Lord Mayors travel representing the City of London, and business, professional, technical, and financial services worldwide. A typical year involves around 100 days of overseas travel to circa 25 countries. The PROVISIONAL schedule for the Mayoral visit programme for 2023 through 2024 is, in outline:
- 23 November to 24 November – Northern Ireland
- 2 December to 6 December – Dubai (COP28)
- 10 December to 13 December – United States, east coast
- 15 January to 19 January – Switzerland (World Economic Forum, Davos)
- 24 January to 26 January – Ireland
- Winter – India
- Winter – United States, west coast
- Spring – China, northern cities
- Spring – Italy
- Spring – Middle East
- Spring – Japan and Singapore
- Summer – Channel Islands
- Summer – Germany, Netherlands
- early Autumn – China, southern cities, and Indonesia
- Autumn – US, central and west coast
- Autumn – Middle East