mumbai that big question on every mind in the travel industry when will travel return to prepandemic level that is continues to garner different responses more than a third of industry experts believe that travel will return to prepandemic levels by the end of 2024 but then again a further third said it would happen in 2025 or beyond said a software and technology provider company quoting the results of their recent surveyamong the airlines executives surveyed 82 said they expect a combination of business and leisure to be even more prominent postrecovery said the survey revenge travel with the objective of making up for lost time is a meaningful phenomenon with 68 of travel leaders responding that they are forecasting a higher spend from consumers on their future travel plans it added but travelers are considering more decision factors than ever before committing to a tripkey trends identified in the new sabredrfried research include the importance of organized and connected trips to cut through travel complexities for customers the ongoing prominence of domestic and regional travel and the challenges and opportunities for business travel recovery said the company meanwhile for airlines participating in the survey major trendsidentified include increasing consumer bookings protection the growth of bleisure as a catalyst for potential corporate travel recovery and offering more sustainable flight options to meet customer demands it said mirroring agency responses the survey indicated that airlines are also focused on increasing domestic and regional routes as well as how new product formats such as organized and connected trips can help optimize recovery opportunities while creating increasingly personalized experiences for travelers said sabre our latest research has highlighted a degree of optimism across the travel ecosystem added andy finkelstein senior vice president global agency sales and corporate solutions however it also suggested that not all travel leaders may be ready for these potential changes if they happen quickly the survey indicates that there is a clear need for agility transformation and collaboration so that travel agencies airlines and other industry players can ensure they are in a position to identify these changes strategize for future growth opportunities and improve the experience for the travelerthe sabredrfried research involved both quantitative and qualitative research with over 500 decisionmakers from airlines and travel agencies respondents were surveyed in eight languages across 20 countries in emea apac and the americas along with indepth interviews with selected industry leaders said sabre