Everyone on this side of the Atlantic, whether British or 'European', has understandably been fixated on Brexit and its consequences. But the aftershocks of the arrest this month of a Chinese technology executive have a much bigger potential for disrupting travel programmes.
After four days of hearings a Vancouver court granted Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, bail pending a hearing for her possible extradition to the United States.
Meng has been in custody since early this month and is accused of using the telecoms giant's Skycom subsidiary to evade sanctions on Iran between 2009 and 2014. Sanctions were re-introduced last month by President Trump.
Her arrest caught the travel industry's eye when press reports quoted an internal Cisco email with the subject line "Travel Restriction to China" which cautioned employees against non-essential travel to China "due to recent events". The Silicon Valley giant responded by saying that the email was sent in error and that business travel to China would continue.
Whatever the truth of the matter the Cisco email has exacerbated business traveller jitters. This was underlined by the detention this week in Beijing of Michael Korvig, an adviser at the International Crisis Group and former Canadian diplomat.
Meng's arrest and apparent Chinese retribution means that every country that trades with China and every Chinese company with international business must seriously consider the potential implications for its business travellers.
Many executives who travel to China worried that they could be the victims of recrimination and many Chinese technology company employees and entrepreneurs are whispering that they will be avoiding travel to the US. But the implications do not stop there.
Travel management companies and corporate bosses are fond of reminding everyone that travel is no more than an enabler of meetings. With worries about travel capacity emerging for many reasons, Brexit being only the most prominent, many corporates are forecasting increased usage of meeting alternatives which are improving all the time.
But they are getting better all the time because of improvements in technology networks, networks which are no longer controlled by one company or one government.
Many technology companies have grown from minnows to international giants because they operate beyond borders.
Just as a car may be created in many different countries, all of which may contribute to the parts or assembly, so too is this the case in technology. Huawei is the company that more than any other is providing the pipes for 5G.
But its plans for market domination are hitting choppy waters.
The US, New Zealand and Australia have already blocked the use of Huawei's equipment as part of their future rollout of 5G networks. Earlier this month Alex Younger, the head of MI6, the UK's intelligence service, questioned whether Huawei should be involved in the UK's 5G network amid fears over spying.
BT has recently confirmed that it is removing Huawei equipment from its 3G and 4G networks.
The potential for Chinese retaliation is mounting. Apple's share price has dropped 15% in the past month over fears that it could be a victim.
Travel managers may find that demand for their skills is rising.