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Global business travel won't see full recovery until 2026: report
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Global business travel won't see full recovery until 2026: report

published : 16 Aug 2022 at 07:45

writer: AFP

Inflation and Covid-19 lockdowns are conspiring to delay a full recovery in global business travel, according to a new forecast.
Inflation and Covid-19 lockdowns are conspiring to delay a full recovery in global business travel, according to a new forecast.

NEW YORK: Inflation, supply chain problems and ongoing Covid-19 lockdowns in China are among the factors conspiring to delay a full recovery in business travel to its pre-pandemic level, according to an industry forecast released Monday.

The Global Business Travel Association now projects business travel will regain its 2019 level of $1.43 trillion in mid-2026, 18 months later than predicted in the group's last forecast in November.

"Recovery has hit some headwinds," GBTA said in a statement that outlined a gradual improvement from a 2020 low of $661 billion until reaching $1.47 trillion in 2026.

"The factors impacting many industries around the world are also anticipated to impact global business travel recovery into 2025," said Suzanne Neufang, the association's chief executive.

The group said recovery was "short-circuited" in late 2021 and early 2022 by the Omicron variant of Covid-19, but that trips surged after that once Covid cases fell.

Major obstacles to a full recovery include high energy prices, labour shortages, Covid lockdowns, regional impacts due to the war in Ukraine and sustainability concerns.

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