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.
What airline was mentioned in this article?
Delta
American
Southwest
Frontier
What percentage did the company featured in this article reduce its travel?
85 percent
5 percent
25 percent
98 percent
The rate of business travel might settle into a new normal that is 10 to 20 percent lower.
10 to 20 percent lower
the same as before the pandemic
10 to 20 percent higher
80 percent lower