Corporations are continuing to spend on business travel, but are being strategic about how they allocate those dollars amid ongoing trade uncertainties. Corporate travel spending activity increased 15% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, according to a business travel index published Tuesday from Navan. While global business travel is expected to reach a new high of $1.57 trillion in 2025, that total represents less growth than the Global Business Travel Association predicted a year ago. istocksdaily | iStock | Getty Images
Corporations are continuing to spend on business travel, but are being strategic about how they allocate those dollars amid ongoing trade uncertainties, according to new reports from the travel and expense platform Navan and the Global Business Travel Association.
Corporate travel spending activity increased 15% year over year in the second quarter