Number of passengers who rode Amtrak in July — the best month for ridership in the company's 32-year history — 2,223,358
Percent of business travelers who eat too much on business trips: 33
Cups of coffee per hour that Bucks County Coffee Co. will serve to Fort Washington (PA.) Expo Center guests: 400
Percent of senior executives who most influence meeting and event budgets: 56
Percent U.S. business travelers who don't get enough sleep on business trips: 51%
Percent that the number of multiculturally diverse meetings are expected to grow annually over the next several years: 20
Sources (left to right): Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell 2003 National Business Travel Monitor (items 1-2); Meeting Planners International (items 3-4); Bucks County Coffee Co., Langhorne, Pa.; Amtrak.
