675 business travellers in Europe
are surveyed in order to find out their top concerns and stresses when
traveling.
2013 European Business Traveller Well-Being Study, also explored what keeps business travellers productive in their hotel and transportation accommodations, their biggest concerns regarding security and their overall attitudes about travel.
It is the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Report which was sponsored by AirPlus International, a leading global provider of payment and reporting solutions for business travel.
European Business Traveller Top Needs:
2013 European Business Traveller Well-Being Study, also explored what keeps business travellers productive in their hotel and transportation accommodations, their biggest concerns regarding security and their overall attitudes about travel.
It is the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Report which was sponsored by AirPlus International, a leading global provider of payment and reporting solutions for business travel.
European Business Traveller Top Needs:
Safety was the top concern for business travellers. Maintaining close
connections with those back home and sticking to healthy diet and exercise
regimes also ranked highly.
• 76% said it is important to feel their employers took their safety and security seriously.
• 75% reported being able to stay in touch with friends and family during travel is important to them.
• 65% felt maintaining a healthy diet while on the road was a key concern.
• 46% said sticking to their exercise routines when traveling for business is a priority.
European Business Traveller Stresses:
While the majority of respondents said they enjoy business travel (85%), noting the opportunity to discover new places and cultural opportunities as some of the “best” elements, stress levels rose when:
• Dealing with air travel delays or cancellations (66%).
• Their trips are impacted by long airport layovers (49%).
• They have to take connecting flights (45%).
• Their travel times were outside of normal business hours including late at night (44%), during the weekend (42%) or early in the morning (40%).
The report also found that making environmentally conscious decisions is increasingly important among frequent travellers.
Over half of the study’s respondents said they usually try to recycle paper, plastic or glass (58%). Many also try to decrease their carbon footprint, booking hotels close to their meetings destinations so they can walk (52%) or taking public transportation when possible (45%).
The 2013 European Business Traveller Well-Being Study is available exclusively to GBTA members for 30 days by clicking here and will be available to others for free after 30 days. The online survey was conducted between June 19 and July 5, 2013 with 675 business travellers inBelgium , Netherlands , France , Germany , Italy , the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries (Denmark Finland , Norway and Sweden
• 76% said it is important to feel their employers took their safety and security seriously.
• 75% reported being able to stay in touch with friends and family during travel is important to them.
• 65% felt maintaining a healthy diet while on the road was a key concern.
• 46% said sticking to their exercise routines when traveling for business is a priority.
European Business Traveller Stresses:
While the majority of respondents said they enjoy business travel (85%), noting the opportunity to discover new places and cultural opportunities as some of the “best” elements, stress levels rose when:
• Dealing with air travel delays or cancellations (66%).
• Their trips are impacted by long airport layovers (49%).
• They have to take connecting flights (45%).
• Their travel times were outside of normal business hours including late at night (44%), during the weekend (42%) or early in the morning (40%).
The report also found that making environmentally conscious decisions is increasingly important among frequent travellers.
Over half of the study’s respondents said they usually try to recycle paper, plastic or glass (58%). Many also try to decrease their carbon footprint, booking hotels close to their meetings destinations so they can walk (52%) or taking public transportation when possible (45%).
The 2013 European Business Traveller Well-Being Study is available exclusively to GBTA members for 30 days by clicking here and will be available to others for free after 30 days. The online survey was conducted between June 19 and July 5, 2013 with 675 business travellers in
