Return of Business Travel: Safety and Sustainability Key
This SAP Concur blog post discusses the return of business travel post-pandemic. Citing an EY/SAP Concur whitepaper and the 2021 Global Business Traveler Study, it notes travelers are eager for face-to-face interactions, but companies must enhance safety measures, provide more pre-trip information, and focus on sustainability. The study shows 38% of travelers worry about building new client relationships, 45% about maintaining business connections, and 54% want personal connections. The article emphasizes that every trip should have a clear purpose and suggests steps like embracing leadership, establishing safety information sources, and adopting technology.
Impact and considerations
Companies must adjust travel policies to balance safety, sustainability, and business needs in the post-pandemic travel landscape.
Key points
- 38% of travelers worry about building new client relationships
- 45% worry about maintaining business connections
- 54% want personal connections
- Companies must enhance safety measures and pre-trip information
- Every trip should have a clear purpose
- Sustainability becomes a key consideration
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:36
- Last updated
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Where’s Everyone Going? (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 29 Jun 2022, 19:47