Every sixth corporate flyer last year was a woman, survey says

This data, sourced from a survey by myBiz, the SaaS-based corporate booking platform of MakeMyTrip, sheds light on gender representation in corporate travel.

The analysis, which covers flight bookings made by nearly 3,000 corporate clients with more than 200 employees and an annual travel expenditure exceeding ₹1 crore, reveals valuable insights into corporate travel trends across sectors and cities.

Among industries, the education sector led with the highest share of women corporate travelers, accounting for 28 per cent of all corporate flyers.
This was followed by media and entertainment at 25 per cent and consulting at 22 per cent. On the other hand, sectors such as manufacturing, chemicals, electronics, energy, textiles, and pharmaceuticals had a significantly lower representation, with women comprising about 10% of corporate travelers.

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Regional trends also highlighted significant variations in gender representation. Mumbai led the metros, with 19 per cent of corporate flyers being women, followed closely by Delhi at 18 per cent and Bengaluru at 17 per cent. Other cities such as Hyderabad (13 per cent), Kolkata and Ahmedabad (12 per cent), and Chennai and Pune (11 per cent) had lower but notable proportions of women travelers.
The survey also pointed out that the Mumbai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Bengaluru, and Mumbai-Delhi routes saw the highest concentration of women passengers.

“As one of the fastest-growing corporate travel platforms, myBiz powers travel for thousands of enterprises, offering a