Maybe, but if you don’t think technology isn’t going to effect the way business’s operate in the future you’re being very short sighted. People will still travel for leisure but business’s are always adapting to the cheapest means to conduct it.

Business traveler love their business dinners and going out for drinks on the road to much to completely give that up.

Yup and still a lot of old school clients that need the handshake and in person visit.

Especially when they’re not paying the bill!

I hope the generations coming up feel that way, but they don’t even talk to each other anymore. Look around when you’re out. People glued to their phones and whatever shiny object they can communicate with.

Email has been around since the 90’s but we still have meetings. Skype at least 15 years and we still send people to close a deal. Online retail is a part of everyday life, but the dot com fiasco showed that the world wasn’t ready to move all business entirely online. Sure I can get groceries delivered, but I want to choose my cut of meat and select my produce. I can finance and purchase a car online, but I still want to sit behind the wheel. The reason have size 34-36 pants and M-XL shirts in my closet is not due to holiday weight gain, but the fact that not all clothes were made to suit me. Anything a salesman can tell you can be read on a website, you can ask a candidate any questions over the phone that you can in person, but we still do live interviews. And is there a single person on the planet who doesn’t know what Coke is? Still they spend untold billions on advertising.

The answer is human psychology. Businesses race to streamline and cut costs, but that freight train slams into the side of a mountain when the average person isn’t ready to adapt to what is most efficient or cost effective. Business is still done in person, and I don’t see that changing fundamentally from this virus driven economic slowdown.

In the wake of so much speculation both good and bad, finally a statement of fact emerges :D

Valid point. “Social distancing” has already become the norm with many of that generation. Still amazes me when I see 2 people out for dinner and both have phones in front of them.

Oh the good ol days....

[QUOTE=RemoveB4flght;3001215]Email has been around since the 90’s but we still have meetings. Skype at least 15 years and we still send people to close a deal. Online retail is a part of everyday life, but the dot com fiasco showed that the world wasn’t ready to move all business entirely online. Sure I can get groceries delivered, but I want to choose my cut of meat and select my produce. I can finance and purchase a car online, but I still want to sit behind the wheel. The reason have size 34-36 pants and M-XL shirts in my closet is not due to holiday weight gain, but the fact that not all clothes were made to suit me. Anything a salesman can tell you can be read on a website, you can ask a candidate any questions over the phone that you can in person, but we still do live interviews. And is there a single person on the planet who doesn’t know what Coke is? Still they spend untold billions on advertising.

The answer is human psychology. Businesses race to streamline and cut costs, but that freight train slams into the side of a mountain when the average person isn’t ready to adapt to what is most efficient or cost effective. Business is still done in person, and I don’t see that changing fundamentally from this virus driven economic slowdown.[/QUOTE=

I couldn’t of said it better myself!

I agree with you as far as closing the deals and business travel will continue, but at what capacity. My friends and family that do travel for business have all been told the same thing from this outbreak all non-essential travel will be put on hold till further notice.

What I’m getting at is what is that non-essential travel. Will that completely return if they see it wasn’t necessary. I don’t know. I hope so but if you don’t adapt you’re left behind. Ie.. ma and pa store vs Walmart vs Amazon. Going to the bar to find that next date or swiping away on your phone.😜 Strange times for sure. I just hope this thing isn’t a spark that starts a fire. Probably just thinking to hard. Or not thinking! Haha. Now to get back to stealing more hotel toilet paper!