After analysing the travel habits of Europe's business professionals, we've come up with a new approach, BCD Travel crosses the Atlantic to focus on the US market. With the same question: which are the most popular destinations for business travel? This new study published by TMC confirms the dynamism of the transatlantic axis. In fact, just as the US hubs are the most attractive from the Old Continent, European destinations are preferred by North American professionals. In the top 10 published by BCD Travel include no less than seven European cities. Starting with LondonThe Paris region leads the intercontinental rankings, ahead of Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Paris ranks 4th. On the domestic network, New York's leadership is being challenged by Atlanta, Dallas and Chicago.
Following the example of the analysis carried out on the European market, BCD Travel also looked at the most popular air routes for business customers. The flight New York-London dominates the 2023 rankings. It is ahead of the Chicago-Frankfurt and New York-Frankfurt routes. Paris climbed into the top 10 thanks to its transatlantic link with New York (9th).
As for the air travel habits of American professionals, we can see that there is a predominance of the business class for intercontinental travel (53%). Only 36% of US business travellers opt for economy class, compared with 10% for Premium economy and 1% for First.
In addition to measuring travel habits, BCD Travel also measures the return of business travel. Craig Bailey, President of BCD in the Americas, notes: " Worldwide, business travel has recovered 90 % pre-pandemic levels". He continued: "Factors such as economic conditions, teleworking and developments in sustainable development will continue to have an impact on business travel. For example, by 2024, a fifth of offices in the US will be empty, as 60 % of companies allow remote working. But anyone who is part of a team of remote workers will need to meet face-to-face from time to time. Companies are responding to this by encouraging remote teams to meet at head office or other convenient meeting places. As yesterday's commuter becomes tomorrow's business traveller, remote working could potentially lead to more travel. "predicts Craig Bailey.
