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For an airline that not so long ago eased away from business travel, two new partnerships suggest it's thinking twice about that decision.
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
Business Travel
Business trips are roaring back, but for how long depends on the breaking points of travel managers and agency advisors making them possible in the first place.
Encouraging signs from a host of companies releasing first quarter statistics, but a recurring theme is: Can it last?
Many company crisis teams with a presence in the region are addressing issues that today go way beyond the logistical challenges of evacuations.
There seems to be an obligation to carry on working with partners in the country, but relationships may now be kept at arm’s length as the war in Ukraine continues.
Global travel management companies are navigating new travel restrictions that include combat zones and closed airports as they organize emergency evacuations in Ukraine and beyond.
Buying Germany's Comtravo last month also meant taking on that agency's own ongoing acquisitions, including plans to buy Sweden's Resia. That deal's now gone through, and TripActions gains a shortcut to Scandinavia.
The travel industry looks set to clash with the European Commission over proposals for its "Fit for 55" climate change legislation. It's going to be a pivotal year.
Here we have proponents of a future where companies employ their own "travel architects" and agencies become obsolete. But it's hard to gauge how long it will take for the technology to catch up with their vision. Nothing moves fast in the world of corporate travel.
The Global Business Travel Association has had a rough ride over the past two years. Its convention in Orlando later this month represents a chance to turn a corner, and it wants to bring the industry along with it.
