Companies Expect to Cut Business Travel in the Wake of Trump's Travel Ban
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The fallout over Friday's problematic executive order continues: Companies are afraid that employees won't be able to travel freely and won't be safe while they're on the road.
After spurring protests, drawing international outrage, and creating mass confusion over the weekend, President Donald Trump's edict temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries is causing some companies to rethink business trips.
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, 36 percent of respondents said their company would reduce travel "somewhat." A smaller number — 3 percent — said travel would drop significantly.
"This is fostering uncertainty," Greeley Koch, the association's executive director, said in an interview. "That's the biggest issue for business travele
