A January 2024 survey asked business travel professionals worldwide about the most significant issues faced by business travel. Overall, the rising costs of travel and economic concerns ranked as the main issues across all regions. Meanwhile, 58 percent of the sample in the Asia-Pacific region mentioned corporate budgets not keeping pace with needs as the main problem, whereas just 39 percent of respondents in Europe did the same.
Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region
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North America
Europe
Asia and the Pacific
Latin America
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travel managers, travel suppliers, and employees of travel management companies
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
¹ Total survey count. The number of respondents per region was as follows: North America (329), Europe (120), Asia-Pacific region (26 - small sample size), Latin America (25 - small sample size).
The source specifies that respondents were asked to indicate their leading three options out of 14 given issues.
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GBTA. (January 31, 2024). Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/
GBTA. "Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/
GBTA. (2024). Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/
GBTA. "Most Significant Issues Faced by Business Travel According to Business Travel Professionals Worldwide as of January 2024, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/
GBTA, Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Most significant issues faced by business travel according to business travel professionals worldwide as of January 2024, by region [Graph], GBTA, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319009/business-travel-main-obstacles-for-travel-managers-by-region/