Category: Business Travel

For many companies, private aviation is the solution to a particular need or set of needs that commercial aviation cannot meet. Time savings, geographic reach and security are some of the more common benefits that compel businesses to make private aviation a component of their travel programs. For a particular subset of a company’s travelers,…

For many colleges and universities, at least half of the annual travel budget can be attributed to athletic programs, which means there can be a lot of pressure to control those costs. In addition, booking all of that travel is extremely time consuming. For those reasons, most higher education institutions choose to outsource the management…

Study abroad programs are more important than ever, for both students and higher education institutions. The ever increasing interconnectedness of our world requires college graduates to be globally savvy, which in turn, has created the need for colleges and universities to provide cross-cultural communication skills, a global perspective, and additional language capabilities. Study abroad programs…

There are so many factors to consider when traveling that sometimes we forget about the basic premise of keeping ourselves safe. Some travelers only think about their safety when traveling abroad or traveling alone, however, complications can happen anywhere and being prepared can help you immensely. Manage Your Documents & Information Before leaving home, make sure you…

More and more companies are addressing bleisure (business + leisure travel) in their travel policies.  They know their travelers might add a few personal days to a business trip to explore an interesting city, but those instances are addressed individually and often times leave the traveler and their company with multiple understandings around payment responsibility,…

Corporate travel after-hours service standards and capabilities are evolving. The excessive hold times and reactive service so common only a few years ago have been replaced with after-hours support that is smart, agile, proactive, and focused on strong customer service.   Traditionally, after-hours services have simply reacted to events after the fact. For example, staffing…

The New Year is well under way and companies are thinking about how they can get more face-time with current clients and prospects. Without it, growth will stagnate, or worse yet, decline. However, more face-time means increasing the travel budget, right? Not necessarily. So, how do you increase travel to clients and prospects without increasing…

Although basic economy fares have been around for a while, some travel programs haven’t yet addressed them in their travel policies. Not doing so could adversely affect your travelers and your savings goals. So, should you allow your travelers to book these low-cost, no-frills fares? First, let’s look at what the typical restrictions of a…

Has your organization consolidated transient business travel with meetings & events? If not, you could be missing out on savings opportunities and operational efficiencies. Consider the travel suppliers utilized by both departments. Is there overlap? Would consolidating the spend of your transient travel with that of meetings & events improve your leverage when negotiating with…

KPI (key performance indicator) goals and strategy are at the heart of optimizing your travel program.  For example, whatever overall travel program savings goal you have is going to be achieved or not based on the individual contribution of each KPI towards that objective. So which KPIs should you focus on? That can vary across…

The corporate travel agents servicing your organization’s employees are a crucial component of your travel program and their contribution can go far beyond simply booking travel, as they have the ability to directly impact cost-savings, traveler efficiency, and peace of mind. To illustrate this, think about when a corporate agent books an international trip for…

BLOG: Managing your suppliers

What should you be looking at when you’re managing your travel suppliers? Contract eligibility and fulfillment, supplier policy and operational changes, as well as ongoing analysis to determine your optimal supplier base are just a few of the considerations to keep in mind. As your airline spend grows, you want to be aware of your…