Articles tagged “rocketrip”

Business Travel

How Travel Visas and Assessing Risks Changed During the Pandemic

Providing Covid-19 updates and other advice became big business during the crisis, and looks set to become even more important as governments experiment with reopening their borders.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 8 months ago
How Travel Visas and Assessing Risks Changed During the Pandemic

Business Travel

The Case for Zoom Being as Effective for Striking Deals as In-Person Meetings

Recent research backs up what many business experts have been saying for a while, that video conferencing is just as productive as in-person meetings — up to a point.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 12 months ago
The Case for Zoom Being as Effective for Striking Deals as In-Person Meetings

Online Travel

Mondee Buys Rocketrip in a Bullish Bet on Biz Travel Returning With Plans to Scale Rewards Programs

Expect other travel tech players to pick up promising startups at a discount during the pandemic.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 1 year ago
Mondee Buys Rocketrip in a Bullish Bet on Biz Travel Returning With Plans to Scale Rewards Programs

Business Travel

BCD Travel Opens Its Platform for Simpler Integration With Startups

Big travel management companies usually operate with strict controls on how third-party companies can interact with their systems. This new platform from BCD Travel is a step in the right direction toward allowing travel managers to use more innovative solutions.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago
BCD Travel Opens Its Platform for Simpler Integration With Startups

Business Travel

Travel Manager Sees 5 Percent Savings in Employee Spend Through Rocketrip

Companies such as Rocketrip and Upside can save companies money on travel spend. The question for these startups is how big can they get?

Rebecca Greenfield, Bloomberg | 5 years ago
Travel Manager Sees 5 Percent Savings in Employee Spend Through Rocketrip

Business Travel

Why Paying Business Travelers to Make Smarter Buying Decisions Works

Smaller companies are using new solutions to incentivize employees to make smarter travel buying decisions. Big companies with entrenched travel policies are lagging behind, and wasting money in the process.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago
Why Paying Business Travelers to Make Smarter Buying Decisions Works

Business Travel

Business Travel Incentives Are Going Mainstream — Corporate Travel Innovation Report

Rewarding business travelers for making good financial decisions may be the next big thing in corporate travel.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago
Business Travel Incentives Are Going Mainstream — Corporate Travel Innovation Report

Business Travel

Interview: Why Travel Managers Need to Care About What Travelers Want

Travelers always want more choice. Services like Rocketrip let companies give their employees more choices on the road while saving money on expenses. A move towards more progressive corporate travel policy is a win-win for business travelers and their employers alike. More flexible travel policy, however, does challenge the orthodoxy of the corporate travel ecosystem.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago
Interview: Why Travel Managers Need to Care About What Travelers Want

Online Travel

Startup Stories Series: Do Accelerators Really Help Travel Startups?

A startup is only as good as the real-world use case it's trying to address, and sometime it takes the support of an accelerator to discover how to do this.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago
Startup Stories Series: Do Accelerators Really Help Travel Startups?

Announcements

Interview: Rocketrip CEO on What Business Travelers Really Desire

Rocketrip CEO Dan Ruch makes a good point: Some corporations and travel management companies were once bitterly opposed to the idea of their employees booking a low cost carrier. In a similar way, road warriors are pushing their companies into the new world order.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago
Interview: Rocketrip CEO on What Business Travelers Really Desire