1、Travel Managers Summer Travel Survival GuideThe rubber is hitting the road.Literally.Experts predict runways and roads will be packed this summer,due to an outsized increase in warm-weather leisure travelers plus a higher-than-average bump in business road warriors.For travel managers,the result cou

2、ld be migraines and sleepless nights.Not to worry.Navan has your back.Because this year is differentIntroductionIn this guide,youll learn:Factors driving the increase in business travel this summerSteps all travel managers can take to help keep their programs running smoothlyThe tools that can incre

3、ase your effectiveness even moreIntroductionWhat Experts Are SayingPredictions“Brace yourself for a summer of air travel hell.”“Travelers could face another rough summer as carriers struggle to meet burgeoning flight demands.”“This summers travel demand will be as strong as weve seen since before th

4、e pandemic and potentially the strongest ever.”“I expect that were going to see very,very strong demand all the way through the summertime.”David Pekoske,TSA Chief Geoff Freeman,president and CEO,U.S.Travel AssociationTravel Manager Summer Survival Guide|READ MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREREAD MOREQ1 used t

5、o be high season for road warriors.No longer.Traditionally,sales teams jumpstarted the calendar year with a packed schedule of SKOs and client visits.This year looks different.Were not the only ones noticing this change.Uniteds CEO said he saw a clear change in seasonality moving away from business

6、travels historically strong months of January and February and peaking this year betweenMarch and October.The Shift In Business Travel The Numbers2xThats the factor by which Navans Q1 business travel bookings for summer 2023 were up,compared to an equivalent booking window last year.Heres the breakd