The impact of travel restrictions during the pandemic has been more significant in Asia, where half of the respondents rank it in the top two most-impactful changes to working practices. These restrictions have also been more significant for IROs at smaller companies than those at larger companies. Respondents in Asia also have the most negative reaction to these restrictions, with just 39 percent viewing the experience of less travel positively, compared with six in 10 North American respondents and 54 percent of respondents in Europe. Less travel is viewed more positively by IROs than investors, with more than a third of IRO respondents giving a high positivity rating of 8+/10, compared with 28 percent of investors The impact of less travel in the future is felt more in Asia, with 43 percent anticipating a continued significant impact compared with 35 percent in North America and 29 percent in Europe. Large and mega-cap IROs also have a greater expectation of the continued impact of less travel in their working lives.
