Business Travel

The US dominated the ranking overall, with Washington DC and San Francisco both making the top five on the leaderboard, while Switzerland chimed in with Geneva and Zurich

Corporate travel is expected to rebound with as many as 77 per cent of Indian businesses expecting a rise in their travel budget in 2023 as compared to 2022, said a survey commissioned by American Express. In terms of the practical methods used to pay for travel expenses, the most common way, used by two-thirds of companies (66 per cent), is that the business has company accounts with third party booking systems. However, most businesses reported using multiple methods, with 61 per cent saying they let employees pay and expense, and 57 per cent saying they provide employees with access to a company credit card, the survey said. The survey Revival of business travel: An India perspective' commissioned by American Express, India with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) indicates that 79 per cent of Indian businesses are using business travel data analytics to assist with travel booking and expenditure. "The sentiment is upbeat for corporate travel in India. While th

Globally, only 50 companies out of 322 have set targets to reduce business travel, with technology company Wipro paving the way in India

The firm plans to add about 1800 premium hotels this year, with a focus on key business cities

Younger business travellers such as college graduates and new entrants into the workforce, such as traders and small enterprises, played a key role in the overall business travel recovery process

The Indian hotel industry is likely to witness 23 per cent growth in revenue this fiscal over the pre-pandemic level, driven by a strong recovery in business travel and continued traction in leisure travel, according to a report. Higher average room rates (ARRs) and occupancy will help the hotel industry log a strong improvement in profitability to around 34 per cent this fiscal compared to 24 per cent in the pre-pandemic period (fiscal 2020), Crisil Ratings said in a report. Revenue, on its part, will increase 23 per cent over the pre-pandemic level, riding on a strong recovery in business travel and continued traction in leisure travel, it added. "Leisure travel had gained traction post the Delta wave last fiscal, while business travel has started picking up steadily after a much milder Omicron wave in January 2022. This has been fuelling demand in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and events) segment," Crisil Ratings Senior Director Mohit Makhija said. Crisil Ratings .

A recovery in global business travel spending to pre-pandemic levels is likely to be delayed by 18 months to 2026, a new industry forecast shows

Delhi has topped of the most preferred destinations for business travel, closely followed by Bangalore, Mumbai, and Hyderabad

Small and medium businesses continue to contribute significantly to the business travel bookings as more and more people from this segment opt for physical interactions

Domestic air traffic till now was largely fueled by leisure and people visiting their families

While growth metrics should improve as the leisure segment and business travel picks up, the company's March quarter performance was weaker than expected

Accor India COO says the firm has 17 new projects in the pipeline with three hotels opening this year

"I think this winter, domestic traffic should come back to the pre-Covid level," says CEO Magow

Work travel represented 21% of the $8.9 trillion spent on global travel and tourism in 2019, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council

As many as 83% of passengers globally are reluctant to fall back into their old travel habits and 31% will travel less often by air, the survey of some 10,000 frequent fliers conducted showed

Domestic flight operations resumed on May 25 after a two-month suspension, allowing stranded people to return home.

This Covid-19 outbreak is a lesson that technology has many faces and being besotted with only one application of computational science is dangerous, Mazumdar-Shaw said

Business travel to Asia has been the worst hit, with at least three out of every four companies reporting they have canceled or suspended all or most business trips to China

The venue of China's oldest and biggest trade fair, the Canton Fair, has suspended exhibitions until further notice. It was due to hold its spring exhibition at the complex from April 15

China has already ordered all travel agencies to suspend sales of domestic and international tours beginning Friday