As the coronavirus’ initial shock dragged into a summer shutdown malaise, some SME business travelers appear ready to hit the road, perhaps more so than travelers from larger companies. One key reason could be that the business travel most feasible during the pandemic—domestic and able to reach by car—is the type of business travel most applicable to SMEs. While obstacles remain to such travel, SMEs often have less need for the type of international or intercontinental air travel that remains scarce than do larger global firms.
