Work travel represented 21 percent of the $8.9 trillion spent on worldwide travel and tourism in 2019. That information comes from the World Travel and Tourism Council. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian recently suggested business travel might settle into a “new normal” that is 10 to 20 percent lower than it used to be. He told The Associated Press, “I do think corporate travel is going to come back faster than people suspect. I just don’t know if it will come back to the full volume.” Right now, Delta’s business travel income is down 85 percent. Mazen Hayek is the spokesman for MBC Group in Dubai. The media organization operates 18 television stations. Hayek says it is unlikely employees will travel as often once the coronavirus crisis ends because they have proven they do not need to. MBC has reduced trips by more than 85 percent, Hayek said.
Title: Future of Business Travel Unclear as Coronavirus Changes Work Life
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Future of Business Travel Unclear as Coronavirus Changes Work Life' data-article-id='5196'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12542'>Work travel represented 21 percent of the $8.9 trillion spent on worldwide travel and tourism in 2019.</span> <span data-start-time='12542' data-end-time='18979'>That information comes from the World Travel and Tourism Council.</span> <span data-start-time='18979' data-end-time='33375'>Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian recently suggested business travel might settle into a “new normal” that is 10 to 20 percent lower than it used to be.</span> <span data-start-time='33375' data-end-time='43250'>He told The Associated Press, “I do think corporate travel is going to come back faster than people suspect.</span> <span data-start-time='43250' data-end-time='48188'>I just don’t know if it will come back to the full volume.”</span> <span data-start-time='48188' data-end-time='56042'>Right now, Delta’s business travel income is down 85 percent.</span> <span data-start-time='56042' data-end-time='62167'>Mazen Hayek is the spokesman for MBC Group in Dubai.</span> <span data-start-time='62167' data-end-time='68396'> The media organization operates 18 television stations.</span> <span data-start-time='68396' data-end-time='80708'> Hayek says it is unlikely employees will travel as often once the coronavirus crisis ends because they have proven they do not need to.</span> <span data-start-time='80708' data-end-time='87792'>MBC has reduced trips by more than 85 percent, Hayek said.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16294 data-hint-location='18979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/what_airline_was_mentioned_in_this_article.wav'>What airline was mentioned in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Delta '><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/delta_.wav'><span>Delta </span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/american.wav'><span>American</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/southwest.wav'><span>Southwest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/frontier.wav'><span>Frontier</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16295 data-hint-location='80708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/what_percentage_did_the_company_featured_in_this_article_reduce_its_travel.wav'>What percentage did the company featured in this 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might settle into a new normal that is <span class='blank'>10 to 20 percent lower</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='10 to 20 percent lower'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/10_to_20_percent_lower.wav'><span>10 to 20 percent lower</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/the_same_as_before_the_pandemic.wav'><span>the same as before the pandemic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/10_to_20_percent_higher.wav'><span>10 to 20 percent higher</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4669/80_percent_lower.wav'><span>80 percent lower</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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