
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Diletta Toneatti
Statistics Canada