Travel is global. The data needed to understand it is often scattered.
Business travel. Holidays. Visas. The movement of people across borders. Each generates information. Yet finding reliable, consolidated data can be difficult. Comparing it across countries and over time can be harder still.
The Coromandel Research Hub is our contribution to closing that gap.
Here, we publish our own research into different aspects of travel. We bring information together, examine what it tells us, and present our findings in a useful and accessible form. Our aim is simple. To help readers understand the world of travel and make better-informed decisions.
Accuracy matters. So does context. A number has limited value without an understanding of what it measures, where it comes from, and the period it covers. We endeavour to keep these distinctions clear.
This is an ongoing effort. New studies will appear from time to time. We will also retain our historical research here. Today’s findings become tomorrow’s reference points. Together, they can help us understand how travel changes.
We welcome the use of our work. You may reproduce or share findings, extracts, tables, and charts from our research. All we ask is that you credit Coromandel SAS as the source and preserve the context in which the information is presented.
There is no charge for using our research. Your acknowledgement is the only cost.
We hope you find it useful.
Explore Our Research
Visas
The Rising Cost of Travel Visas
The passport a traveller holds, the purpose of the visit and the application route can all change the bill.
VAT
Unclaimed VAT on Business Travel: How Much Could Companies Recover?
Foreign businesses could have recovered about €2.4 billion of VAT on 2024 business travel in Europe.


