Corporate Travel Insiders Hope Trump Will Focus on Business Improvements, Tone Down Rhetoric
Photo Credit: Travelers walk through Reagan National Airport. In the world of corporate travel, executives are taking a wait-and-see attitude about the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Flickr / Thomas Hawk
Skift Take
It will take months and maybe years for the full impact of a new U.S. president to be felt in the corporate travel industry. Right now all we have are campaign promises and threats, and lots of questions about the future.
Late last month, the Global Business Travel Association downgraded its outlook for this year again, in part due to uncertainty over the U.S. election. Spending is expected to drop slightly in 2016 and volume is forecast to increase only a percent.
Now that the results are in, uncertainty over the elections outcome is over. But corporations and travel management companies are left to wonder what to expect from President Donald Trump come January.
Skift contacted more than 10 companies or organizations associated with corporate travel to find out executives' takes on the impact of the long election season and its outcome. We also wanted to know what they thought would be the most important action the President-elect could take when it comes to the corporate travel industry.
The topic was touchy. Several major travel management companies declined to answer questions. But those that did revealed fatigue with the lengthy, often ugly run-up to Tuesday's vote and expressed hope fo
