Articles tagged “duty of care”

Meetings and events now play a pivotal role in reconnecting teams within a supportive, nurturing environment. Every element of meeting design needs to be carefully considered with delegate welfare in mind. That's why selecting the right venue or partner is the first step to addressing attendees’ holistic wellness needs.

Whatever you call it — travel insurance, fintech, trip protection, peace of mind — the past several years have shown travelers the importance of having a safety net. That shift has led to new opportunities for travel brands to use insurance products to improve their technology, increase loyalty, build lifetime customer value, and drive revenue.

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, March 7, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

In what could be the travel industry’s most drawn-out launch of a booking tool, the final version will appeal to many small companies — but it could have offered so much more.

In this video from Skift's Hospitality & Marketing Summit, we hear from CLC Lodging President Ron Rogers about how hotels can benefit from engaging with workers who travel for the essential projects that keep North America running — especially as traditional business travel continues a slow recovery.

A highly decorated U.S Army veteran has voiced what a lot of people are thinking: How did we all make such a mess of reacting to the pandemic?

If downsizing is a natural correction to the peaks prior to coronavirus, so-called micro agencies are the logical next phase in the travel management cycle.

It will be new territory for most travel managers, but monitoring mental health could safeguard not just employees but help secure a company’s future too.

Out-of-policy booking is a significant challenge in the business travel sector. Managers want employees to use approved tools and partners. But their business travelers frequently ignore those demands, choosing to purchase whatever is most convenient, cheap, or easy to use. Could hotel loyalty programs offer a solution to the impasse?

As business travel booms, companies are focused on their obligations to provide cost-effective health and safety support for their organizational travelers. Accidents, illnesses, and safety concerns can happen, and creative turnkey solutions are helping firms of all sizes cover an ever-increasing number of trips for work, pleasure, and those that combine the two.