Business Travel Survey

Your feedback matters. We’re conducting this survey to better understand the travel habits, preferences, and constraints of business travelers using Yellowstone Regional Airport. The insights will help us improve air service offerings, plan future routes, and enhance the overall travel experience.

All responses are confidential and will be used in aggregate form only. This survey should take approximately 5–7 minutes to complete. Your honest answers will directly influence future improvements in air connectivity for the region.

Thank you for your time and your valuable input.

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* 1. Where is your primary place of residence?

City

State

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* 2. How frequently do you expect to travel for business purposes over the next six months?

Not at all

Once

2-3 Times

Monthly

Weekly

Don't Know

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* 3. Do you expect any of the following reasons may limit your business travel?

Cost or budget constraints

Unpredictable travel obstacles (cancelled flights, flight delays, etc.)

Health and safety concerns about traveling

Personal responsibilities or family commitments

Sustainability concerns (environmental impact)

Departure times, layovers (too long, too short) and available connections

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Have you avoided or cancelled a business trip from Yellowstone Regional Airport by air for a reason other than cost in the past year?

Overall time it took to fly to/from the business event location

Possibility of flight delay and cancellation

Easier and more efficient to attend the event virtually

Personal, family, or home responsibilities or schedule

Work responsibilities or schedule

Unpredictable weather

Limited or no flight availability to the business event location

Increased company focus on sustainability measures

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In the past six months, have you extended a business trip for at least one night for leisure purposes?

Yes

If yes, how many days did you extend and where were you traveling to?

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* 6. When considering extending a business trip for leisure purposes, what are your top motivating factors?

Opportunity to explore a destination

Transport costs already covered

Supportive company culture/policy

Traveling with a spouse/partner/friend

Easier to create an extended weekend

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Thinking about the next 6 months, how does your company’s business travel spending compare to last year?

Spending significantly more

Spending somewhat more

Spending about the same

Spending somewhat less

Spending significantly less

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* 8. Aside from cost, which factors are most important when deciding to authorize employee business travel to visit customers, suppliers, or other stakeholders?

Critical customer, supplier, or other stakeholder relationship(s)

Ability to meet with multiple customers or suppliers at once

Customer/supplier located within driving distance for the employee

Customer/supplier located where there are many direct flight options

Adequate seat availability on flights to the customer/supplier location

Closing sales

Introducing a new product or service

Length of time since prior in-person meeting

In person relationship building, value of in person contact

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Aside from cost, which factors are most important when deciding to authorize employee business travel for conferences, conventions, and/or trade shows?

Event is important to growing company sales/revenues

Ability to meet with multiple new vendors or customers at the same time

Employee has a speaking/presenter/moderator role at the event

Showcasing organization’s products or services

Event has educational content of value to our organization

Event is located within driving distance for the employee

Event is located where there are many direct flight options

Adequate seat availability on flights to the event location

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Which of the following policies and practices restricting business travel are in place at your company or organization?

Stricter evaluation of who travels for business

Additional cost controls or spending limits for business trips

Fewer trips but more objectives and goals assigned to each trip

Fewer employees sent per business trip

Restrictions on type of airfare that can be booked

Discouraging air travel due to potential delays or cancellations

New sustainability requirements and metrics

Fewer business trips overall

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* 11. How likely is your organization to allow or encourage employees to travel for business in 2026?

Very likely

Somewhat Likely

Neutral

Somewhat Unlikely

Very unlikely

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* 12. Is reduced business travel having any of the following impacts on the company or organization where you work?

May have short-term savings but long-term negative impacts on revenue

Negatively impacting the company’s ability to acquire or retain customers

Negatively impacting the company’s financial performance

Negatively impacting the company’s ability to stay competitive

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 13. When you book business travel, what is your preferred seating class?

First Class

Business

Premium Economy

Economy

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* 14. Are there other connection hubs that your company would find beneficial?

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* 15. Which end destinations do you most frequently travel?

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* 16. Are there other things you would like us to know about your current or future business travel?

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* 17. Would you like to join the effort improving air service at Yellowstone Regional Airport?

No, thank you.

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