Fighting quarantine measures caused by pandemia of coronavirus are gradually cancel. This means that in the coming months many industries will re -earn, including business tourism. Let’s talk about how exactly the business trips in the new reality will look.
How Koronavirus influenced business travels
In the past few months, the travel industry, like the MICE industry, has actually paused. International air traffic was interrupted, trips within the country were also very complicated – in many regions and large cities all arrivals needed to observe mandatory quarantine. Some airlines suspended flights even within the country.
Now, the industry is gradually beginning to come to life thanks to the removal of quarantine measures. However, the large -scale crisis caused by them will not end so quickly. For example, it will lead to a large number of changes in business tourism. Here are the main ones.
Trips around the country will become more
In recent years, the number of foreign business trips and spending on them grew. In the near future, most likely, the situation will be different. International air traffic will not be restored immediately. The restrictions will be removed gradually, and in some directions they can be left by the airline themselves in order to ensure the safety of passengers.
In addition, foreign trips themselves are more expensive. And, since the crisis touched on many industries, not all companies will be able to afford foreign business trips. When the internal air traffic is restored and quarantine measures will be removed, we expect an increase in the number of business trips to Russia. Companies will actively solve the tasks accumulated during the downtime. Actual information on restrictive measures in the regions and their cancellation can be monitored here.
MICE will be restored a little slower
Despite the relief of the quarantine regime, prohibitions on mass events are likely to be valid for a long time. This means that many large conferences will be postponed. The organizers transfer them to 2021 due to partially preserved restrictions.
Thus, large events will return no earlier than after a few months, and before that, small mitaps, mini-conferences and forums will develop.
Change in pricing
An unstable ruble course, the need for airlines and hotels to cover losses due to forced termination of activities, the decline in the revenue of customer companies will lead to the fact that saving will become a particularly relevant topic in the market of B2B travel.
In the new conditions, the opportunity to receive a high level of service and optimize expenses will be especially relevant for customers. It is easier to offer such conditions to players with a B2C-based-such as Onetwotrip for Business. Such companies have already established relations with suppliers and have access to a large number of accommodation and flight options.
Conclusion
Coronavirus had a serious impact on the travel industry, many organizations went bankrupt and were forced to leave the market, the crisis led to a decrease in the income of customer companies. This, like the preservation of some quarantine measures, can slow down the restoration.
But after a long break, the business will need to solve the accumulated problems, and after several months in isolation they will want travels. This will give a new start, including the trend of Bleisure trains.
