According to research from Trainline Partner Solutions, almost 60 per cent of business travelers - at least in the UK - are more likely to consider rail versus before the pandemic when it was only 20 per cent. The research goes on to say that where journeys take a similar time, 90 per cent of U.K. employees would prefer to take the train. Travellers say they are put off flying currently because of COVID health and safety, 41 per cent, while 27 per cent cited the environmental impact. A quarter of respondents also said they would be less likely to use the car for business trips once they knew the carbon impact compared with rail. The report adds that 81 per cent would support a ban on short business flights where a train option was available. Champa Magesh, president of Trainline Partner Solutions, says: “When business travel returns, it will not look the same as before the pandemic. One clear long-term trend is employees planning to reduce the impact their travel has on carbon emissions and reduce road travel and short haul flights.”
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