Survey: Business Travelers Foresee Booking 'Boom’; Orgs Target Pre-Departure Tests

	February 04, 2022

Survey: Most Travelers,
Finance Execs Expect 2022 Corp. Travel 'Boom'

By Michael B. Baker

Most finance manager and business travelers alike expect a "boom" in business travel by the end of this year, though business travelers are a bit more confident in that boom, according to a recent survey commissioned by SAP Concur and conducted by Wakefield Research. Keep Reading

Travel Groups Urge U.S. to Nix Some Pre-Departure Testing

Nearly 30 travel industry groups signed a letter sent Wednesday to White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeffrey Zients calling on President Biden's administration to remove the requirement for pre-departure testing for travelers to the United States who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Keep Reading

Wheels Up Acquires Alante Air Charter

One week after announcing an agreement to acquire U.K.-based Air Partner, private aviation supplier Wheels Up has bought Alante Air Charter, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keep Reading

GBTA Urges Coordination on EU Covid Certificate Period

The Global Business Travel Association, alongside its European partner organizations, is urging a coordinated approach to the validity period of the European Digital Covid Certificate. Keep Reading at BTN Europe

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Approximate number of global destinations rated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the Level 4 highest Covid-19 risk; only 15 are rated as either the "moderate" Level 2 or "low" Level 1.