The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022 23 SKIFT + TRIPACTIONS Agree or Disagree: “Remote work will change the frequency of my business trips moving forward.” Agree or Disagree: “I am excited by the idea of regular company offsites to connect with my co-workers.” Business Travelers Business Travelers Corporate Travel Decision Makers Corporate Travel Decision Makers Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree or disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree or disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree N/A - No one in my company works remotely Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree or disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree N/A - No one in my company works remotely Strongly agree Somewhat agree Neither agree or disagree Somewhat disagree Strongly disagree But even as more employees go remote, Govern believes that travel f requency will actually increase. “We are already seeing that there are going to be many more meetings, events, and team bookings,” she said. “People are already organizing offsites as well as extended trips to their corporate headquarters in an effort to strengthen company culture. Whereas the latter were traditionally shorter visits, we are now seeing that people want to spend a full week at the office with their teammates.” The survey data supports this trend. A full 63 percent of employees and 60 percent of CTDMs strongly or somewhat agree they’re excited by the idea of regular company offsites or get-togethers. These new business travel habits bode well for future business travel demand. Around one-quarter of CTDMs are even prepared to fund company retreats or offsites, along with virtual or in-person social activities such as employee happy hours. The assumed greater prevalence of remote 25% 22% 24% 26% 25% 24% 23% 23% 38% 38% 40% 38% 2% 6% 5% 3% 3% 3% 8% 10% 8% 7%