Will the First Wave of Corporate Travelers Be Paralyzed by Anxiety?
Photo Credit: Employees may experience anxiety when asked to travel again for business. Flickr / Skeyndor
Skift Take
It will be new territory for most travel managers, but monitoring mental health could safeguard not just employees but help secure a company’s future too.
Travel managers are being urged to consider the mental health of their employees — despite the fact they aren't traveling.
Most corporate programs incorporate mental health as part of the travel wellbeing process, but now it’s top of mind as governments step up lockdowns, and growing numbers of people place themselves in self-isolation.
Globally, coronavirus is already compounding "Permanxiety" — the near-constant state of anxiety travelers experience due to geopolitical events, climate change and other local issues that Skift has reported on extensively over the years.
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