Corporate Travel Leaders Hope for Stability and Plan for Growth in 2017
Photo Credit: Corporate travel executives say they hope 2017 will offer more stability than last year. In this photo, travelers are shown at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Flickr / Rob Annis
Skift Take
Many executives in the corporate travel space are planning for expansion and growth in the year ahead. The question on everyone's mind is whether global and economic events will foster more business travel or keep growth subdued.
After a difficult year for business travel — due in large part to widespread uncertainty and global security concerns — corporate travel executives are hoping 2017 brings some relief.
Skift asked leaders at companies that focus on corporate travel what their hopes, concerns, and priorities are for the coming year. We also asked what had the biggest impact on their business last year, what surprised them, and what breakthroughs they had. Read those answers here; all interviews were conducted by email.
For 2017, responses overwhelmingly centered around plans for growth, a desire for stability and a safer world — and the concern that continued insecurity could keep people from traveling.
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