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  1. How Covid Changed Business Travel Forever

    According to Morning Consult data, the percentage of frequent business travelers who say they'll never return to the road has ticked up from 39% in October 2021 to 42% in February 2022. At a New ...

  2. Impact of COVID-19 on business travel: 50+ post-pandemic stats

    Deloitte. ). In Q3 of 2021, US business travel spend was at 15-20% of the 2019 levels. By Q3 of 2022, nearly half the companies surveyed are projected to reach 25% of 2019 levels (. Deloitte. ). By Q4 of 2022, US business travel spend is projected to reach 65-80% of 2019 levels. This growth depends on external factors like public health ...

  3. The comeback of corporate travel

    In 2020, total global business travel expenses contracted by 52 percent, while managed corporate-travel spending in the United States plummeted 71 percent, or $94 billion. Last year, when we reported on the impact of COVID-19 on corporate travel, we projected that the road to recovery would be a long and uneven one.

  4. For corporate travel, a long recovery ahead

    When the COVID-19 pandemic halted travel around the globe, business travelers had to pivot quickly from in-person meetings and events to virtual platforms. As the pandemic continues and travel-industry players look ahead for a rebound, our research shows that the postcrisis return will take years and that business travel will return at a slower pace than leisure travel.

  5. How to Ease Back into Traveling for Work

    Transitioning back into business travel after the Covid-19 pandemic isn't as simple as buying a plane ticket. Individuals are having to remember how to pack efficiently, adjust to time zone ...

  6. A travel boom is looming. But is the industry ready?

    A McKinsey survey reveals traveling to be the second-most-desired activity among respondents (in first place: dining out). In the United States, air travel has hit two million daily passengers, closer to the prepandemic level of around 2.5 million than to the low of around 90,000, in April 2020. Hotel reservations and rental-car bookings are ...

  7. Business travellers demand flexibility post-pandemic

    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 ...

  8. Business travel may have changed forever with COVID-19

    A Delta survey of its corporate customers finds that only 57% plan to be back to full travel by the end of 2023. Delta CEO Ed Bastian says business travel will change. "I do think that maybe 10% ...

  9. How Business Travel Will Change After COVID-19

    May 28, 2020. Getty. Business travel has come to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, as stay-at-home restrictions have required companies to hold more virtual meetings. While the outbreak is not ...

  10. Post-Pandemic Travel is Leisure

    However, business travel—the staple of the global travel industry—is likely to recover much more slowly. To survive the next few years, airlines and hoteliers must adapt quickly to capture the opportunities in this new industry landscape. ... So much depends on the speed of the global COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Amazing progress is being made ...

  11. How Covid-19 Is Shrinking The Business Travel Market

    Survey findings. In Oliver Wyman's second Traveler Sentiment Survey, 43% of the more than 2,500 business travelers questioned said they expected to travel less for business even after Covid-19 subsides. That response was 16 percentage points higher than the 27% who told the survey in May they expected to travel less — a clearly troubling ...

  12. Business Travel Resumes, Though Not at Its Former Pace

    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 ...

  13. The Post-Covid Travel Industry's Soaring Demand Despite ...

    Consumer want travel advisors to help them plan and navigate the post-Covid travel world. Despite ...[+] increasing prices, both advisors and say that's becoming ever more difficult. Still, 99.1% ...

  14. The new normal: a glimpse into the future of business travel after COVID-19

    Flexible travel booking, refund policies with reduced or no penalties for cancellation, and better customer support will be the basic expectations of passengers traveling after COVID-19. According to Skyscanner , this is an important consideration at present since the timelines imposed on travel restrictions are uncertain.

  15. The Future of Business Travel Post-COVID-19

    The US Travel Association found that from March through the end of 2020, travel spending declined by $492 billion over the previous year—shedding approximately $1.6 billion per day. Business leaders don't see that reversing anytime soon. A CNBC survey found that about 49% of executives across industries believe it will take two to three ...

  16. COVID-19 pandemic: When will the travel sector recover?

    While few industries have been spared by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector.As 2021 drew to a close with severe limitations to travel still in place, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reported that international tourist arrivals increased by just 4 percent last year, remaining 72 percent below 2019 levels.

  17. Corporate and Business Travel After COVID-19: Navigating the ...

    The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the corporate travel landscape in unprecedented ways. Business travel came to a near standstill as travel restrictions, lockdowns, and health concerns took center stage.

  18. COVID-19

    Employers and workers considering or planning travel to international and domestic areas affected by the COVID-19 pandemic should consult the CDC's coronavirus information for travelers. The U.S. Department of State has regularly updated travel advisories in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  19. The Rising Dark Side Of Business Travel CEOs Need To Pay ...

    Business travel isn't going anywhere anytime soon, as the average business traveler takes roughly 6.8 trips per year, with business travel in the U.S. from domestic and international travelers ...

  20. The Future of the Airline Industry After COVID-19

    Business travel will take longer to recover, and even then, we estimate it will only likely recover to around 80 percent of prepandemic levels by 2024. ... Before COVID-19, an airline boasted an ROIC well ahead of the overall industry's rate of 5.8 percent. Not only did its stronger position pre-COVID-19 enable it to navigate the crisis thus ...

  21. A spare car key is now essential for all road trips

    AI can plan travel itineraries and Apple AirTags can track luggage — but tech and travel aren't always a foolproof combination when it comes to road trips. After driving 10,000 miles around the ...

  22. After COVID, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

    Item 1 of 2 A visitor walks past an illuminated coronavirus (COVID-19) model as he visit the "Mini-Worlds on the Way of Illumination" (Mini-Mondes en voie d'illumination) exhibition during the ...

  23. US airlines are getting better

    As they become happier with travel experiences, customers are also travelling more. This February, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a 21.5% rise in global air passengers ...

  24. WH Smith shares fall on lower growth after travel boom

    , opens new tab shares fell 9% on Thursday, after the British airport retailer flagged lower growth at start of the second-half after a strong travel boom last year. The group, which runs stores ...

  25. After spending $2m on pins for Covid-19 workers, department now cutting

    The Covid-19 Response Recognition Awards were issued to about 80,000 people who contributed to the national Covid-19 response. Photo / NZDF The previous government spent $2m on lapel pins to ...

  26. Biden administration issues new rules on airline fees and refunds

    The Biden administration issued final rules Wednesday to require airlines to automatically issue cash refunds for things like delayed flights and to better disclose fees for baggage or canceling a reservation.. The Transportation Department said airlines will be required to provide automatic cash refunds within a few days for canceled flights and "significant" delays.

  27. Airlines Must Now Pay Automatic Refunds for Canceled Flights

    Airlines will now have to provide automatic refunds to travelers if flights are canceled or significantly altered under new US Department of Transportation rules, a significant change for ...

  28. From surviving to thriving: Business after coronavirus

    It is not difficult to imagine who is better placed to succeed in the more flexible post-COVID-19 business environment, where value creation is shared and strategic partnerships matter even more. ... Over the past few months, there has been a transformation in the way we interact with loved ones, do our work, travel, get medical care, spend ...

  29. FAA lifts temporary groundstop of Alaska Airlines flights after

    The Federal Aviation Administration lifted a ground stop for all Alaska Airlines flights Wednesday after grounding the planes earlier as a result of a computer problem at the carrier.

  30. The travel between Korea and China has been cut off. Even after the

    The travel between Korea and China has been cut off. Even after the "COVID-19 lockdown" ended, demand for travel and business trips between the two countries did not recover, and the number of visitors from the two countries decreased significantly compared to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) crisis in 2017, just before the COVID-19 pandemic and at the peak of the Korea-China ...