Optimistic yet cautious. That’s the message the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) conveys in its recent Business Travel Recovery Poll1 on the outlook for business travel in 2023. The report cites that more than three quarters of travel managers surveyed expect their company will take more business trips next year than they did in 2022.
“Despite economic concerns, most travel programmes do not plan to pre-emptively limit business travel next year,” the report reveals.
However, the report also highlights that one in five travel managers (18%) are considering limiting business travel because of economic concerns, with most taking a wait-and-see approach (45%).
This is perhaps unsurprising, given prices continue to rise globally, staff shortages remain across the aviation and hospitality sectors and there are continued geopolitical pressures.
So how can travel managers be better prepared when planning programmes going into 2023? Where are the drivers of change they need to be aware of, to produce maximum results for their organisations?
Reed & Mackay’s global leadership and advisory teams share their predictions on what they think will impact travel management in the next 12 months, plus offer insight into how to navigate business travel in the ever-changing global landscape.
