(09-28-2023) TRAVEL Establishing a Committee: Whether reviewing or rebuilding your policies, create a committee to include all relevant stakeholders. This includes not only divisional stakeholders such as Human Resources, Risk Management, Finance/Accounting and Legal, but also to have a solid representation of travelers from differing demographics and frequency of travel. Traveler Wellness: Understand what your […]
(09-28-2023) Sourcing hotels is normalizing! While we see continuous change in all areas of preferred supplier negotiations, the hotel sector is working towards increasing transparency and partnerships with their corporate customers. KEY DRIVERS TO THE ONGOING RISE IN ROOM RATES: Pressure of Wage Increases: Hoteliers around the world continue to struggle with retaining quality staff […]
(09-28-2023) The Global Business Travel Association released its predictions with an exciting projection for 2024 of surpassing the global pre-pandemic business level spend to $1.4 trillion. This forecast further extends growth to $1.8 trillion by 2027. Business travel spend and booking patterns are entering a dynamic environment. The pandemic’s overall influence on the direction of […]
The European Union is putting into place a new entry requirement for 2024 which will require travelers, including those from the US, to apply for an entry authorization prior to traveling to the Schengen region of the EU.
Business travelers in a recent survey performed by BTN characterized travel as a fundamental work enablement mechanism for their current roles. More than 83 percent of 309 full-time workers said that business travel was “important” or “very important” to their job success, and over 84 percent said it was “important” or “very important” to their […]
We have all heard the phrase, ‘change is the only constant’. While this may feel true, we must ask ourselves what aspects of change are imperative to incorporate into your travel programs, and how do they align within your foundational principles?
Was your trip successful? Unfortunately, it is complicated, yet this could be a terrific place to start. The traveler may be considering their trip successful based upon the quality of the meetings, if the flights were on time, hotel room clean and/or if they were productive while on the road. On the opposing side, they […]
Higher fares and tighter budgets add a degree of difficulty for travelers planning business trips. Booking a business trip today isn’t as simple as clicking “Buy” on your go-to airline and heading for the airport lounge.
Under pressure to improve efficiency, travel management companies are working to automate responses to travel planning requests from travelers sent by email.
American Airlines has set April 3rd as the target date for their proposed move of 40% of their scheduled flights to their NDC (New Distribution Capabilities) booking channel whereby selected routes will not be available through standard.