The State of Corporate Travel and Expense 2022 2 SKIFT + TRIPACTIONS Introduction New Trends in Spending and Remote Work The Return of In-Person Events and Meetings A New Approach to Employee Safety and Wellbeing How Will Variants Impact the Comeback? The Skift and TripActions State of Corporate Travel and Expense Survey Business Travel Gears Back Up The Integration of Payments and Spend Management The Rise of Remote Work and Team Travel Higher Levels of Care and Support The Growing Need for All-in-One Travel Platforms Interview: How Events Are Supporting Business Travel Recovery Conclusion 7 8 8 9 9 11 14 17 21 25 30 32 37 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT SKIFT Skift is the largest industry intelligence platform providing media, insights, and marketing to key sectors of travel. Skift deciphers and defines trends for global CEOs and CMOs across the travel industry through a combination of news, research, conferences, and marketing services. ABOUT SKIFTX SkiftX is Skift’s in-house content studio. SkiftX produced this report in partnership with TripActions. MASTHEAD Vice President, SkiftX / Katherine Townsend Research Editor, SkiftX / Jeremy Kressmann Senior Editor, SkiftX / Alison McCarthy Content & Event Manager, SkiftX / Anna Zawislak Project Manager, SkiftX / Lena Elhibir Designer / Joanna Gonzalez