Core Insights - The report highlights a significant shift in corporate travel spending, with a growing concentration on air travel costs and distinct industry preferences, emphasizing the urgency for refined cost management and resource allocation based on business characteristics [1] Group 1: Spending Trends - Airfare expenditure has risen to 81.1% of corporate travel transportation costs in 2025, up from 77.1% in 2024, with international tickets increasing from 29.2% to 37.3% [2] - Train ticket expenditure has decreased from 17.3% to 13.4%, indicating a profound structural change despite a slight contraction in average monthly corporate travel spending [2] Group 2: Industry Preferences - The report reveals significant differences driven by business characteristics: high-time-sensitive industries like transportation and warehousing have an airfare order proportion of 88.7%, while cost-sensitive sectors like wholesale retail and agriculture have train expenditure shares of 61.5% and 60.3%, respectively [3] - 34.2% of companies plan to increase their international route budgets by over 10%, with the energy and chemical sector leading at 65% [3] Group 3: Price Fluctuations and Cost Management - In 2025, domestic core business route prices are expected to rise by 2%-3%, with overall fluctuations narrowing to within 5%. In contrast, international route prices show significant divergence, with Southeast Asia routes decreasing by 10%-18% and East Asia routes, such as Shanghai-Tokyo, increasing by 14%-60% [4] - The average domestic airfare has slightly increased by 1.5% to 922 yuan, while international airfare has decreased by 3.5% to 3,457 yuan [4] - Companies are encouraged to build more resilient resource networks to manage complex cost structures, utilizing centralized procurement and agreements with over 1,200 airlines and transportation suppliers for competitive pricing and dynamic fare monitoring [4]