Corporate Travel Specialists See Pay Hikes
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Travel buyers are seeing juicy increases to their annual bonuses, particularly those who are relatively early on in their careers.
19 hours ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Travel buyers are seeing juicy increases to their annual bonuses, particularly those who are relatively early on in their careers.
19 hours ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Salaries for travel buyers were relatively flat this year, although less experienced buyers saw a nice uptick in their annual bonuses.
1 day ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Until business travelers are better educated on why they should use their company's preferred booking tool, they're going to continue using online travel agencies and booking direct.
1 week ago
TripActions + Skift
Cost is an important consideration when designing a business travel program. But more organizations are waking up to the fact that smarter policies aren’t solely about saving money. Today’s modern policy must take into account growing employee demand for more choice, greater convenience, and better traveler support.
3 months ago
Katia Porzecanski and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
This convenient exclusion strategy has been used on people of color for ages. This is going to shut many women out of business trips and events that could propel their careers forward.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Business travelers want choice, and it seems they feel that online booking tools provided by their companies are too restrictive. More are turning to online travel agencies instead.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Travel management companies are working to rebuild the complicated systems that actually let them sell and manage travel. Those who decide to stick with their existing technology stack will likely be left behind.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Airline distribution is one thing, but travel management companies need to totally revamp their systems to provide comprehensive tracking and service across all elements of a trip. It's unclear whether these baby steps will turn into a giant leap for the sector.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Corporate business remains strong for both hotels and airlines despite ongoing trade wars around the world. This seems unlikely to hold up in 2019.
4 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
It will be interesting to see if Lola's fortunes change as its partnership with American Express Global Business Travel ramps up. We're quickly finding out how big a market there is for the variety of apps catering to business travelers from small- to medium-sized companies.
4 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Lola was a good idea with solid execution that fell flat. By partnering with the biggest company in corporate travel, Lola will find out whether its service is actually a fit for businesses around the world. And if not, maybe the mobile-first future isn't quite here yet.
1 month ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Investors are paying attention to the companies trying to capture the travel spending of small- to medium-sized businesses. As these startups attract increased venture funding, though, it's important to remember that corporate travel at large is extremely resistant to disruption.
1 month ago