Your guide to business traveler well-being

Business travel can benefit corporations, employees, and their customers, but only when it's managed well. So how can we mitigate some of the stress factors faced by frequent business travelers?  

On this background our study seeks to answer three questions related to business travel and its impact: 

• Are corporations and travel managers developing effective well-being strategies?  
• How do travelers feel about stress and productivity on business trips?  
• What corporations can do to improve traveler well-being? 

You will learn more about:

Travel stress factors 

Ranking of most stressful factors impacting traveler well-being.

Strategies to keep your travelers happy 

Five strategies you can apply to reduce the stress factors caused by business travel to improve traveler well-being, retain employees, attract new talent, and even boost your return on investment (ROI).   

1. Organizational Remit
   Empower travel managers with the resources and incentives they need to become duty of care champions. 
2. Travel Policy
   A few changes to the travel policy such as reducing indirect flights, allowing trip recovery time, minimizing travel outside working hours or supporting bleisure can help maximize travelers’ productivity and well-being.  
3. Trip Discipline
   Knowing which trips to make or not make is important to ensure both the overall return on investment (ROI) of business travel and traveler well-being.  
4. Health Management
   Supporting employees with the tools and resources they need to maintain healthy travel habits.  
5. Disruption Management
   Having the right tools and processes in place to address delays, changes and unexpected incidents.  

Find out what stresses travelers most and what corporations can do to reduce the negative impact of business travel and to improve traveler well-being through these five strategies.