31 Aug Business travel important for raising profile at an organisation according to new survey
Meeting new people is the main benefit (30%) of business travel, according to a new survey of business travellers, but it’s also important for building relationships and raising an individual’s profile in an organisation.
The survey of 500 business travellers, conducted by Opinium* and commissioned by World Travel Protection, a leading global travel assistance organisation, finds a quarter say business travel provides an opportunity to take part in higher profile work (25%), offers informal time with colleagues to build relationships (26%) and raises their profile in the organisation (24%).
It is also an opportunity to do new and more enriching work (27%), do work that they might not otherwise have done (24%) and also to spend individual facetime with important people in an organisation (21%).
Kate Fitzpatrick, Regional Security Director, UK, World Travel Protection says, “Business travel can be a career accelerator. Bonds are formed navigating unfamiliar environments and sharing experiences outside of the normal confines of a workday. Hierarchies are generally loosened when you’re on the road as well.
“With hybrid working becoming the norm, it’s interesting to see that business travellers are valuing the importance of business travel as a chance to connect with senior people in an organisation and to raise their profile.”
