{"id":17310,"date":"2020-12-22T08:34:48","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2024-01-11T11:59:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T11:59:40","slug":"2021s-biggest-business-travel-challenge-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/in\/blog\/2021s-biggest-business-travel-challenge-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"2021\u2019s Biggest Business Travel Challenge &#8211; Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mswebsite.itilite.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/pexels-photo-999267-1-unsmushed-1024x602.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26409\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2020 made us all sit down in shock as all the many things that we considered \u201cnormal\u201d, like business travel, were suddenly not only out of reach, but <em>dangerous<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all shifted to working from home, driving the best delivery for customers from remote locations, and working in tandem with teams we never saw anymore. As months passed, it was increasingly clear that nothing would ever go \u201cback to normal\u201d again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But poised at the end of a rollercoaster year, and the start of one that promises to be a major uphill climb, business plans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/blog\/navigating-the-post-covid-world-a-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bringing us a version of normal<\/a>. Which means that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itilite.com\/blog\/reshaping-business-travel-in-the-with-covid-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">business travel <\/a>will increase: Sales meetings long postponed will be back, customer facing teams will be meeting clients in person again, and project management teams will start heading back on location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nobody denies that these things are required. In fact, most teams are raring to go! 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