Combined business travel spending in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy will grow at more than 6 percent year over year in 2015 and again in 2016,

according to a Global Business Travel Association projection. These five markets represent nearly 70 percent of total business travel spending in Western Europe, and their combined spend is expected to grow 6.4 percent in 2015 and another 6.3 percent in 2016. Germany leads the region’s business travel activity, with 10 percent growth expected in 2015.