Hotels.com launches new business travel booking features

Hotels.com has introduced a new business travel feature on its website and app designed to streamline work trips. The tool allows users to save professional preferences, identify business-ready accommodations, rebook previous stays, and earn rewards through their existing personal accounts.

The launch follows findings from the Hotels.com Booked for Business report, which indicates that 27% of British travelers are currently traveling for work more frequently than they did prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. The report highlights a growing “bleisure” trend, with 48% of respondents preferring destinations that allow them to blend professional duties with leisure activities. London, New York, and Paris were identified as top cities for this purpose.

Demographic data from the report shows that Gen Z employees are redefining the business travel experience by traveling more frequently for work and exhibiting more flexible behaviors, such as switching hotel brands. In contrast, older generations demonstrate higher levels of hotel loyalty and punctuality. The report also noted that professionals in the energy and renewables sectors maintain the highest daily hotel budgets, averaging at least £200.