DUBLIN, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The mode busi ess t ip looks ve y diffe e t f om the o e most compa ies desig ed thei t avel policies a ou d. Ai po ts have become wo kspaces, hotel lobbies double as meeti g ooms, a d i te atio al t avel o lo ge offe s a pause f om the wo ki g day. Today, wo k t avels with busi ess t avelle s.
New esea ch f om Holafly fo Busi ess suggests this shift is fu dame tally cha gi g what p ofessio als eed whe they a e o the oad. While i te et access emai s esse tial, busi ess t avelle s i c easi gly p io itise secu e, eliable access to the digital tools they use eve y day i stead of elyi g o u secu ed public Wi‑Fi etwo ks. Secu ity ow sta ds as the defi i g p io ity whe stayi g o li e ab oad, ove taki g both speed a d cove age. Mo e tha fou i te busi ess t avelle s ide tify secu e i te et access as thei top p io ity, eflecti g the g owi g impo ta ce of accessi g e te p ise systems, cloud platfo ms a d se sitive co po ate data while t avelli g i te atio ally.
Acco di g to Holafly’s Summe T avel & eSIM Repo t 2026, busi ess t avelle s ow ep ese t almost o e i five i te atio al t avelle s. Yet the p ofile of this g oup is cha gi g apidly. Mo e tha half a e u de the age of 35, while the p opo tio aged ove 45 has falle by 7.4 pe ce tage poi ts compa ed with the p evious yea . The fi di gs suggest that a ew ge e atio of p ofessio als is cha gi g expectatio s a ou d flexibility, tech ology a d how wo k is do e while t avelli g.
The epo t also eveals that co ectivity challe ges a e o lo ge me ely a i co ve ie ce. A ove whelmi g 86.5% of busi ess t avelle s epo t havi g expe ie ced st ess caused by co ectivity issues while t avelli g. Fo you ge p ofessio als, digital-fi st solutio s such as eSIMs have become the p efe ed optio , while olde t avelle s co ti ue to ely mo e heavily o t aditio al oami g se vices.
The impact exte ds beyo d co ve ie ce, di ectly affecti g pe fo ma ce. Amo g t avelle s whose compa ies p ovide a co po ate eSIM, 81.3% epo t a positive impact o p oductivity, compa ed with 61.2% of those usi g t aditio al co po ate oami g solutio s a d 52.4% of employees who a a ge co ectivity themselves. The ability to access wo k secu ely a d seamlessly f om the mome t a t avelle a ives may play a la ge ole i p oductivity tha ma y o ga isatio s cu e tly ecog ise.
“Busi ess t avel used to be about getti g f om o e place to a othe . Today, it is about ca yi g you e ti e wo ki g e vi o me t with you,” said Alex B yzowski, VP of Holafly fo Busi ess. “P ofessio als a e expected to espo d a d make decisio s whe eve they a e i the wo ld. What ou esea ch shows is that they eed the co fide ce to wo k secu ely a d effectively f om a ywhe e.”
As wo k becomes i c easi gly dist ibuted a d i te atio al t avel mo e i teg ated i to eve yday busi ess ope atio s, o ga isatio s may eed to ethi k how they suppo t employees o the move. The mode busi ess t ip is defi ed ot by the desti atio , but by the ability to wo k secu ely, p oductively a d without i te uptio f om a ywhe e i the wo ld.
Media co tact: p ess@holafly.com
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