Business Travel

Business travel is undergoing a seismic shift, shaped by hybrid work models, sustainability mandates, and evolving corporate policies.

Skift Research delivers in-depth analysis on how companies are rethinking travel, the role of travel management companies (TMCs), and the financial levers shaping the industry.

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From corporate travel budgets and expense management to the rise of “bleisure” trips and remote work retreats, we track the forces redefining corporate travel. Our reports provide insights on policy changes, supplier strategies, and traveler sentiment, ensuring decision-makers stay ahead of emerging trends.

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Business Travel

How Tech Is Changing the Way Millennials Do Business Travel

Building products around and marketing to the next generation of business travelers will not be an easy task. Social, fickle, design-centric and narcissistic, Millennials demand the highest of product standards while resisting traditional marketing methods. In this report, we’ll look at some of the success stories and trends facing the industry as the next generation of travelers comes of age.
Grant Martin |
Business Travel

The State of Mobile Booking 2015

How do top executives and mobile gurus in travel view the dramatic shift toward mobile that’s under way and what does it mean for lookers, bookers and the bottom line? This Skift Trends Report traces some of the seminal shifts of 2014, from the dramatic rise in mobile bookings to same-day hotel-booking trends and marketing trends that impact mobile development.
Dennis Schaal |
Business Travel

The Future of Conventions

The convention of the future is a co-created hybrid mechanism of live and virtual engagement, fluidly connecting more people through more channels over longer periods of time to leverage the collective knowledge of the community.
Greg Oates |
Business Travel

Understanding the Digital Habits of Business Travelers

Business travel is showing post-recession resiliency, and opportunities to reach working travelers abound in the digital ecosystem. For brands, capturing a segment of what’s estimated to be some $71 billion in business-travel revenue, however, means a balancing act between travelers’ wants, corporate travel policies, and the emerging expectations of Millennials in the space.
James O'Brien |
Business Travel

The Rise of Female Business Travelers


Female business travelers make up a large share of the Business Travel Market, controlling 60% of U.S. wealth and influencing 85% purchasing decisions. They are high-tech, connected, and social and represent 58% of online sales. To get maintain their competitive edge, travel brands must start focusing their campaigns to better target women.
Marisa Garcia |
Business Travel

The Future of Meetings in Hospitality

The hotel meetings and events industry is going through a radical evolution due to new communication technologies, Millennial psychographics, and a rethinking of the overall purpose and value. Pop culture events like TED and SXSW are also changing the perspective of what’s possible at conferences, but are meeting planners and hospitality executives jumping on these trends fast enough?
Greg Oates |
Airlines

The Reinvention of Airline and Hotel Loyalty Programs

Loyalty programs have become a multi-billion dollar revenue stream for travel companies, yet this success has come at the expense of their original purpose: forging stronger connections with customers. How can marketers capitalize on new innovations in technology and shifts in traveler behavior to build more genuine customer loyalty and larger profits in the future?
Jeremy Kressmann |