SAP Concur report shows five challenges affecting business travel in 2024

SAP Concur’s latest report shows that companies need to balance numerous factors related to business travel, particularly those in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to SAP chief revenue officer for the Asia-Pacific and Japan Sushant Jain, these organisations have to find a balance between conflicting corporate and employee travel needs, address employee reluctance regarding business travel as this could disrupt their work-life balance, and accommodate the growing demands for sustainable travel.

Jain said: “Measures businesses could take include improving the flexibility of their travel policies, and better harnessing emerging technology like AI to obtain data-based insights to streamline workflows, minimise disruption, cut cost and raise employee satisfaction.”

Five critical areas

To ensure smooth running and maximise their investments in business travel, business leaders need to understand the possible friction points.

These include the…