{"id":678,"date":"2008-12-15T08:38:40","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T13:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.affiliateprogramadvice.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2009-12-04T10:54:50","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T15:54:50","slug":"37-of-us-business-travelers-who-planned-to-travel-through-the-remainder-of-2008-say-their-travel-plans-have-been-impacted-by-the-current-financial-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.affiliateprogramadvice.com\/index.php\/2008\/12\/15\/37-of-us-business-travelers-who-planned-to-travel-through-the-remainder-of-2008-say-their-travel-plans-have-been-impacted-by-the-current-financial-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"37% of US business travelers who planned to travel through the remainder of 2008 say their travel plans have been impacted by the current financial crisis."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent Ipsos poll of U.S. adults, 37% of business travelers who planned to travel through the remainder of 2008 say their travel plans have been impacted by the current financial crisis. Additionally, 8% of U.S. business travelers say they have already cancelled a business trip they were planning to make by year-end, 6% are considering cancelling a business trip planned for 2008, and 10% have postponed a scheduled business trip until after January 1, 2009. <\/p>\n<p style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iucn-tftsg.org\/?starship_troopers_3_marauder\">Starship Troopers 3: Marauder on dvd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13% of American business travelers say they plan to substitute some of their 2008 business travel with conference calls and webinars where appropriate, says the report. 47% of the business travelers in the United States expect to continue with their business trips as planned, while 16%  plan to take all of their scheduled business trips, but their employer has asked them to be mindful of travel expenses. <\/p>\n<p>While business travel is under pressure for the remainder of 2008, the picture is bleaker for 2009. 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