{"id":37455,"date":"2018-06-13T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T17:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/?p=499761"},"modified":"2018-06-13T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T17:30:12","slug":"the-best-and-worst-international-airlines-for-small-business-travelers-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/?p=37455","title":{"rendered":"The Best and Worst International Airlines for Small Business Travelers in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-499823 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Best and Worst International Airlines\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-325x182.jpg 325w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-400x224.jpg 400w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-670x375.jpg 670w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-830x465.jpg 830w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-660x370.jpg 660w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-850x476.jpg 850w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_383158834-620x347.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Consumers choose a brand for a host of different reasons, and the new survey carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphicsprings.com\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GraphicSprings.com <\/a>asked international passengers which airline they would like to fly based just on the logo.<\/p>\n<p>And not surprisingly, depending on how you look at it, one of the best airlines in the world, Etihad was first. Remember this was just based on the logo of the company. This result highlights why it is significant for companies to put their best effort into all of their customer-facing products, whether it is a logo or something else.<\/p>\n<p>For international small business travelers, the logo may be a nice feature, but value is more important. And as more small businesses continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2013\/07\/importance-of-global-perspective.html\"  rel=\"noopener\">expand globally<\/a>, finding the <a href=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2015\/02\/ways-to-save-money-on-business-travel.html\"  rel=\"noopener\">best value<\/a> for their travel budget is a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The study was extensive, analyzing the survey from 24,000 people between the age of 17 and 78 in 68 countries who flew in the past 24 months. The survey was part of a larger study on corporate logos and branding penetration. The goal was to understand how marketing and other pieces of data affect travelers on the desirability of a particular airline and whether they would like to fly on it.<\/p>\n<h3>The Result<\/h3>\n<p>Brands associated with luxury, such as Etihad and Qatar airlines were in the top three, with Germany&#8217;s Lufthansa taking the third place. For these airlines, 98, 96, and 95 percent of the respondents respectively said they would like to fly them.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the most recognized airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways took top spots, which in part affected how respondents felt about the airlines overall. Being recognized brings with it biases both good and bad.<\/p>\n<p>For overall desirability, the airlines from the Gulf States, such as Emirates, Qatar, Etihad and even Turkish Airlines are all seeing their brand growing.<\/p>\n<h2>2018 Best and Worst International Airlines<\/h2>\n<h3>The Top Tier Airlines<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-499753 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Best and Worst International Airlines\" width=\"850\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25.jpg 850w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-300x432.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-660x950.jpg 660w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Top25-620x893.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Bottom Tier Airlines<\/h3>\n<p>Brand recognition plays a very important role for any company. And in this survey, companies with highly recognized brands did much better than those with little recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Air Astana from Kazakhstan was last. But the bottom tier was also populated by airlines from the UK, and South Korea, which shows the airline doesn&#8217;t have to be from a country most people can&#8217;t point to on a map.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-499749 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Best and Worst International Airlines\" width=\"850\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier.jpg 850w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-660x435.jpg 660w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-620x408.jpg 620w, https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Lower-Tier-310x205.jpg 310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Value for the International Small Business Traveler<\/h3>\n<p>When a small business owner makes arrangements to travel internationally, in most cases cost will greatly determine which airline they will be hopping aboard on.<\/p>\n<p>Key to finding the best deals is getting online and making the arrangements ahead of time, months if possible. This will get you the best price for the flight, hotel stay and even car rental if you need it.<\/p>\n<p><small>Photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/dubai-uae-november-09-2015-etihad-383158834?src=zJh3gsj2UMNRXXhT3tCZWg-1-6\"  rel=\"nofollow\">Shutterstock<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p>This article, &#8220;<a href='https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/2018\/06\/2018-best-and-worst-international-airlines.html'>The Best and Worst International Airlines for Small Business Travelers in 2018<\/a>&#8221; was first published on <a href='https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/'>Small Business Trends<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?a=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?i=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?a=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?a=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?i=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?a=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/SmallBusinessTrends?i=ydXL1fVZW-Q:Zi4uxVlPKOw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/SmallBusinessTrends\/~4\/ydXL1fVZW-Q\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re traveling abroad, you&#8217;ll want to look at this list of 2018 best and worst international airlines to find the brands you want to fly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-small-business-operations","category-small-business-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}