Business Travel

Business travel is undergoing a seismic shift, shaped by hybrid work models, sustainability mandates, and evolving corporate policies.

Skift Research delivers in-depth analysis on how companies are rethinking travel, the role of travel management companies (TMCs), and the financial levers shaping the industry.

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From corporate travel budgets and expense management to the rise of “bleisure” trips and remote work retreats, we track the forces redefining corporate travel. Our reports provide insights on policy changes, supplier strategies, and traveler sentiment, ensuring decision-makers stay ahead of emerging trends.

Get expert analysis on the shifting landscape of business travel, backed by the latest market reports and intelligence.

Consumer Habits

State of Travel 2025

The future of travel is unfolding now; you just need the right data and insights to see it. The State of Travel report is your essential guide to understanding the trends shaping our industry and staying ahead of the modern traveler as a company, association, or destination.

Seth Borko, Ashab Rizvi, Athira Thoppil, Pranavi Agarwal, Robin Gilbert-Jones, Saniya Zanpure, and Varsha Arora | 11 months ago

Airlines

Are Premium Cabins the Future for Airlines?

Full-service airlines have invested heavily in premium cabins, which has paid dividends, especially in the post-pandemic era. But how sustainable are they? Can low-cost carriers that are pivoting towards premium disrupt this stream?

Ashab Rizvi | 2 years ago

Airlines

State of Travel 2024: Travel in 350 Charts

Our biggest report of the year with 350+ insights. Understand the consumer, business, and investment trends defining the state of travel in 2024. Our goal was to create a chart for any major travel question you may have.

Ashab Rizvi, Athira Thoppil, Pranavi Agarwal, Robin Gilbert-Jones, Saniya Zanpure, Seth Borko, and Varsha Arora | 2 years ago

Airlines

Business Class Recovery: State of Airline Premium Cabin Capacity

Even with reduced capacities, revenues from airline business cabins have surpassed 2019 levels. Its no wonder that airlines executives are hoping for improved corporate travel budgets in 2023, as business cabin yields have continued to improve.

Ashab Rizvi | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Business Travelers: A Multi-Country Survey Report

Business travel spending is unlikely to reach 2019 levels in the near future as corporations are implementing stringent travel policies and the availability of video conferencing options is expected to displace a share of business traffic.

Varsha Arora | 3 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Travel Tracker December 2020: Further Slip

The dark winter for the U.S. travel industry continued in December. Travel rate dipped to 28%, only three percentage points higher than March. However, the promise of wider-spread vaccinations and a new President seems to give the Americans confidence to travel again in 2021.

Haixia Wang | 5 years ago

Airlines

Skift Research Global Travel Outlook 2021

Glad this year is finally over? Us too! In its annual outlook, Skift Research looks forward to the big themes and challenges that it believes are in store for the travel industry as it begins the long uphill climb to recovery next year.

Seth Borko and Wouter Geerts | 5 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Travel Tracker October 2020: Slow Climb Continues

In October, 37.8% of Americans traveled, marking the smallest monthly increase since reaching the low point in April. Will the changing course of the pandemic, with a new President and possible vaccine, give the U.S. travel industry a much-needed boost in the coming months?

Haixia Wang | 6 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Travel Tracker September 2020: Onset of Fall Travel

Labor Day weekend didn’t provide a much-needed boost for the U.S travel sector. In September, 37% of Americans traveled, barely one percentage point higher than in August. The path of travel recovery ahead might be even rockier with summer vacation officially behind us.

Haixia Wang | 6 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Travel Tracker August 2020: Consumer Confidence Holding Strong

Summer was near the end and while still high, the number of new COVID cases declined substantially from the peak of July. Yet, the travel rate did not go up along this track. In August, 36% of Americans traveled, only one percentage point higher than in July.

Haixia Wang | 6 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Travel Tracker July 2020: Summer Vacation Main Driver Despite New Case Surge

Despite rising new COVID cases, 35% of Americans traveled in July. But most are not taking their typical summer vacations.

Haixia Wang | 6 years ago

Business Travel

U.S. Travel Tracker April 2020: Emerging Consumer Segments

When and how consumers will travel again might have a lot to do with how their lives are impacted by COVID-19. Our April travel tracker analysis delves into the details.

Haixia Wang | 6 years ago