Are you ready for the business travel trends of the future? Read on to look out what business travel tips the travel industry is expecting in 2020 and beyond.

1. Expect more diversity in business trips

The number of women traveling for business is rising. within the past most corporate travelers were men. Now, nearly half all business travelers within the US are women.

Travel managers especially should take these business travel tips into account as their female business travelers have different concerns—especially with relevance safety—than their male colleagues.

A 2019 survey from a large travel management organization revealed that 77% of female business travelers have experienced harassment or mistreatment while traveling.
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During the COVID-19 worldwide outbreak, a lot of economic sectors are affected and close to a deep financial crisis, and one of those fields, who have suffered the most, is tourism. Suffer not only those working in the tourism industry, but also their suppliers, partners, and everyone else who relied on business generated by travelers. One thing is known for sure, – travel will be back, but how much it will change after the pandemic, – we can only guess. Here are a couple of tips you should consider, before booking your next business trip. 

Be aware of changes in the plane

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List of TOP Cities Where Booking An Airbnb is Cheaper Than a Hotel

 

Airbnb was created in 2008 as a way to rent out their spare room for people in the San Francisco area to save on the side a bit of money. Ten years of fast forward and Airbnb has gone global. When we only looked at hotels and possibly an apartment for business travel, remember before? Airbnb is now a choice that most people don’t want to do without. It’s an alternative that gives travelers much more freedom and flexibility, and even more so for Millennials who reshape the business travel landscape.

 
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It’s important to travel for business.

Face-to-face requests are 34 times higher than an email request (Harvard Company Review).

 

We, humans, are social creatures, no matter how virtual our lives may seem. No wonder business travel is predicted by analysts, business travel managers, and business travelers themselves to expand.

We’ve compiled all business travel stats for 2019, from business travel patterns to market disruptors.

Business travel does not slow down and won’t in 2020
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People travel for business because it is most cost-effective.

 

Last year business trips from Riga, Latvia hit a record high amount. By being physically there at another location you can usually do work that is more effective and more satisfying than you could remotely. But there are three basic advantages that justify most of the business trips:

You can connect with people

You will find that in the real world it is much easier to do business with or manage people that you have met in person. You can get to know people through remote communication but it takes more time and probably will never reach the same level.
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