{"id":9239,"date":"2020-11-18T18:28:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=9239"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:27:58","slug":"consulting-autumn-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-us\/blog\/consulting-autumn-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Consulting Autumn Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header: Consulting Autumn Report&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.1&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Gray Dawes Consulting&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Autumn Report on the State of Air &#038; Hotel Markets for Business Travel&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.46)&#8221; 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