The 2024 edition of the U.S. Business Travel Industry Economic Study published by GBTA quantifies the economic contribution made by business travel in 2022* to the U.S. economy and profiles U.S. business travelers in terms of their composition, behavior, motivations, and spending patterns.

Key findings from the research include:

• Contributions to the U.S. economy:
  • Business travel spending in 2022 generated $421.1 billion USD, resulting in $119 billion in tax revenue. It also supported 6 million jobs and represents 2% of U.S. GDP and 3.5% of total employment. 
  • The top 15 states for business travel spending accounted for over 65% of the U.S. total.  
• A profile of U.S. business travelers: 
  • A total of 429.9 million business trips were taken within the U.S. 
  • Per business trip spend averaged $632 
  • Business travelers are traveling longer for each trip (4.1 vs. 3.3 days).  
  • Blended travel represented 33.8% of all travel and travelers averaged 4.4 days on these trips 

* The study focuses on 2022, the last full year for which a complete set of data is available for analysis and was compared to other economic data for the same period.