Business trips 2025: Strategic, international and increasingly digital!

Business trips 2025: Strategic, international and increasingly digital!

Ingolstadt, Deutschland - The Association of German Travel Management e. V. presented the VDR business travel analysis 2025 at his conference in Ingolstadt, which offers a concise overview of the current trends in the business area. Despite geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, business trips remain a central component of economic dynamics. In 2024, around 107.1 million business trips were counted, which corresponds to a decrease of 8 percent compared to 2023. However, this value is 43 percent above the level of 2022.

companies are increasingly required to strategically plan their business trips. The focus is on bundled dates and optimized routes to increase efficiency. In 2024, a third of the trips led abroad, which represents an increase of 28 percent in the previous year; 25 percent of the trips took place within Europe. Interestingly, small and medium -sized companies have reduced their travel activity, while the potential in large companies remains constant.

technological developments and travel safety

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly important role in travel management. 50 percent of large companies use this technology, while small and medium -sized companies are only 23 percent. Until 2026, many companies plan to use AI in areas such as data management, communication and reporting. Another important aspect is travel security that classifies 92 percent of companies as increasingly relevant. Over half of the companies describe the relevance in this area as "significantly higher".

travel safety not only includes compliance requirements, but also topics such as cybersecurity, occupational medical provision and risk analyzes. Furthermore, 26 percent of the companies have a comprehensive sustainability strategy in business travel management, and it is expected that this proportion doubled by 2026. With regard to environmentally friendly means of transport, 63 percent of companies actively promote the use of the railways, while 29 percent of companies handle more than half of their domestic trips by train.

travel times and means of transportation

The willingness to accept longer travel times to avoid flight trips has increased significantly: 82 percent of companies are ready to accept up to three hours longer travel times. In cases where the aircraft is much faster and cheaper, 76 percent of companies are considering air traffic. This analysis illustrates that business trips are more international, digital and more conscious, with a strong focus on quality and strategic effect.

Already now it becomes clear that business trips are underwent that is fundamentally influenced not only the organizational structure, but also the mobility strategies of the companies.

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