New York was the most-visited city for in-person roadshows during the year from Q3 2021 to Q3 2022, with London the second-most-visited city and Boston third. These three cities were regularly the top three most-visited cities for in-person roadshows before Covid-19 cut travel opportunities.
But travel to these cities has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. The last full year of in-person roadshow travel was 2019, during which time seven in 10 companies on the road visited New York, 63 percent visited London and six in 10 visited Boston.
Of the 54 percent who went on the road from Q3 2021 to Q3 2022, just over 55 percent visited New York, just under 43 percent visited London and almost three in 10 went to Boston.
Paris, Toronto and Stockholm are high climbers in the table for most-visited cities since the last poll in 2020. This may suggest that resuming travel for roadshows in 2022 has included more localized travel. The tighter travel restrictions in place across Asia has seen perennial roadshow destinations Hong Kong and Singapore drop out of the list this year.
New York and Boston remain the most popular cities to visit for North American companies, with Toronto and London climbing into the top five from the last list in 2020. London, New York and Paris are still the most commonly visited cities for European companies.
Singapore remains the most-visited city for roadshows by Asian companies. Beijing and Shanghai are new to the top four, suggesting a concentration on domestic travel for Chinese companies.
