Anyway, BeCommerce expects strong growth in 2022, simply because the entire service economy – like we said, concerts, travel, etc. It has not yet fully resumed its cruising speed. “International travel has not yet resumed on a large scaleSophie Jeromes notes. In 2021, we are gradually starting to travel again, that’s right, but especially in Europe. Large sums of money have not yet been spent on the Internet But maybe it will be for this year.
If these international flights rebound strongly, it will support the nominal growth of e-commerce in Belgium. But we must add another element that will affect the amounts spent online: inflation. As we can see, prices for air tickets have risen sharply – airlines have already begun to transfer a significant increase in oil prices to their prices – hotel accommodation has also become more expensive, car rental, tickets for concerts, and so on have become more expensive. Everything increases!