Duty of care relates to the obligations that employers have to their employees in maintaining their security, safety, and wellbeing when working or traveling on business. The company's obligation is both moral and legal. When employees are sent on international assignments, to live and work...
As Hurricane Matthew marches through the Caribbean and up the southeastern shores of the United States, airlines are desperately trying to evacuate as many travelers as possible while re-scheduling a host of cancelled flights. Such weather-related incidents cause significant travel impacts and disruptions across the entire...
Business travelers have a lot of expenses to keep up with. To simplify things, the IRS allows the use of per diem (Latin meaning “for each day”) rates. Per diem rates are the equivalent of a fixed amount paid to employees to compensate for lodging,...
“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...
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...
Owning your own business means you get to decide where to travel and when, but can you really write it all off? According to a new survey, 85 percent of business owners make time for personal activities and relaxation during business trips. For many entrepreneurs,...
United Airlines has eased restrictions on travel agency partners that are rebooking on behalf of their clients after schedule changes and irregular operations, bringing their rebooking capabilities more in line with what United's reservation team is able to do. Previously, when a flight's schedule changed, agents...