Articles tagged “travel managers”

This new report includes the results of a survey distributed to several hundred business travelers and travel managers around the world in mid-2020, is synthesized with additional interviews from business travel industry leaders and a roundup of the latest sector news to provide an assessment of how business travel will evolve in the years ahead.

The good news is that airfares aren't set for a major increase in 2020. The bad news is that a softening in the financial outlook for global businesses is the likely cause.

The value of business travel is clear for growing company revenue and building face-to-face relationships. But when business travel is poorly managed — and too often, that’s still the case — employee productivity and satisfaction are at stake.

The easiest way to make employees comply with travel policies is by making booking in policy attractive for them. InterContinental Hotels Group’s Business Edge shows how business travel solutions can go beyond being simply a discount program.

It's no surprise that travel buyers want to save money for their company. But they also need to realize that uncomfortable or inconvenienced flyers are going to spend extra on seat upgrades, Wi-Fi, meals, and more.

Travelers and their travel managers don't always agree on the most important preferences when flying. But most travel managers, for some reason, don't use formal tools to receive traveler feedback. Perhaps the gaps could be narrowed with more engagement between travel managers and travelers.

Business travelers and travel managers each have their own priorities, but everyone agrees that the travel experience itself could use improvement.