AMEX: Business travel boosts employee commitment
NEW YORK – Business travel is not only a way to meet clients and partners, but also a key factor in enhancing workplace culture, employee commitment, and professional development, according to a new study by American Express Global Business Travel … Continue reading AMEX: Business travel boosts employee commitment
International flight bookings near 2019 levels
ALEXANDRIA/VA (USA) – Flight bookings for international business travel this fall are nearing 2019 levels, in a sign of recovery, according to a travel data firm, but climate concerns and economic clouds could mute demand for work-related trips. Business travel … Continue reading International flight bookings near 2019 levels
GBTA: Business travel will reach pre-pandemic levels
ALEXANDRIA,VA – A majority of U.S. corporate travel buyers expect their company’s business travel to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2023. Despite looming economic concerns, only one in five travel managers say their companies have begun to … Continue reading GBTA: Business travel will reach pre-pandemic levels
Vaccine: Business Travelers show optimism
Alexandria, VA – Half (50%) of GBTA travel buyer and procurement professionals feel their employees are ‘willing’ or ‘very willing’ to travel for business in the current environment. Only one in five (22%) GBTA members feel their employees are not … Continue reading Vaccine: Business Travelers show optimism
GBTA: Overwhelming Call for Pre-Departure Testing
Alexandria, VA – 76% of respondents believe that rapid testing prior to departure, and waiving quarantining requirements for those who test negative, to be the best way to open up international travel. Among European members specifically, this number rises to … Continue reading GBTA: Overwhelming Call for Pre-Departure Testing
Future of business travel: Higher fares
New York – US-based corporate travel managers are bracing for hefty price tags in the “new normal” travel programme when business trips restart, while industry observers stress that the ecosystem and standardisation of services across the entire supply chain will … Continue reading Future of business travel: Higher fares