Google Is Cutting Back on Corporate Travel for Workers – Report
Photo Credit: A leaked memo has reportedly said that social functions, full-team offsites and employee travel to in-person events that have a virtual option shouldn’t be approved by Google managers. Flickr / Zeyi Fan
Skift Take
We last heard expressions like essential and business-critical travel only during the lows of the pandemic, when companies ceased travel to protect their employees. It's not the sort of language the travel industry wants to hear right now.
Google is cutting back on employee travel and wants to limit any trips to “business critical” only, according to a report.
A leaked memo has reportedly warned that any social functions, full-team offsites and employee travel to in-person events that have a virtual option shouldn’t be approved by Google managers.
Google did not respond to Skift's request for comment.
The company also told some of its senior managers that it will hold a “high bar” for what should be considered business critical travel.
In a statement provided to The Information, Google said: "We recently shared guidance about taking a responsible approach on expense management, including travel and events. Different product areas and functions are implementing this in a way that works best for their teams, given their business needs."
Should alarm bells be ringing? After all, terms like "essential" and "critical" travel were last used during t
