Report: Travel Pros Hopeful in the Face of Disruption

Business travel professionals are “cautiously optimistic” entering 2026, according to a new survey.

The Global Business Travel Association's new report is based on responses in January from 571 professionals in 40 countries. While a majority of respondents (59 percent) say they are optimistic about the year ahead, that perspective is down 8 points from a similar poll conducted in late 2024.

To some extent, travel buyers seem to feel the industry is weathering the challenges around tariffs and immigration policies that clouded many of their projections last year. According to the new survey, 35 percent of buyers expected an increase in travel volume this year, with only 16 percent predicting a drop. Forty-two percent of buyers said they anticipated growth in the number of business travelers.

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