Even those companies that expanded during the crisis are rethinking their travel programs, reinforcing the resilience of virtual meetings for 2022 and beyond.
It's hard to say how far TravelPerk can go buying the UK's Click Travel, as it limits expansion to a mostly domestic market. But then its new investor has a reputation for spotting opportunities earlier than most.
After investing in other companies, ATPI plans to licence its software to other travel agencies through a new venture called TripStax. But can it emulate the success bigger rivals have had?
Office workers are now "residents." Carefully watch the language companies are using, and efforts to address so-called collaboration inequity, and you'll see signs that the future of work is already here.
Experienced travel consultants will inevitably have developed bonds with their clients, but for how long will the mega-agencies stand back and watch as they lose business?
While business travel platforms go after the expense market, expense platform Coupa’s move in the other direction would give it plenty of cross-selling opportunities.