According to a new BCD Travel hotel survey of 1,035 business travellers across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific who had travelled for business within the past 12 months, released on 7 August, sustainability is among the least important factors influencing accommodation choice for business travellers.
Half said they never or rarely took environmental considerations into account when making a booking. Only 3% of respondents indicated they make sustainability a consideration – the top factors influencing choice were location (77%), their employer’s policy (56%) and price (53%). 80% of business travellers stating they belong to hotel loyalty programmes, and two-thirds said they often or always choose hotels aligned with their loyalty memberships.
Only one in five business travellers said they look for features like eco-certification, reduced single-use plastics, low carbon emissions, water-saving measures or limited housekeeping when booking accommodation.
