It’s no secret that business travel is a vital investment for companies around the world. Without it, how else would you be able to meet with clients, build partner relationships, promote your products/services, participate in industry events, bring your workforce together, etc? (Sure you could use videoconferencing and/or other virtual means… but we all know…
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Good question. You might’ve noticed from recent headlines and/or our communications, there’s been a TON of updates surrounding New Distribution Capability (NDC) fares lately. (If we’re being honest… the updates haven’t stopped in almost a year and a half, but these are some of the most important ones yet. And you’re going to want to…
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Technology has played a huge role in business travel for a while now. And it’s not going anywhere. But… the last few years proved there’s always more updates on the way (whether we’re fully prepared for them or not). A new era of technology is officially upon us. An extremely fast-paced one at that. What does this…
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If you’re a frequent business traveler, we’re sure you’ve got a story (or two… or multiple…) about travel disruptions you’ve dealt with on the road. Maybe your baggage was lost on a connecting flight… Or you’ve experienced an hours-long delay… Or worse – you ended up stranded in the airport due to an unforeseen flight…
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Last year was… well… just a little bit intense for business travel … For the industry as a whole and for anyone trying to travel for work or manage a program. Not only did business travel volume get closer and closer to breaking pre-pandemic records, but new technology, processes, and systems have seemingly changed the…
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What’s fall season all about? If you guessed colorful leaves, football games, pumpkin patches, or Halloween… you’d be right. But that’s not what we’re getting at here. For business travelers, fall is all about meetings and events. And lots of them. Companies gather for things like industry conferences, client demos, office openings, store launches, company…
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Fraud in business travel. It’s a thing. Not surprising, since the risk for fraud is basically everywhere. And it just keeps growing as people and businesses become increasingly digital. (If you’ve never fallen victim to it, consider yourself lucky …and/or well prepared. According to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost over $8.8 billion…
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We’re officially (more than) half-way through 2023. Crazy…right? Over the last six-or-so months, we’ve all been tasked with rethinking how we book and manage business travel. And we all know (and are being reminded of at seemingly every turn these days) – that’s no easy task. The travel industry is running full speed ahead on…
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The passport wait is on. If business is taking you outside of the United States this year, meaning you’re planning to go abroad sometime soon, you might want to get your paperwork in order. Like right now. Yesterday probably would have been better. Whether you need to renew the one you already have, don’t have…
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It’s Time to Rethink Business Travel. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about the rebound of business travel. Now we’re ready to talk about the other side of that rebound – the post-rebound need to rethink business travel and how its being booked and managed in this new post-rebound landscape. But business travel is…
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