After months of social distancing, canceled flights, and video call after video call, people are starting to ask, “When can we travel again?” For many companies, it’s not just a few employees asking. Travel is vital for things like collaborating with your team, forming client relationships, and making sales. While video is certainly better than nothing, we’re all being constantly reminded that some meetings are…
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It’s been about a month since the COVID-19 pandemic took the western world by storm, impacting travel in ways the modern travel industry had never seen. Companies have, for the most part, halted their business travel program and a majority of the country is under some version of a safer-at-home order. People are settling into a new work-life rhythm as they…
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WHO CLASSIFIES COVID-19 AS PANDEMIC On March 11, the World Health Organization officially classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, indicating that every location is likely to be affected, though the exact timing and impact cannot be predicted. Non-essential international and domestic travel should be deferred due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the…
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With global travel bans and restrictions in place, the number of canceled reservations and issued airline waivers are at unprecedented highs. To say the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted business travel would be an incredible understatement. We wanted to make sure you remembered that we do not charge a fee just to cancel a reservation with an agent.…
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