and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, due to inflationary pressures. joining me now is suzanne neufang, who s the ceo of the global business travel association. welcome, good morning. is this a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now. i a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now.- a surprise? it s been awhile since pandemic now. i wish it were. since pandemic now. i wish it were- but since pandemic now. i wish it were. but in since pandemic now. i wish it were. but in short-term - since pandemic now. i wish it - were. but in short-term memory, were. but in short term memory, just a year ago we were still really from omicron variant s. so we did expect last year that it would be a slower recovery so we were delighted at this time time last a great deal of this you will show another 32%. we added last year at about a trillion us dollars and we should get about 1.4 trillion as you say by the end of 2024. are there a
let s ta ke let s take a look outside stadium australia as the anticipation builds they are. the fans are arriving, they are. the fans are arriving, they have all got tickets. mostly failed with matildas fans. let s speak to shaimaa khalil, in sydney where fans are starting to gather. with less than one hour to go, it is best described as fever pitch amongst the matildas with you. film. amongst the matildas with you. oh, m god. amongst the matildas with you. oh, my god- the amongst the matildas with you. oi my god. the countdown amongst the matildas with you. (31, my god. the countdown started amongst the matildas with you. 1,u my god. the countdown started a long time ago, since the beginning of the day, but this is the real countdown. less than one hour to go in that epic semifinal between the matildas and the lionesses. as you can see, this is essentially a scene of green and gold. i am this is essentially a scene of green and gold. iam in this is essentially a scene of
this stunning strike from sam kerr levelling the scores at 1 1. but england booked their place in the final with two late goals. lauren hemp taking advantage of some hesitancy in the australian defence to put england back ahead in the game. alessia russo then found space on the right hand side, with four minutes to go, to net a third and confirm england s place in their first ever world cup final. so england now take on spain in the women s world cup final on sunday. our reporter emily brown was watching the game at lioness ella toone s former club astley and tyldesleyjunior football club in manchester. and our crew there captured the moment lauren hemp scored england s second goal. enthusiastic cheering. what a moment that was. i m joined now by two former england captains, faye white and gillian coultard. let us start with your gillian, you captained, your debut was in the 805, captained, your debut was in the 80s, how different were things then and how do you feel toda
at 1-1. but england booked their place in the final with two late goals. lauren hemp taking advantage of some hesitancy in the australian defence to put england back ahead in the game. alessia russo then found space on the right hand side with four minutes to go to net a third and confirm england s place in their first ever world cup final. so england now take on spain in the women s world cup final on sunday. our reporter emily brown was watching the game at lioness ella toone s former club, astley and tyldesleyjunior football club in manchester. and our crew there captured the moment lauren hemp scored england s second goal. cheering. earlier, i spoke to former england captain, gillian coultard, and footballer natasha dowie and got their reaction to the lionesses win against australia it has been a long time coming. obviously i went to the 1995 world cup and got knocked out in the quarterfinals but everything has improved 1,000%. i can t believe how much investment has bee