A January 2021 study analyzed the share of domestic business trips replaced by virtual meetings in different sectors in the United Kingdom due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Overall, more than 75 percent of firms across all sectors stated to have replaced over half of their domestic trips with virtual meetings during the pandemic. Meanwhile, 16 percent of surveyed businesses in the manufacturing and construction sector did not replace any domestic business trips with virtual meetings.
Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector
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*The survey count was as follows: Manufacturing and construction (82), Retail and wholesale (59), Professional services (174), Essential services (82).
The source defined domestic business trips as follows: 'Any journey made within the UK for business purposes, including domestic travel to international airports/ports, but excluding commuting, and excluding overseas travel'.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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GOV.UK. (August 13, 2021). Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. "Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. (2021). Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK. "Share of Planned Domestic Business Trips Replaced with Virtual Meetings during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2021, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/
GOV.UK, Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of planned domestic business trips replaced with virtual meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2021, by sector [Graph], GOV.UK, August 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1275808/domestic-business-trips-replaced-by-virtual-meetings-uk-by-sector/