Business Travel Is Resilient, But Slowing — Corporate Travel Innovation Report

Andrew Sheivachman

April 7th, 2016 at 11:30 AM EDT

Photo Credit: Passengers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Flickr / Nicola

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There may be a big slowdown looming in spending on business travel, with severe ramifications for travel management companies and the travel industry.

The Skift Corporate Travel Innovation Report is our new weekly newsletter focused on the future of corporate travel, the big fault lines of disruption for travel managers and buyers, the innovations emerging from the sector, and the changing business traveler habits that are upending how corporate travel is packaged, bought and sold. Subscribe Here for Weekly Updates: [hubform id='0c0e5397-d16e-4436-965b-4d5a6aa35695'] The Future of Corporate + Business Travel Sometimes, it's instructive to take a step back and view the broader implications of the events and trends that are affecting travelers around the world and the corporate travel ecosystem itself. Terrorism and shaky economic numbers are creating headwinds for corporate travel growth. At the same time,

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