The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022 15 SKIFT + TRIPACTIONS Affirming that sentiment, the GBTA “forecasts further acceleration in business travel, including a significant pickup in group meeting activity and international business travel” for 2022 and beyond. As this year’s survey results reveal, business travel remains an essential activity for a majority of the world’s workforce, whose appetite for travel is undiminished by Covid-19. Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of respondents predict that they will take up to 10 work-related trips over the next 12 months, with another 19 percent aiming for 11 to 20-plus trips. On average, 63 percent of business travelers identif ied attending conferences and events, “essential” client travel, and either fostering existing or creating new business relationships as “very or somewhat important” reasons for business travel this year and next. How many trips do you predict you’ll take for work over the next 12 months? What are the primary reasons you’ll travel for work in 2021 and 2022? Business Travelers Business Travelers 0 1-2 3-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 20+ VERY UNIMPORTANT REASON SOMEWHAT UNIMPORTANT REASON NEITHER IMPORTANT OR UNIMPORTANT REASON SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT REASON VERY IMPORTANT REASON Attend conferences / events 9% 10% 17% 29% 35% Essential client-related travel 11% 10% 19% 26% 34% Foster established business relationships 8% 7% 21% 32% 32% Establish new business relationships 11% 8% 17% 33% 32% Close a deal 21% 7% 21% 27% 25% Gather my team in one place 13% 14% 27% 23% 23% Meet with co-workers in other offices 13% 12% 23% 32% 21% 26% 10% 25% 21% 4% 9% 6%