Business travel: a perspective paper

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief perspective on the growth of business travel over the past 60 years and how it may unfold in the future, highlighting certain themes and noting limitations in the research.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is based on selected academic literature and industry sources on business travel which briefly reviews its growth and directions of research in this field.

Practical implications

The paper distinguishes between different types of business travel and provides a bird's eye view of the future.

Originality/value

The review distinguishes between different forms of business travel and concludes that greater clarity of the business travel concept will enable research to be conducted within a properly defined theoretical framework.

Citation

Lubbe, B. (2020), "Business travel: a perspective paper", Tourism Review, Vol. 75 No. 1, pp. 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-05-2019-0178