A new survey by the Global Business Travel Association has found that 79 per cent of members are 'comfortable' or 'very comfortable' with travelling for business after receiving the Covid-19 vaccination.?
The findings come from a regular poll of members carried out by the GBTA, which yesterday announced its new executive director.?
The poll found that almost half of respondents support mandatory testing prior to travel to ensure the safety of customers and clients when meeting face-to-face, with the proportion in Europe (58 per cent) supporting this higher?than in North America (44 per cent).
It also found that more than half (55 per cent) of GBTA¡¯s buyer and procurement members feel their employees are ¡®willing¡¯ or ¡®very willing¡¯ to travel for business in the current environment, up from 49 per cent in the January poll.?
Just 17 per cent of buyer and/or procurement members feel their employees are unwilling to travel for business at the moment.
Some 58 per cent of GBTA members support airlines requiring passengers provide proof of vaccination in order to fly (once vaccines become more readily available), with 65 per cent of respondents in Europe agreeing with this.?
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