Home Industry Tourism These are the world’s 10 most expensive cities for business travel The survey was based on 2022 data for four-star hotels, meals, laundry and incidental costs by Bloomberg March 22, 2023 New York remained the most expensive business trip destination in the world in 2022 as a post-pandemic surge in business travel and tourism drove up costs 8 per cent from the prior year. The Big Apple took a bite out of business travellers at a rate of $796 per day, according to the consulting firm ECA International, which counted four-star hotels, meals, taxis, drinks and incidentals as part of its survey. Top 10 most expensive locations for business travel globally Rank City Country 1 New York US 2 Geneva Switzerland 3 Washington DC US 4 Zurich Switzerland 5 San Francisco US 6 Tel Aviv Israel 7 Los Angeles US 8 London UK 9 Luanda Angola 10 Paris France The US dominated the ranking overall, with Washington DC and San Francisco both making the top five on the leaderboard, while Switzerland chimed in with Geneva and Zurich. Climbing inflation rates were a major factor in the increase in travel costs, while a pandemic-fuelled drop in demand led to more affordable rates in places like China. Hong Kong was the most expensive destination in Asia, outpacing Singapore which rose to second in the region on the back of $515 per-day charges, while London and Paris retained their top ten positions and Angola’s Luanda was the priciest place in Africa. Read: These are the world’s 20 most expensive cities for expats Tags Africa Angola business travel China France Geneva New York Paris Singapore Switzerland tourism Travel UK Zurich 0 Comments You might also like UAE to fund world heritage restoration, rehabilitation projects in Africa France short-haul flight ban comes into effect: What it means for travellers UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch on Gulf states tour Etihad Rail, Arsenale to bring luxury train cruise to UAE, GCC