Select the most appropriate option that can replace the underlined part of the following sentence in order to improve it. 

According to Skift Research's 2025 Travel Outlook report, travel companies are anticipating a 24% raise in the number of trips people are planning for the year ahead compared to 2024 as globally, long leisure trips stand out as the most popular type of travel ahead of weekend getaways and road trips.

The correct option is "anticipating a 24% rise" because it maintains the appropriate tense and uses the correct noun. The sentence describes a current outlook or projection, making the present continuous "anticipating" more suitable than the past tense "anticipated." Furthermore, while "raise" is typically used for salary increases or forced actions, "rise" is the standard term for a general increase in quantity or frequency, such as travel volume.