2022 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $39.8 million
Primary Air Suppliers: Delta, Alaska, United
Primary Hotel Suppliers: Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott
Primary Car Rental Suppliers: National, Enterprise
Consolidated Global TMC: BCD

Following the easing of Covid-19 travel restrictions, apparel manufacturer and retailer Nike saw a spike in international business trips with U.S.-booked air volume increasing by more than 400 percent year over year to $39.8 million.

Nike sharpened focus on its internal pre-trip approval and hotel vetting processes throughout the year and removed hotel rate caps and verbiage around ‘lowest logical fare’ from its travel and expense policy.

The company also employed a permanent flexible work model—not requiring staff to return to the office—and expects internal trips to increase to 55 percent of overall travel volume in 2023, up from 42 percent in 2022.

Nike projects 2023 U.S.-booked air spend will increase to $49 million and expects to return to pre-pandemic spending levels “in the next couple of years.” Moving forward, the company’s travel program will feature more efficient reconciliation processes for centrally-billed cards and payments, diversified fees across global markets at point of sale and a greater focus on sustainability.