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The corporate travel landscape has changed drastically in the last few years, especially as it relates to the proliferation of new technology offerings designed to enhance corporate travel programs. Trip disruptions, spend analytics, price monitoring, meetings and events and duty of care are just a few areas within corporate travel where new technologies are aiming…

Hurried fast-food meals and long client dinners cause a lot of business travelers to gain a bit of weight when on the road, while late hours and the lack of opportunity can also disrupt their exercise schedules. However, it is possible to maintain or even increase your fitness regimen while traveling – it just takes a…

Travel Leaders / Destinations Unlimited Welcomes Accounting Clerk

May 17, 2019 – Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Travel Leaders / Destinations Unlimited announced today the hire of Jackie Koss, who will join the company as accounting clerk. Within this role, Koss will be focused on financial statement reporting, human resources matters and other financial responsibilities. The announcement was made by company CEO/owner Duane Jasper.…

Did you miss our Facebook Live with our travel advisors Stephanie and Aimee? Here is a recap of their conversation on the benefits of using a travel advisor. If you’d like to view the video, check it out here. Can you, as travel advisors, get the same rates as I can online? We can see…

With lots of activities that appeal to kids — including the child in all of us — a cruise can be a terrific choice for an action-packed family vacation.   Whether your children love to climb high and go fast, pursue a passion for art, music or science, or hone their skills in the kitchen,…

Luxury travel isn’t solely about the level of accommodations anymore. These days, it’s also about the unique experiences, personalized itineraries and destinations that travelers can choose around the world.   According to the most recent travel trends survey conducted by Travel Leaders Group, luxury travelers are most interested in exclusive access, including VIP tours, cars…

Most corporate travel programs roll right along without much thought about the impact that employee travel has on the company. Corporate travel is often thought of in the context of expenditures and how to reduce those expenditures. While cost controls and savings are definitely important aspects of managing corporate travel, companies should also think about…

We’ve all heard that employees are a company’s greatest asset. We know that much emphasis is placed on hiring the best job candidates and investing in their training and development. However, an often overlooked aspect around employee assets is consideration of how employees experience life outside of the workplace, especially for employees that identify themselves…

BLOG: Anatomy of a Boarding Pass

Though each airline’s boarding pass may be laid out a bit differently and the layout may vary from printed pass to mobile device, there are several basic pieces of information that make up your boarding pass. Here’s what they mean, what you need to know about each and why you should just toss away your…

When you sit down with your travel management company to review your travel program, what are you expecting? You probably expect to receive reports detailing how much you spent with your travel suppliers over the past reporting period and for many schools their expectations would stop there. While that data is important to review, it…

Addressing travelers that prefer to book outside their school’s managed travel program has always been a challenge for higher education travel managers. More often than not, those travelers are simply left to procure travel reservations as they see fit due to the non-mandate culture on most college campuses. However, that appears to be changing due…

April means tax time. If you’re self-employed or are a small business owner and you travel for work, another year of receipt collection and careful tracking of expenses is underway. Before next April rolls around, here are some travel expense tips to keep in mind so that you’re not scrambling to meet the tax-filing deadline.…