Whereas Theresa May What do business travel professionals think? Visit Business Travel Show - which opens in London on 20 February next - has taken the temperature of the market by surveying 134 buyersincluding a large majority of Britons (74 %). There is no denying that the subject is at the centre of attention. In 2017 and 2018, the Brexit was the 4e the most crucial challenge according to those surveyed, it has suddenly risen to the top of the podium for 2019. A large majority (65 %) of travel managers even say they have no post-Brexit plan. The cost reductionwhich was the main objective for buyers from 2016 to 2018, has slipped to second place, followed by budget management. In terms of duty to protect - " duty of care "It is no longer one of the ten major challenges for the future.
Same challenges for 2022
At thehorizon 2022The Business Travel Show study makes the same observation: Brexit and cost-cutting will be the two main challenges facing buyers. The impact of a divorce between the United Kingdom and the European Union is a cause for concern when it comes to the movement of travellers from one country to another, with visas in seventh place. However, most buyers have no plans to change the way they manage their business travellers' journeys between now and next year. "So wait and see...
