The leaders in business travel expect business travel to increase. GetThere customers represent the largest global travel spenders and they gave a clear viewpoint of travel budget planning in this year’s annual benchmark survey. Seventy-six percent say they are increasing their travel budgets, a clear recognition of the importance of business travel. And this growth is not limited to the U.S. Travel managers predicted higher travel budgets for Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, and Latin America.
Do you really need to travel to see your client? Why can't you have a videoconference instead? While I'm an advocate of virtual meetings, travel is necessary in many cases. Rather than supply you with another article on the value of travel, let's focus on the return on investment.
It's no surprise that companies are reacting swiftly in this economic climate, but it’s the way in which they are seeking savings that is both encouraging and disappointing. In the recent poll of travel managers in the US and Europe for
The Wire…from AirPlus, 84 percent of respondents report that their companies have already made changes to the travel program in the last few months or are making changes now.
Two interesting discussions on LinkedIn
here and
here about why people travel for business. Why do you?
