Is Business Travel Back?

After pandemic disruptions, business travel may be coming back in a big way.

Insights from the U.S. Travel Association and J.D. Power show that business travelers expect to resume traveling at a frequency close to a pre-pandemic level, averaging about 1.6 trips per month.

In fact, many business travelers expect to make more—rather than fewer—trips to meet with customers, suppliers and other external stakeholders than they did pre-pandemic.

“In-person conferences have relational and financial impacts to corporations that are significant,” said Andrea Stokes, Practice Lead for J.D. Power Travel & Hospitality Intelligence.

Read more about the future of business travel here.