The Business Travel Association (BTA), the authoritative voice of business travel in the UK, has, 18 June, revealed the UK has lost £3.18bn (US$4.39bn) in GDP in the week due to the decline of business travel trips following Covid-19. Data shows that in the second week of June 2021, business travel trips from the UK dropped by -67.72% from 2019 pre-pandemic levels – with a reduction of 366,018 business trips in the past week. The data shows how much travel restrictions to the following destinations cost in terms of GDP over the week:
- Republic of Ireland £753m
- France £579m
- Switzerland £438m
- USA £370m
The fourth edition of the BTA’s Business Travel Tracker can be found here.
