FAQ
Questions we have been asked
ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS, OR BE PART OF A PANEL, AT AN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE?
Yes!
Please email us the details at ReturnOnPeople@gmail.com and someone will be back in contact as soon as possible.
ARE YOU ABLE TO PRESENT YOUR FINDINGS TO MY COMPANY?
Please email us the details at ReturnOnPeople@gmail.com and someone will be back in contact as soon as possible.
Alternatively, please keep an eye out on our website events page and social media where we will be speaking publicly.
ARE YOU WILLING TO BE INTERVIEWED FOR MEDIA?
Yes!
Please email us the details at ReturnOnPeople@gmail.com and someone will be back in contact as soon as possible.
WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT OF ROP?
We started with a simple question: “What is the ROI of travel?”
But every talk track brought us back to people, and when we remembered the highest cost for companies is not travel it is people, we realized the disconnect that for many, talent is not the #1 topic being spoken about when it comes to the future of work. And we wanted to bring it back into focus, and provide data to support the argument.
It is our mission, and sincere hope, to empower travel managers and decision makers alike to make better educated decisions for their organizations so they may excel at the metric, along with Cost and Carbon, of most importance in this new age.
So, rather than asking “what is the value of travel?”, the better question decision makers should really be asking is: “what is the value of the human connection?”. That answer, is Return On People, and is how we will connect the future of travel.
HOW DO I COLLATE THE NUMBERS REQUIRED FOR THE CALCULATORS FROM MY COMPANY?
From our experience, there is not a single source within a company that houses all of the information that our calculators require.
We have therefore provided referenced industry averages, to help guide you where you cannot find all of the data for your company.
We also believe there is no problem with an educated guess to provoke high level discussions before deeper analysis.
IS THE DATA I ENTER INTO THE CALCULATOR SECURE?
The GBTA ladders team that owns this website does not collate any data you add onto the website unless you choose to share it with us through the forms.
The calculators have been built using Calconic. Please refer to their Privacy Policy here for further details.
I WORK FOR A TMC/CONSULTANCY/COMPANY THAT WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR CALCULATORS AND METHODOLOGY. CAN YOU PLEASE SHARE WITH US?
We want to bring this discussion to as many people as possible. We ask if you use our calculator you simply you reference this website as source as well as GBTA Ladders.
Please email us at ReturnOnPeople@gmail.com for more details
WHAT A RETURN TO CORPORATE TRAVEL MEAN FOR THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
Pre Covid, the corporate travel industry was estimated to be a $1.4 trillion industry
Therefore, every day at a 95% reduction (the lowest point of travel seen through Covid) means $2.9 billion not going into the industry
$700 billion annually would disappear if Bill Gates forecast comes to fruition
For every 1% that returns is an extra $14 billion annually
Every 1% return could equate to 41,198 jobs across travel, hospitality and wider industries (assumes average of $322,835 business entity revenue per employee (cfo.com)).
IS THE CONCEPT OF ROP BIASED TOWARD THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY
The workgroup all works in and around the travel industry. So yes, there is a natural bias, as we all want to see the travel industry recover.
However, our investigations on the value of human connection highlights non-travel industry related studies into the importance of face to face relations and success, while our own research and survey validated these studies, and from a respondent perspective showed little difference in results between those in the travel industry to those outside of it.
In fact as of April 1st 2021, when evaluating whether people would be more or less likely to leave their job if travel did not return, a greater proportion of respondents working outside the travel industry than those within it said they would be more likely to leave.
HOW DID YOU COLLATE RESULTS FOR YOUR RESEARCH?
As of 1 April 2021, potential reach for our survey totalled over 800k people.
We targeted people who travel for their jobs through paid targeted advertising, and sharing the survey on specialised social media (e.g. travel forums, LinkedIn groups).
The more respondents we have, the more accurate the results. Should you wish to partner together to help drive more results across the entire corporate traveler base, or just for your company please contact us.
WHAT OTHER TOOLS DO YOU RECOMMEND?
Tools which recommend which meetings should be done virtually or should have travel:
https://www.festive-road.com/beyondthepause-the-era-of-purposeful-travel/
https://www.festive-road.com/the-permissible-travel-framework/
Travel industry recovery vs 2019:
Also many corporate TMCs have their own tools stating what current rules and restrictions are for travel down to a city level.
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND GBTA LADDERS TO OTHERS IN THE CORPORATE TRAVEL INDUSTRY?
YES!
You can learn more about the Ladders program on the About Us page
WHAT IS THE AIRSPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN SWALLOW?
In an attempt to answer all the questions we are asked, through our survey this question was posed, and as fans of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, we are pleased to share it is about 20 miles per hour or 9 meters per second.