“Worldwide: Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, co-founder and CEO of cloud-based global accommodation booking platform AltoVita, discusses the need for greater transparency when it comes to travelling sustainably for business trips.
After two years of travel restrictions, extended trips abroad are back.
According to UNWTO [The United Nations World Tourism Organisation], the first quarter of this year saw an estimated 117 million international arrivals compared to 41 million in the same period of previous year, a 182 per cent year-on-year increase. The International Air Transport Association [IATA] is also optimistic about the industry’s recovery, expecting overall travel numbers to improve to 83 per cent of 2019 levels this year and to 94 per cent by next year.
There is no doubt that more people are planning their travels again – for both leisure and business. Yet it is interesting to see how their travel decisions are now different from a year ago. According to the recent Deloitte 2022 summer leisure travel survey, financial factors are the main concern when it comes to travelling.
To future-proof corporate travel, it is now down to hospitality operators to make sure that businesses [and their employees] can make sustainable decisions with ease.”
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