Another Survey Shows Trump’s Travel Ban Will Likely Hurt Business Travel
Photo Credit: A crowd at Chicago O'Hare International Airport protests President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. According to a new survey, 31 percent of companies expect the ban to cause them to reduce travel. Flickr / Amy Guth
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Confusion surrounded last week's travel ban, and two different surveys reflect the mood of the business community. Will time and a little more information provide clarity to ease concerns — or will the new administration create additional chaos with the implementation?
Whatever President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban will accomplish, it's unlikely the order will make American business travel great again.
According to a new survey from the Global Business Travel Association, nearly a third of respondents said they expect their companies to cut back on business travel because of the ban.
Results of the poll were released Thursday, nearly a week after Trump signed the executive order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. The edict prompted global protests, lawsuits, and condemnation from major corporations including Expedia and Amazon.
