Business Travel News
Trip.Biz Launches Trip.Biz ONE
Trip.Biz, the business travel management brand of Trip.com Group, launched Trip.Biz ONE, an all-in-one solution that redefines how organisations manage business travel, at its annual Trip.Biz Transform 2025 conference in Singapore. As an all-in-one solution that makes the entire business travel experience more seamless for corporates, Trip.Biz ONE is designed to help organisations overcome existing challenges such as booking leakages in the form of off-platform bookings and overspending, non-adherence to travel policies and inefficient reconciliation processes.
Blended Business and Leisure Travel is the Top Opportunity for Tourism Growth
Business travel has defied post-pandemic expectations and when extended with leisure now represents the top opportunity for tourism growth, according to new research. More than half of experts responding to Tourism Economics’ Travel Industry Monitor 2024 survey for the WTM Global Travel Report cited blended leisure and business travel as a tourism growth opportunity, making it the top niche mentioned.
OVER A THIRD OF BUSINESS TRAVELERS LOSE UP TO A DAY OF PRODUCTIVITY ON TRIPS
As business travel bounces back, with the sector poised to hit a record spending high by year-end, a new report, “The Changing Face of Travel and Work”, uncovers the impact that travel planning is having on business travelers’ productivity. Blacklane, the premiere global chauffeur services provider, available in more than 50 countries, launched the report, determining changing business traveler habits across the US, UK and UAE.
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Business Travel Set to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels to Reach a Record US$1.5 trillion in 2024
A new report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed that business travel is set to surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, faster than previously predicted, to reach a record US$1.5TN. The rise of remote working during the pandemic had a disproportionate effect on corporate travel, compared to leisure travel, with virtual platforms replacing face-to-face meetings.
Trip.Biz Debuts New Product Matrix To Transform Business Travel From Start To End
Trip.com Group’s corporate travel management brand, Trip.Biz, held its annual conference ‘Trip.Biz Transform 2024’ in Singapore. The event brought together over 200 corporate clients, partners, and industry leaders across the Asia-Pacific region. A highlight of the conference was the unveiling of the ‘Trip.Biz Product Matrix’, a suite of innovative solutions designed to optimise every aspect of corporate travel management.
Six Strategies to Reduce Stress and Enhance Well-Being in Business Travel
Business travel can be a significant source of stress for employees. Research indicates that the majority of business travelers experience poor mental health, stress, anxiety, exhaustion, and loneliness during work trips. To alleviate this, businesses can take several steps to minimize stress and improve the well-being of their traveling employees.
flydubai launches a Premium Business Class Experience, “The Business Suite”
The Dubai-based carrier unveils its latest premium business class seat at this year’s edition of the Arabian Travel Market • The Business Suite will be introduced on a number of the carrier’s newest aircraft in the last quarter of 2023 and will be deployed on select flights around the carrier’s growing network
Abu Dhabi tourism tax scrapped for events
Abu Dhabi has removed the tourism fee taxation on event organisers across the capital. Event organisers will now be exempt from the 10 percent tourism fee for each ticket sold.
MEA region expected to return to pre-pandemic levels of business travel spend by 2024
Business travel in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is recovering more rapidly than in any other region, according to the most recent Business Travel Index™ Outlook annual forecast and outlook (2022), from the Global Business Travel Association
A RETURN TO NORMALITY, BUT DELAYED
For business travel, the return to pre-pandemic normality has been moved back two years to 2026. Inflation, China’s economic problems and the effects on global supply chains were among the reasons listed by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) on Wednesday at ITB Berlin 2023. Basic parameters concerning business travel had also changed, said Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the GBTA
World MICE Awards announces 2022 winners
World MICE Awards – the global initiative to recognize and reward excellence in the MICE industry – has announced the highly-anticipated winners of its 2022 programme. The finest MICE brands from across the globe have been revealed at the star-studded Gala Ceremony in Amman, Jordan.
Innovations Influencing the Evolution of Business Travel, Meetings and Events
Around 1.3 million business trips are taken per year, according to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). Though this average decreased from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world are now eager to connect and return to in-person events and business travel.