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After a year of heavy losses, the travel industry is finally showing some signs of bouncing back – even as the emergence of the Covid-19 omicron variant has led some countries to tighten their borders again. Increased vaccination rates, pent-up demand and accumulated savings helped… Read More »4 charts show what the travel industry looks like 2 years into Covid
News of the death of Dervla Murphy, the Irish travel writer who cycled, trekked or rode a mule across far-flung countries to understand the lives of ordinary people, was supposed to have been released only after her quiet family funeral. With her keen sense of… Read More »Dervla Murphy, travel writer, 1931-2022
After nearly two years of lying almost entirely dormant, the oh-so lucrative business travel segment is beginning to bounce back in earnest. Meanwhile, this might be a temporary effect of the pent-up need to reconnect in person to partners that have only been available through… Read More »Why Business Travel Demand Will Slow To Meet Sustainability Targets
While many people have taken at least one post-pandemic leisure trip, business travel hasn’t been as quick to rebound. Here are some of the latest projections on when people will start traveling for businesses. 30 July 2021, Bavaria, Munich: Passengers stand at a Lufthansa check-in… Read More »When Will Business Travel Bounce Back?
(Image credit: (Pexels))The pandemic changed the present as well as the future of travel – especially business travel. Leisure travel is picking up again, but businesses are reconsidering their travel plans, with airlines and hotels watching closely for signs of what is to come. A… Read More »Will business travel pick up in 2022?
Corporate travel in the Middle East and Asia Pacific set to lead the way with fastest recovery London, UK: Worldwide business travel spending looks set to rise by more than a quarter this year and reach two thirds of pre-pandemic levels by 2022, according to… Read More »News Article | World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)
Skift Take These travel managers have no regrets in keeping things hush-hush among employees, because why risk everything when all it takes is another variant to emerge? Backtracking after a two-year hiatus is, understandably, not something they’re prepared to do. Matthew Parsons Some company travel… Read More »Business Travel Returns, But Companies Keep It on the Down-Low
(May 26, 2022, 11:36 +07) Flight Center Travel Group (FCTG) has appointed Bree Milkovic as Senior Vice President – Head of Digital for the company’s portfolio of corporate brands. Bree Milkovic Bree, an Australian national, will be responsible for developing and implementing digital strategy with… Read More »FCTG Appoints Bree Milkovic as Senior Vice President
REOPENING PLANS: Although Taiwan’s COVID-19 infection rate is about the same as among inbound travelers, healthcare capacity is the main factor being considered By Lee I-chia / Staff reporter The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) yesterday said a policy for reopening national borders to business… Read More »Business travel rules to be eased ‘soon’
A resurgence of corporate travel is central to a full recovery of the travel industry and the global economy from the pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, corporate fliers constituted about 12% of total travelers and up to 75% of airline profits, and companies were spending… Read More »Headwinds Are Gathering in Front of a Corporate Travel Recovery in 2022