2021 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $3 million
Primary Global Online Booking Tool: Concur
Primary Global Expense Supplier: Concur
Primary U.S. TMC: Amex GBT
Pharmaceutical and biotech giant GSK spent $3 million in
U.S.-booked air in 2021. Far below the company’s spend prior to the Covid-19
pandemic, the continued decline followed a Jan. 2021 update to policy that
clarifies business travel must be critical to GSK’s success to be permissible.
GSK’s 2021 policy update includes trip-purpose codes
designed to help the organization garner data and focus on the justification
behind corporate travel. The company is working to better manage and navigate
travel within GSK.
About 57 percent of all 2021 U.S.-booked air travel was for
domestic routes.
GSK this year formally changed its name from GlaxoSmithKline
and split into two companies, separating its consumer healthcare business from
its biopharmaceutical business.