30/07/2026
Business travel is not slowing down. It is becoming more selective, more scrutinised, and more affected by external risk.
Why? Because uncertainty is now shaping travel decisions at every level.
The latest GBTA (Global Business Travel Association) research found that 76% of business travel professionals now view geopolitical instability as their biggest travel risk.
That aligns closely with what we found in our own recent study.
We asked: What will have the biggest impact on business travel over the next two years?
The result? Almost two-thirds of respondents pointed to global uncertainty.
Not reduced demand. Not a loss of value. But growing complexity around how, when, and why companies travel.
What this tells us is clear: Businesses are still travelling, but they are travelling with greater intent.
That means:
✅ More focus on traveller safety
✅ More scrutiny on cost and value
✅ More attention to disruption and regional instability
✅ More deliberate approval processes
✅ More demand for visibility, flexibility, and control.
This is the direction corporate travel is moving in. Not away from travel, but toward better-managed travel.
At Chapman & Carter, we are seeing that same shift in real time. Companies are not travelling less. They are travelling more deliberately.
If traveller safety, duty of care and having greater visibility over your travellers are priorities for your business, we'd be delighted to discuss how we can help support your travel programme.
