Corporate Traveler, the small-to-medium-sized enterprise (SME) division of Flight Centre Travel Group, announced the release of its Business Travel Wellness Guide, a resource outlining the key wellness priorities for business travelers, along with providing actionable insights for companies to better support employee health and well-being on the road.
According to the report’s findings, prioritizing traveler wellness delivers measurable benefits for both businesses and employees. Organizations report cost savings, reduced absenteeism, enhanced productivity, improved retention and greater organizational resilience. Meanwhile, 84.5% of respondents said satisfaction with their company’s travel program impacts their overall job satisfaction, with 31% reporting it has a considerable effect — highlighting the growing importance of wellness on the road.
The findings are based on a survey of more than 300 SME business travelers nationwide, providing a representative snapshot of the latest behaviors and preferences shaping the industry. Developed with insights from Brett Copeland, Corporate Traveler’s director of customer success, the guide ranks wellness priorities across categories including comfort and productivity, safety and risk, dining, and work-life balance.
“Traveler wellness isn’t a soft benefit — it’s a performance strategy,” said Copeland. “When people arrive rested, fueled and focused,” he said, “they’re sharper in meetings, make better decisions, and represent the company with more confidence.”
“Investing in traveler wellness isn’t about spending more on travel,” said Copeland, “it’s about maximizing the return on every trip you already take.”
Among the report’s findings:
Top comfort and productivity requests:
- Arriving the day before important meetings – 39.8%
- Traveling at preferred times – 39.2%
- Reliable inflight WiFi – 39.2%
- Time for rest and recovery – 38.5%
- Upgraded seating – 35%
Top safety and risk resources:
- 24/7 live assistance – 41.4%
- Traveling with a colleague – 38.5%
- Real-time safety and risk notifications – 37.9%
Most common dietary preferences:
- Low-calorie meals – 33.7%
- Macro-balanced/high protein – 30.1%
- Low-carb meals – 29.1%
Top work-life balance priorities:
- Getting enough sleep – 73.1%
- Opportunity to extend business trips for ‘bleisure’ – 46%
- Ability to maintain regular exercise or movement – 44.3%
- Managing fatigue – 28.5%
“The next wave of traveler wellness will move from reactive to proactive,” said Copeland. He continued: “We’ll see companies use data more intelligently to design travel programs that anticipate fatigue, personalize rest and recovery time, and factor well-being into policy the same way they do cost. Wellness will stop being a perk; it’ll be built into how organizations measure the success of their travel programs.”
