{"id":16732,"date":"2025-10-21T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/?p=16732"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:40:58","slug":"mind-the-gap-white-paper-generational-travel-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/mind-the-gap-white-paper-generational-travel-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind the Gap: Situ publishes study into generational differences in business traveller behaviour\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"234\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-header-stone-v2.png\" alt=\"Four people from different generations next to the blog title\" class=\"wp-image-16739 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-header-stone-v2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-header-stone-v2-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-header-stone-v2-768x225.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/234;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Situ commissioned a YouGov survey of more than 550 business travellers and conducted in-depth interviews with a selection of industry leaders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The research uncovered diverse expectations across four generational cohorts of travellers: Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The resulting report highlights notable differences in demand for non-hotel accommodation; adoption of company-approved booking tools; and interest in booking sustainable properties<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/eu1.hubs.ly\/H0p7MDT0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Access White Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Situ \u2013 The Global Accommodation Agency \u2013 has published a white paper that uncovers and analyses the travel expectations, behaviours, and preferences of four generational cohorts: Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this research, a comprehensive online survey was carried out in collaboration with the market research company <a href=\"https:\/\/yougov.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouGov<\/a><sup>1<\/sup>.&nbsp; The survey investigated the behaviours and preferences of business travellers and asked participants about key travel behaviours and priorities. These included: accommodation choice, booking behaviours, flexibility, sustainability credentials, in-room technology, and desired levels of support for wellbeing while on work trips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, a number of experienced professionals from the business travel sector were interviewed to augment the survey data and gain insight into the day-to-day realities of professionals working in business travel. Interviewees had extensive experience across corporate travel management and accommodation provision, including managing business travel within their organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-webinar-mind-the-gap-1024x680.jpeg\" alt=\"Webinar speakers\" class=\"wp-image-16786 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-webinar-mind-the-gap-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-webinar-mind-the-gap-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-webinar-mind-the-gap-768x510.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/white-paper-webinar-mind-the-gap.jpeg 1100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/680;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:7px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Want to learn more? We hosted a webinar that delved into the key insights we uncovered in the white paper \u2013 with some of our interviewees as guests.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.staysitu.com\/about-situ\/resources\/mind-the-gap-white-paper-generational-shifts-shaping-business-travel\">Watch now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new report, \u2018<strong>Mind the Gap: Generational analysis of the accommodation requirements and buying behaviours of today\u2019s business travellers<\/strong>,\u2019 reveals increasingly diverse accommodation choices and booking habits across the cohorts, as well as differing views on sustainability credentials and the need for in-room technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings also provide notable insight on how much flexibility different generations require when booking accommodation, and whether business trips are seen as a \u2018chore\u2019, \u2018perk\u2019 \u2013 or a viable pathway to career progression.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further key insights include <strong>30% of Millennials<\/strong> stating they wanted full flexibility when choosing where to stay. And when it comes to sustainability, just <strong>41% of Gen X and 34% of Baby Boomers<\/strong> think this is important when selecting accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other findings include Gen Z tracking towards non-hotel accommodation, including serviced apartments and short-term rentals, while just <strong>21%<\/strong> of the cohort state they use company-approved booking tools \u2013 demonstrating the challenges many businesses face when managing a corporate travel programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8f4f6\"><strong>Phil Stapleton<\/strong>, Situ\u2019s Founder and CEO, commented, <em>\u201cExploring these generational differences \u2013 or \u2018gaps\u2019\u2013 is a vital and ongoing conversation for the corporate travel industry, which faces growing pressure to better understand and respond to the evolving needs of a multigenerational travelling workforce.<br><br>\u201cThe nuances around generational needs and preferences are yet another dimension for the buyers and suppliers of business travel services to consider, alongside priorities such as flexibility, tech, and duty of care.<br><br>\u201cAn understanding of these different needs is yet another piece in the mosaic of how we understand the individual traveller and will help us to continue our mission to optimise traveller experience and prepare the industry for the years ahead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the study points towards a desire for increased agency and personalisation; values that are a response to both industry advancements and broader societal change. 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