Category: Business Travel

Measuring Effectiveness of Your Travel Program When evaluating the effectiveness of your company’s travel program, you might look at the change in travel spend as a percentage of revenue from year to year, traveler satisfaction, the comprehensiveness of your duty of care plan, or any number of other measurements, both quantitative and qualitative. If you…

In some companies, the travel program simply exits to move employees from point A to point B. That makes sense, of course, because prospective clients turn into customers and current customer relationships are strengthened through face-to-face interactions. There’s no substitute for meeting in-person to grow the top-line.   Businesses that don’t look beyond that for…

BLOG: The Cost of Booking Travel

How much time do your employees spend booking travel?  It’s a good question to ask and the answer may surprise you. For companies not yet partnered with a travel management company, their employees are likely booking their business trips on leisure travel and supplier websites. Air is booked on one site after comparing pricing on…

With full capacity on airline flights you might be noticing longer security lines at your favorite airports and wonder if you should enroll in the TSA PreCheck program. Back in 2011 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) instituted TSA PreCheck which allowed select travelers in select airline membership programs and others to receive expedited screening. Since its…

A trusted traveler program might make sense for some of your travelers Does your sales team visit with prospects all over the country?  Do you have a manufacturing plant in Mexico or do you find yourself frequently in Europe or Asia looking to find new markets for your products?  If this sounds familiar, you probably…

BLOG: The REAL ID Act

Will the REAL ID Act affect your travel program? All companies that travel should be familiar with the REAL ID Act.  It’s a federal act that requires standards for certain forms of identification and it could affect your travel.  Sometime in the near future, a new type of driver license will be required by TSA…

Your travel program might benefit from deeply discounted business-class fares. Does your company require employees to travel overseas? If so, does your travel policy allow them to fly in business class? For organizations that answered yes to both of these questions, air consolidator fares may be right for you. Air consolidators purchase business-class fares in…

You’ve flown thousands upon thousands of miles on a particular airline, and for your devotion they have rewarded you with elite status. You enjoy the benefits that your status affords you: free upgrades, lounge access, early boarding, and more. However, did you know that elite status benefits change from year to year? Those perks that you’re…

As a company’s air spend grows, the opportunity to consolidate with a carrier and negotiate for discounted fares becomes available.  As soon as the opportunity presents itself, you should act.  Airline contracts are another way for your company to meet its travel program savings goals. If you’re in a partnership with a travel management company,…

You probably know how business travel benefits companies, but are you aware of all the ways that it benefits the employee traveling? Business travel is about more than meeting new prospects, closing sales deals, growing the top line, giving presentations, and strengthening client relationships.  Here are 5 great additional benefits: 1. Experiencing New Places We know that when you’re traveling…

As a seasoned traveler you know all the ins and outs of business travel – from the best way to pack your suitcase to the quickest solutions for jet lag. What then, could a business travel program with a travel management company do for you? The answer is: lots! Business travel programs are designed to…

Your business doesn’t end at your front door. In fact, chances are your business can be found all across the country, and even across the world. Due to this, you need the ability to be all across the country and the world. Travel agencies provide business travel programs that make being where your business is,…