{"id":1954988,"date":"2024-06-04T18:55:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=1954988"},"modified":"2024-06-05T22:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T02:39:48","slug":"corporations-follow-small-businesses-in-returning-to-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/travel-payments\/2024\/corporations-follow-small-businesses-in-returning-to-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporations Follow Small Businesses in Returning to Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Large corporations are reportedly catching up with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in returning to business travel.<\/span><\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" class=\"my-4\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f2699550-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"2699550\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p 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data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hotel CEOs attending the <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sps.nyu.edu\/homepage\/academics\/divisions-and-departments\/jonathan-m--tisch-center-of-hospitality\/international-hospitality-conference.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> also said that corporations are prioritizing domestic business travel over international, that SMBs are generating more repeat business as they meet more often and closer to home, and that trade associations are booking events as many as seven years ahead of time <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in order to<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> get the dates and locations they want, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In most cases, prices paid by these customers are higher than they were before the pandemic, per the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">American Express Global Business Travel<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> (Amex GBT) reported in May that it saw global multinational customers increase their <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/b2b-payments\/2024\/american-express-gbt-global-multinationals-increase-their-business-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">business travel<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> during the first quarter, outpacing the growth in SMBs\u2019 business travel for the first time since the recovery from the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIn global multinational, we\u2019ve seen very positive same-store sales growth across several sectors, particularly technology, up approximately 30% in the first quarter,\u201d Amex GBT CEO <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amexglobalbusinesstravel.com\/about-us\/best-travel-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Paul Abbott<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> said <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">May<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> 7 during the company\u2019s quarterly earnings call. \u201cWe also saw double-digit growth in professional services, pharma, mining, energy and utilities.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pymnt-3233897227\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On April 25, <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/homePage.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">American Airlines<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> said <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/earnings\/2024\/american-airlines-marks-record-quarter-amid-corporate-travel-snapback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">business travel<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is on a steady ascent, aligning with the resurgence observed in the leisure travel sector over the past three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the first quarter, the company achieved record first-quarter revenue, with business travel showing robust growth, particularly among SMBs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">American Airlines CEO <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robertisomaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Robert Isom<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> highlighted this positive trend during an April 25 call with analysts and investors, noting \u201csequential improvement in the recovery of managed corporate travel and domestic business revenue growth,\u201d outpacing capacity growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.delta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Delta <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Airlines<\/span><\/a> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in April that it saw <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" 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