Articles tagged “corporate travel”

Yatra Online reported what Chairman Dhruv Shringi called the “most profitable year in the company’s 20-year history,” even as India-Pakistan conflict, the Air India crash and travel disruptions across parts…

Navan, an AI-first travel management company, is growing fast and spending faster. Some investors want to know when the math starts working.

Shorter stays are quietly rewiring hotel businesses. Operators can’t rely on the old Monday through Thursday rhythm to smooth occupancy and pricing.

Despite increasing importance of corporate travel, travel and expense pain points remain prevalent. Employees and managers alike still struggle with their platforms and solutions, and companies can't afford to compromise.

Yatra wants to move from being a travel seller to a company that helps businesses manage all parts of employee travel, and bringing in a tech-heavy CEO is its clearest signal yet.

AI may not be replacing people yet, but it’s certainly changing roles and putting some at risk. Yatra just said the quiet part out loud.

Major shifts in the corporate travel space have inspired a trend toward unified, AI-powered policy management platforms. But travel is personal, and travelers demand a personalized touch; for AI to realize its potential, it must live in the hands of human agents.

Business travel spending worldwide is projected to hit an all-time high by the end of 2025. Coupled with an explosion in AI tools that promise to turn corporate travel programs into high-performance vehicles for growth and ROI, companies are wise to spend time learning how to steer and navigate the technology before speeding off.

The question for destinations is not whether to go after Indian demand, it’s how fast and how smartly they can adapt their sales, distribution and product to claim it.

Just 59% of international economy tickets benefit from corporate discounts, Emburse says. That means on higher-priced long-haul routes, a huge share of travelers are paying full fare.