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We’ve curated and vetted a focused set of up-to-date business travel statistics below.
Top Business Travel Statistics
- The global business travel market was valued at about $185.2B in 2025 and is forecast to surge to roughly $2.75T by 2030, expanding at a 9.1% CAGR from 2024 to 2030.
- Global business travel spending was estimated at $1.57T in 2025 and is projected to exceed $2T by 2029.
- The average length of a single corporate trip is three days.
- Business travelers take an average of 1.8 trips per month.
- The median age of business travelers is 44.
- Business tourism supports 1.3M jobs.
Market Size, Spend, and Profitability
- China was projected to lead the global business travel market in 2024, with total spending estimated at nearly $373B.
- Although business travelers account for ~12% of all airline passengers, they generate around 75% of the profits.
- US travelers were estimated to have made about 470M domestic business trips in 2025.
- Business trips booked by US-based companies average $1,771 per traveler, while decision-makers spend closer to $1,986 per trip.
- The average business airfare ticket price is about $705.
- On average, business travelers spend approximately $165 per night on a hotel stay worldwide.
Business Traveler Profile and Attitudes
- 90% of employees consider business travel a perk.
- Most business travelers are White (69%), followed by Hispanics (15%), Asians (9%), and Black (6%).
- About 60% of corporate travelers are males, and 40% are females.
Corporate Travel Management and Policy Priorities
- 96% of travel managers use online booking tools (OBTs) when planning business trips.
- For 59% of travel managers, technology is one of the most critical aspects when selecting a travel management company (TMC).
- Eight in 10 companies say sustainability is vital to their travel program.
- Only 6% of companies are willing to pay extra for more sustainable travel options.
Trip Patterns, Destinations, and Mobility Behavior
- New York is the most expensive city in the US for business travel, with a daily cost of $660.
- 42% of business travelers use public transport “never” or “rarely.”
- Half of business trips (50%) are to and from the company’s headquarters.
- Internal business trips are primarily made to engage with coworkers in person (37%) and meet with supervisors (36%).
- Attending business meetings and events costs corporate travelers about $160 per person per day.
- In 2024, New York ranked as the most expensive US city for business travel car rentals, with average daily rates close to $74.
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Sources
- Amadeus, “The Future of Business Travel”
- Clark M., Minto R., Newsweek, “Flight Cancellations Have Already Soared Past Last Year’s Total”
- Daher M., Crowley E., Caputo P., Jackson A., Terry B., Rauch M., “Reshaping the Landscape: Corporate Travel”
- Global Business Travel Association, FCM, “The Evolution of Travel Program Technology”
- Global Business Travel Association, Uber for Business, “The Corporate Travel Comeback: The Evolution of Ground Transportation and Other Trending Business Travel Topics”
- Rundle, A., Revenson, T., Friedman, M, “Business Travel and Behavioral and Mental Health”
- Statista, “Most Expensive Cities for Business Tourism in the United States by Average Daily Cost”
- Statista, “Most Expensive Cities for Business Tourism Worldwide by Daily Hotel Cost”
- Statista, “Average Business Travel Cost in the United States”
- Statista, “Expected Average Number of Trips per Month by Business Tourists in the United States by Organization Partner”
- Statista, “Expected Change in Revenue from Business Tourism for Travel Management Companies Worldwide”
- Statista, “Expected Change in the Volume of Business Travel Services Purchased by Travel Managers at Companies Worldwide”
- Statista, “Expected Change on Business Meeting Spend According to Hoteliers Worldwide”
- Statista, “Expenditure of Business Tourists from the United States”
- Statista, “Expenditure of Business Tourists in G20 Countries”
- Statista, “Expenditure of Business Tourists Worldwide”
- Statista, “Expenditure of International Business Tourists in the United States in 2020”
- Statista, “Favorite Formats of Business Meetings Planned Worldwide in 2022, by Region”
- Statista, “Leading Cities for Association Meetings Worldwide by Number of Regional Events”
- Statista, “Leading Companies in Corporate Travel by United States Booked Air Volume”
- Statista, “Leading Countries for Association Meetings Worldwide by Number of Regional Events”
- Statista, “Leading Host Countries for Conferences and Trade Shows Worldwide by Number of Events Planned”
- Statista, “Main Stress Aspects of a Business Air Trip According to Travelers Worldwide by Stage of the Trip”
- Statista, “Market Value of the Business Travel Industry Worldwide”
- Statista, “Number of Domestic Business and Leisure Trips in the United States”
- Statista, “Number of International Business Tourist Arrivals in Selected Countries Worldwide”
- Statista, “Number of Jobs Supported by Business Tourism in the United States by Segment”
- Statista, “Percentage Change in Expenditure of Business Tourists Worldwide”
- Statista, “Share of Companies That Have Canceled Most or All Domestic Business Trips Worldwide”
- Statista, “Share of Companies That Have Canceled Most or All International Business Trips Worldwide”
- Statista, “Willingness to Travel for Business Purposes in the United States”
- Tourism Economics, US Travel Association, JD Power, “Business Travel Survey”
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