1、Sponsored byGlobal Business Travelers ReportMay 20232Table of ContentsGlobal Business TravelersExecutive Summary3Key Findings4Tightrope Walking:Balancing Tightening Budgets with Employee Needs and Experience 5 Value Proposition:Business Travel That Is Safe and Sustainable Is a Must 7Flexibility in B
2、ooking Options Meets Traveler Needs But at the Cost of Corporate Control8Duty of Care:Health and Safety Remain Top of Mind 9Conclusion 11Methodological Notes123Executive SummaryTodays business travelers are eager to travel and recognize the importance of doing so for both their companies and their c
3、areers.Yet travelers desire and need for flexibility and companies current policies concerning travel frequency,duration,and destinations are not always aligned.Travelers are understandably concerned for their own health and safety,including the ability to maintain an acceptable work-life balance,as
4、 well as voicing broader concerns around the environmental impacts of travel and the social and cultural circumstances in various destinations.More than 9 in 10 business travelers(91%)are willing to decline an assigned trip that conflicts with these needs,values,and preferences.Whats more,nearly all
5、 business travelers with a formal corporate travel policy(91%)expect their company to allow the flexibility to book travel outside of company policy in cases where policy may conflict with their needs or values.This is so important that nearly 3 in 10 business travelers(28%)would turn down a busines
6、s trip that lacks the flexibility to make adjustments outside of company policy.These decisions to take a hard line are not made lightly,however.Business travelers consider travel critical to their careers,essential to maintaining important relationships,and imperative for aiding employee advancemen