“As some business travelers embrace alternatives to long-established suppliers, companies must review their travel policies and how they accommodate ‘duty of care’ going forward. While traditional transportation suppliers still command the majority of the market, there is a shift and businesses can’t ignore this trend,”...
Ask people what part of the flying experience in economy they hate most, and they’ll probably say the seats. In Consumer Reports’ latest airline survey "seat comfort"—or lack thereof—was a big predictor of how happy respondents were with their flight overall. And, according to the 2016...
The benefits of applying Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) to large, enterprise-wide meeting are well known. Your company is able to leverage your total spend, drive significant savings, enhance overall meeting performance, aggregate data, ensure brand consistency and avoid risks. But what about your smaller meetings?...
For corporate travel buyers negotiating airline agreements, savings remain the top priority by a wide margin, although most buyers also expect travelers' comfort to play a bigger role in agreements in the coming years, according to a survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel...
Online bookings have been pretty predictable over the last few years. Online Travel Agencies (aka OTAs) have been the dominant player, with air and hotel websites close behind and search engines coming in third. What’s unpredictable about this mix is how much your travelers are...
No one likes to stand in line and we’re all looking for ways to navigate the airport most efficiently. And just when you thought that you heard it all in terms of tips to get you to your gate on time, Tech Insider shares 26...
During the last seconds of a football game, when your team has one chance to come from behind and win, the coach draws up a play. In order for that play to work, every member of the team must follow it to the best of...
For the last decade and a half, it’s been a struggle for travel managers to strike the proper balance between full service and self-service platforms within their travel programs. As online booking tool penetration has grown substantially, so has mounting frustration from buyers and travelers...
There’s more to a business trip than the meeting. Yes, your presence at the meeting is the main reason the trip exists, yet there are other elements to your journey. There’s the car service to the airport, the lines at security and Starbucks, the flight...