Zoom-induced demise of business travel may be greatly exaggerated
Against expectations, Emirates spies opportunity in business travel on Dublin-Dubai route
It was suspected after the economy initially adjusted to the changes wrought by the pandemic that the future for business travel may be gloomy. In the brave new world of technology-led interaction, the thinking went, why would business people waste resources by jumping on a flight to meet each other when efficient dealmaking was but a Zoom call away?
It was suspected after the economy initially adjusted to the changes wrought by the pandemic that the future for business travel may be gloomy. In the brave new world of technology-led interaction, the thinking went, why would business people waste resources by jumping on a flight to meet each other when efficient dealmaking was but a Zoom call away?
More than 18 months into the Covid era, Zoom’s once-stratospheric share price is more than 60 per cent off its pandemic high and the evidence emerging from the airline industry suggests business travel is rebounding strongly.
Emirates, whose Irish operation celebrates its 10th anniversary in January, gave an update on its performance on Tuesday. The comments by its country manager for Ireland, former Aer Lingus executive Enda Corneille, on the strength of business class sales caught the eye.