
Projecting Costs: BTN Corporate Travel Index
(March 2022)
Projecting costs and managing budgets in post-pandemic periods is challenging. However, with the analysis from the BTN (Business Travel News) Corporate Travel Index, much of the guess work can be reduced by understanding the shifts…

Today’s
Travel Industry
Challenges
(March 2022)
Industry experts have been forecasting and predicting what the Return to Travel would look like post-pandemic. The estimates have been reported during airline, hotel and ground transportation forward guidance during the quarterly…
Travel Industry
Challenges

The Business Traveler Trends for 2022
(February 2022)
The travel industry has been forecasting and reforecasting the return to business travel. What is rarely discussed is how the traveler’s expectations fit into these equations and what is trending by way of new approaches…

Mileage Reimbursements vs. Rental Car Calculations
(February 2022)
Corporate Travel Departments continue to review their travel policies to incorporate higher safety and health standards, approval parameters for air travel, and now are considering a shift to rental cars over personal vehicle…

The Realities of a Federal No-Fly List
(February 2022)
This month, Delta Air Lines’ CEO, Ed Bastian, formally requested the Justice Department to help set up a nation-wide no-fly list for unruly passengers. Specifically, Bastian’s letter to the U.S. Attorney General stated:
"In…

The New Virtual and Hybrid Workspace Environments
(January 2022)
Companies are continuing to reevaluate the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of hybrid work environments. This corporate consideration involves technology infrastructure, security protocols, and cost containment, but…

New Travel Risk Management Standards: ISO 31030
(January 2022)
Travel Risk Management — Guidance for Organizations
ISO 31030: 2021 Edition
The ISO, International Organization for Standardization, is a worldwide federation including members from international organizations, governmental…

The Expanding Role of the Travel Manager
(January, 2022)
Today’s companies are identifying new ways to grow their business in an ever-changing environment, with new challenges and new expectations arising every day. The role of Travel Managers around the world, and their related…

Forecasting your 2022 Travel Budget
The Why Behind Rate Increases
We are all pleased to see a solid rebound in business travel experiences. Unfortunately, a recent Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) study outlines an expectation for rate increases in each travel sector…