Why Some UK Business Travelers Are Actually Optimistic About Brexit

The looming uncertainty of Brexit, which has persisted for over three years now, has made many players in the corporate travel world fearful about the future. This may only be part of the story, however. While the negative impact of Brexit on business travel is a hot topic, many travelers within the U.K. have a very different perspective on the issue, according to a recent report from German corporate housing company Homelike, which surveyed hundreds of business travelers in countries across Europe. While Europeans on the continent tended to view the situation in a mostly negative light, the British were surprisingly positive, considering the amount of uncertainty and tension involved. In the U.K., nearly a third of business travelers said that the lead up to Brexit is impacting their corporate travel in a positive way, with only 20 percent believing it is having a negative impact. Just under half said they were uncertain how it was affecting business travel. Many are awaiting an