Security News > 2021 > February > Business travelers are still at home due to employee worries, the slow vaccine rollout and the patchwork of COVID-19 rules
Even as more and more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite a slow rollout, most companies have business travel plans on hold at least for now.
Brian Kropp, chief of research in the Gartner HR research, said that executives are still very early in their planning process around starting normal business travel.
At the end of 2020, Skift and TripActions surveyed business travelers and travel managers to understand the state of business travel and released their findings in the report, The State of Corporate Travel & Expense 2021: The Path to Recovery.
New cleanliness and safety procedures from travel suppliers 38%.New government policies for safe business travel 25%.More flexible booking rules to change or cancel plans 19%.New company policies on health, safety and wellness 10%. SEE: Home office deduction guide and checklist.
Another factor in the business travel equation is employee relations.
A new report from the association finds that the recovery in 2021 will be gradual due to slow vaccination efforts, restrictive travel policies, and lagging business confidence.