Business travel has become indispensable to the global economy, not only due to its necessity in the maintaining of corporate networks, but also because of the associated economies that cater to the daily requirements of the business traveller. Underlying these developments are concerns over the environmental impact of increasing air travel, which are likely to generate new challenges for the future of business travel. From a team of international experts comes this analysis of the role, nature and effects of modern business travel. Issues addressed include the relationships between airlines and business travellers, the role of mobility in business, and the opportunities and challenges created by mobile workforces. The study combines theoretical advances with comprehensive analysis, and will provoke debate across the social sciences on the nature, organization and space of work in the twenty-first century.
Author(s): Jonathan V. Beaverstock, Ben Derudder, James Faulconbridge, Frank Witlox
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 280
Contents......Page 6
List of Figures......Page 8
List of Tables......Page 10
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
Foreword: Business Travel in the Global Economy......Page 18
1 International Business Travel and the Global Economy: Setting the Context......Page 28
Part 1 Geographies and Modes of Business Travel......Page 36
2 A People Set Apart: The Spatial Development of Airline Business Class Services......Page 38
3 Geographies of Business Air Travel in Europe......Page 58
4 ‘Official’ and ‘Unofficial’ Measurements of International Business Travel to and from the United Kingdom: Trends, Patterns and Limitations......Page 84
5 The ‘Bizjet Set’: Business Aviation and the Social Geographies of Private Flight......Page 112
Part 2 Business Travel and Mobility Regimes......Page 132
6 Business Travel and Portfolios of Mobility within Global Companies......Page 134
7 Hierarchies in the Air: Varieties of Business Air Travel......Page 152
8 ‘… Travelling, where the Opponents are’: Business Travel and the Social Impacts of the New Mobilities Regimes......Page 172
Part 3 The Production and Meaning of Business Travel......Page 190
9 Business Travel and Leisure Tourism: Comparative Trends in a Globalizing World......Page 192
10 Individual Rationalities of Global Business Travel......Page 204
11 Understanding Mobility in Professional Business Services......Page 222
12 Face-to-Face by Travel or Picture – The Relationship between Travelling and Video Communication in Business Settings......Page 244
C......Page 266
I......Page 267
P......Page 268
Y......Page 269
