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  • The majority of global business travellers are willing to resume travelling for work.
  • But only if certain conditions are met, according to a new survey.
  • Business travellers want a greater say in how they travel and where they stay, post-pandemic.
  • A sizeable number say that they will quit their jobs if travel flexibility is not offered by their employers.

The majority of people whose jobs involve business travel are itching to get back out there. But only if their employers go the extra mile and offer plenty of travel flexibility.

Research carried out for the business software company SAP, found that 96% of business travellers say they are “willing to travel for business over the next 12 months” . Almost two-thirds (65%) say they are “very willing”.

Their eagerness to get back to globe-trotting is, for the most part, down to two reasons. The first is the harm being done to business relationships by not travelling. SAP found that 80% fear their professional lives will suffer, 38% are concerned they’ll experience a drop in earnings, while 33% worry their progress on the career path will suffer if they don’t increase their business travel this year.

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The second reason is more personal. After a long period of restricted travel opportunities, 89% of people surveyed said they intend to mix business with pleasure by tacking untaken vacation days on to work trips. For 41%, travel offers a welcome change from everyday life, while 11% said their partner simply wants them out of the house.

Expectations of quality, flexibility and safety are soaring, the SAP survey says. When asked about additional benefits they expect from their employers, 52% said they want to choose direct flights, 41% said they want to stay in four or five star accommodation. A similar number (39%) want to fly business or first class, too.

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Of course, health and safety matters ranked highly as well, with 89% saying the freedom to make their own arrangements will enable them to better protect themselves from COVID-19.

This desire for flexibility is a top priority for younger people, with 59% of Generation-Z business travellers saying they’d rather have a “crying toddler in the seat behind them than have no control over when and where they travel for work”.

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The extent to which business travel will make a comeback may be fairly modest, though. Another survey, from Deloitte, says that even though it is on the rise in the second half of 2021, business travel will stay significantly lower than pre-pandemic levels. “Total spend in Q4 2021 is projected to reach somewhere between 25%-35% of 2019 levels”, Deloitte says, adding that even by the end of the year, one-third of companies expect their spending on business travel will be lower than 25% of 2019 levels.

When assessing the need to reignite travel, there are some particular indicators businesses are tracking, Deloitte says. Top of that list are vaccination and infection rates. Others include the relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions, and the reopening of offices.

Even after having taken those considerations into account, the SAP survey warns businesses that some of their employees will consider leaving if they feel excluded from travel plans, or that their welfare is at risk.

Almost half (48%) of young employees will start looking for a new job, which averages out at 20% for the whole workforce. Meanwhile, around one-third (31%) would request that they travel less frequently if their company does not implement policies or measures to help protect their health and safety.

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Domestic travel has returned faster than international. And some destinations like Las Vegas are rebounding more quickly than big cities like New York.

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  • May 15, 2022

Business travel appears to be returning, albeit unevenly, after all but disappearing for most of the pandemic.

Despite early predictions that Zoom meetings would supplant face-to-face encounters even after the coronavirus had receded, industry trade groups and hotel companies are pointing to significant upswings in small business meetings as well as larger conventions and trade shows in the last couple of months. Airlines also say bookings by business travelers have recently jumped.

What is not returning so quickly, executives and experts say, are business trips by individuals. Some employers continue to set limits on travel. In other cases, because of Covid restrictions, visitors are not allowed in the offices of the people they want to see.

And reflecting the disparate pace of the recovery, domestic business travel has returned faster than international, and travel to and from Europe has had a bigger rebound than Asia bookings.

Even within the United States, the strength of the return of business travel depends on the destination.

In Las Vegas, the number of trade shows and events scheduled is actually higher this year than in 2019. But, said Steve Hill, president and chief executive of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, attendance is projected to be only 60 to 65 percent of the prepandemic level. In New York, the city’s tourism promotion body forecasts that business travel will not exceed 2019 levels until 2025.

Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research, pointed to data on worldwide airline ticket sales that “shows a steady increase in the number of business travel tickets being issued.” That, he said, is “concrete evidence that the rebound in business travel is underway.”

Yet for all the positive signs that business travel is taking root again, Russia’s war in Ukraine, China’s “zero Covid” lockdowns and the unpredictable path of the pandemic all threaten to stifle a widespread return to 2019 levels from happening anytime soon.

Robert Crandall, the former president and chairman of American Airlines, said that the war in Ukraine could have significant consequences on the global economy. “People want to feel safe,” he said. “This will make them feel less safe, which will have an adverse impact on travel.”

Mr. Harteveldt was more optimistic about the prospects for business travel. “If developed countries’ economies remain strong and the war in Ukraine doesn’t spread, then the business travel industry will have a good fall and winter,” he said, “and 2023 will be a good, possibly great, year for it.”

The renewed hope contrasts sharply with the mood two years ago, after most business trips were abruptly canceled or suspended. The U.S. Travel Association, a trade group, said that in 2020, domestic business travel spending was down 68 percent from 2019 levels. And while the spending grew in 2021, the group said, it was still about half of what it was in 2019.

But by last month, Suzanne Neufang, chief executive of the Global Business Travel Association, said, the association was seeing “significant gains in the return of business travel, especially over the past month or two.”

One active business traveler is Jonathan Adkins, executive director of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Washington, who has been traveling extensively since last July for conventions, trade shows and speaking engagements.

He has 11 trips planned between now and the end of September, which, he said, “feels like a lot, more now than what I did before the pandemic, in part because I want to meet with partners and people whom I haven’t seen in two and a half years.”

He added, “We’re catching up.”

In recent earnings calls, the major U.S. airlines all reported upticks in their business travel bookings. American Airlines, for one, said its business demand had already recovered to 80 percent of 2019 levels.

United said that its business travel bookings were “rapidly returning,” but that they had not fully recovered. It also said it was finding no “meaningful recovery in business traffic” in Asia, where strict coronavirus restrictions are still in place in countries like China and Japan.

Delta Air Lines reported that its domestic premium revenues in March were “100 percent restored to March 2019 levels,” with business travel reaching its highest levels since the pandemic started.

And all the major airlines reported that they were able to raise fares to cover higher fuel costs without diminishing the appetite for travel.

Similarly, hotel companies reported that even though they raised room rates, demand was strong, including from business travelers. Jeff Doane, chief commercial officer for North and Central America for the hotel company Accor, said last month that the company was seeing “exponential growth in business travel year over year, well outpacing expectations for 2022.”

Hilton said on an earnings call this month that it expected individual business travel “to be roughly back to 2019 levels by year end” and that it was forecasting that demand for company meetings and convention business would accelerate in the second half of the year.

And Marriott said on its earnings call this month that the number of room nights booked by individual business travelers in the United States and Canada was down 10 to 15 percent in March compared with 2019 levels, “obviously a very meaningful improvement over what we saw in the fourth quarter,” when they were down about 30 percent.

“The volume coming out of small- and medium-sized companies has effectively fully recovered, while the demand from larger companies still has a bit of the hill to climb,” it said.

In a report last month, the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Kalibri Labs, which evaluates and predicts hotels’ revenue performance, said they found that urban markets were being “disproportionately impacted by the pandemic,” noting that the markets hit hardest by a decline in business travel revenue were San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., with projected decreases of 69 percent, 55 percent and 54 percent.

Jan Freitag, national director for hospitality market analytics at the research firm CoStar Group, said the pandemic hit large, urban, downtown convention hotels “extremely hard.”

Chip Rogers, president and chief executive of the hotel association, was only partly joking when he said that the three biggest challenges facing the lodging industry were “staffing, staffing and staffing.”

The labor shortage at hotels has affected business travelers’ stays almost since the start of the pandemic. Jobs at hotel front desks, hotel bars and restaurants, and housekeeping departments have been cut radically. All but the most luxurious hotels generally no longer clean guest rooms daily, instead offering only fresh towels and garbage removal. Many hotel bars and restaurants have shut down or offer only limited service, and technology has replaced many transactions that once involved human beings, such as front-desk check-in, bill payment and room-key delivery. Robots for housekeeping and other services, which had been introduced before the pandemic, have become more prevalent.

Ron Hernandez, who lives in New Orleans and is a clinical applications trainer for a biomedical company, said he stopped his business travels only during the first seven weeks of the pandemic in 2020. Since then, he has been traveling regularly domestically.

He said that he has found that prices of all travel services — including flights, hotel stays and car rentals — are climbing, and that many hotels that once offered restaurant and 24-hour airport shuttle services no longer do. He said airlines are only now gradually reinstituting first-class services, such as a drink before departure.

But the cuts in services and the higher costs did not deter him, he said, because he can’t work remotely or by Zoom. “I have to be out in the field constantly,” he said.

But business travel is evolving. Mr. Harteveldt, the analyst for Atmosphere Research, said business travelers “are more likely to view themselves as free agents” and “less likely to be loyal to a hotel brand or an airline than they were prepandemic,” partly because of changes to loyalty programs that have made them more complicated to use and less valuable to consumers.

Mike Janssen, global chief operating officer and chief commercial officer of BCD Travel, said that with the increase in remote work, a “business trip” now often means an internal meeting at a company’s “head office, at a conveniently located office or an off site.”

Some travel experts question how much, if at all, individual business trips will recover. Michael Derchin, a self-employed airline analyst, said that while small and medium-size businesses will continue to send employees on the road to meet customers face to face, “a substantial portion of the employees of large corporations will not travel permanently again,” as the companies focus on productivity and cost savings.

Still, after more than two years of remote work and meetings for many people, Evan Konwiser, executive vice president of product and strategy for American Express Global Business Travel, said he believed most travelers were “happy to be back on the road to see and meet with their colleagues and customers in person.”

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Malaysia Airlines, Google collaborate to boost tourism

Wednesday, 13 Mar 2024

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PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Airlines and multinational technology corporation Google have forged a collaboration to accelerate Malaysia’s ascent as a top-tier tourism destination while driving digital evolution within the aviation sector.

The dynamic partnership represents a significant milestone in Malaysia Airlines' quest towards digitalising its commercial advancement to stimulate growth and demand from key markets, solidifying its dedication to establishing Malaysia as a central hub for international travellers.

In a statement today, Malaysia Aviation Group (Airlines) chief commercial officer, Dersenish Aresandiran said as the national flag carrier, Malaysia Airlines is deeply committed to driving the growth of tourism and fostering economic development in the country.

"By harnessing the power of Google's technology innovation and expertise, we are confident that we can unlock new opportunities, elevate the travel experience, and strengthen Malaysia's position as a leading tourism hub in the region, aligning with the government’s vision for Visit Malaysia Year 2026 (VMY2026),” he said.

Meanwhile, Google Malaysia, Pakistan and Frontier Markets managing director, Farhan Qureshi said Malaysia's tourism sector is poised for significant growth, and Google is committed to supporting Malaysia Airlines in capitalising on this opportunity.

By teaming up with Google, Malaysia Airlines intends to harness cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies to enhance its commercial operations, streamline processes and provide tailored experiences to travellers.

It said the collaboration aims to foster ongoing growth and innovation across various critical product domains, encompassing Google Pay, Google Flights and AI-powered marketing solutions, enabling it to cultivate a holistic ecosystem that prioritises seamless customer experience.

With travel demand set to surpass pre-pandemic levels, the airline also plans to leverage innovative solutions to fuel its growth and marketing channels, positioning the airline for substantial network expansion plans this year.

Utilising Google's AI-powered Performance Max, Malaysia Airlines can enhance its marketing campaigns, guaranteeing wider reach, relevance and return on investment within the fiercely competitive travel market. - Bernama

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“Conceptualizing Peace” Forum Planned April 12 at Guilford

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Guilford College on April 12 will host “Conceptualizing Peace,” a one-day forum for members of the education, faith and business communities in the region to explore long-term education and activity on matters of peace. The event is free of charge and registration is required.

Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley (pictured above) will be featured in a keynote conversation at the forum. She is a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs and at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malta. Also, she serves as President of the Middle East Policy Council and formerly served as the U.S. Department of State's Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer.

“Our objective is to have a productive discussion about strategies for investing in and sustaining peace, and Guilford College is the ideal setting for such a conversation,” says President Kyle Farmbry, who has organized the event. “In particular we want to explore how higher education institutions, including Guilford, can be leaders in long-term peace studies and action.” 

Other key speakers and panelists scheduled to participate in the event include:

  • Francisco Burgos , Executive Director of Pendle Hill, a Quaker study and retreat center in Pennsylvania, who worked with Monteverde Institute and led a Friends School in Costa Rica and served with American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
  • Joseph Sany , Vice President of the Africa Center at the United States Institute of Peace, who has been working at the forefront of peacebuilding with civil society, governments, businesses, and international organizations in Africa for over 20 years.
  • Bience Gawanas , Former Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General. Her career in law, human rights and social development spans more than 40 years and has been defined by multiple leadership roles.
  • Mohammed Abu-Nimer , Professor of Peace, Human Rights & Cultural Relations at American University in Washington, D.C., who has conducted interreligious conflict resolution training and interfaith dialogue workshops in conflict areas globally.
  • Tess McEnery ’06 , Executive Director of the Middle East Democracy Center and former White House Security Council and State Department staff member, who has expertise in conflict prevention, stabilization, fragile states, elections and political transitions. 
  • Christina Repoley ’02 , Director of Strategic Partnerships for organizations serving young adults for the Forum for Theological Exploration and former Executive Director of Quaker Voluntary Service who has also worked in peace building with AFSC.

A schedule for the forum including information about various panels and additional speakers will be announced soon.

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Making a statement prior to seeking a vote of confidence in the House of Representatives today, he said he has been continuously working since the beginning for improving the economy and made it clear that most of the economic indicators have improved in the latest situation.

"The balance of payment is in reserve by 297 billion and 720 million in the seven months' period of the current fiscal year. The foreign exchange reserve has increased by 19.9 percent and reached nearly equivalent to Rs 1 trillion and 845 billion," the PM said, adding that the trade deficit has reduced by 1.8 percent.

He further said the inflation has been limited to 5.1 percent in the seven months' period and the loan disbursement has increased by 4.7 percent.

"It is not that the government cannot interpret the existing economic condition as a big achievement, but the expected progress has not been made in the domestic production and employment generation.

Similarly, capital expenditure has also not been increased as expected. It is necessary to give extra impetus to the projects of national pride and priority, to increase the capital expenditure and to further improve in public service delivery," the PM pointed out on the occasion.

He made it clear that making the administration mechanism efficient, removing the procedural obstacles and creating an environment conducive for fully harnessing the capacity of the private sector were his first priority.

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Prime Minister Dahal announced on the occasion that a tri-nation electricity trade agreement would be signed for exporting up to 40 megawatts power from Nepal to Bangladesh. He asserted that Nepal has reached close to electricity trade not only with India but with Bangladesh as well.

"The door for electricity trade is opening towards China as well. This is also not a small achievement, but we need to carry out great deal of works in electricity infrastructure development to achieve this possibility," the PM observed.

Stating that Nepal has now made its presence in the world forum on the concept of climate justice and equality, he recalled that the visit of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Nepal and Nepal's presentation in the COP-28 held in Dubai, UAE have sent new message to that connection.

"We have given the message that now Nepal will give leadership to the voice of mountain nations affected by climate crisis," he said, expressing that the list of government's achievement is not short, but these achievements were not adequate to fulfill the country's needs and possibilities

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