In a post-pandemic world, will working from home be a boon for business travel?
After two years of remote work and return-to-office dates pushed back several times due to COVID-19 surges and variants, many companies are finally getting ready to return to the office this month. However, what that return to work looks like will likely be very different than office life before the pandemic, and since the working-from-home culture took root.
After two years of remote work and return-to-office dates pushed back several times due to COVID-19 surges and variants, many companies are finally getting ready to return to the office this month. However, what that return to work looks like will likely be very different than office life before the pandemic, and since the working-from-home culture took root.
Gone from many companies is the expectation of employees sitting in an office full time. American Express is one company that says hybrid will lead the way, with 40% of its staff working from home in some capacity. Also, many tech companies are making the jump to hybrid and working from home — with one Meta employee telling us she never expects to return to a regular desk in the office again.
Without traditional office culture and business spaces, what does this mean for business travel? Is it the end of work trips and conferences as we know them?
Don’t write off business travel yet. In fact, you may be surprised to hear that many in the industry think the continued trend of working from home could actually be a boost for hotel and travel bottom lines.