Historically, a Corporate Travel Manager had the sole responsibility of managing all of the internal operations dealing with a company’s corporate travel program. Over the past 5-10 years this role has changed a great deal. Among large global organizations dedicated corporate travel managers play a significant role in an organization’s policy, supplier mix, and duty […]
Risk always accompanies travel, and risk management has always been important to businesses. Knowing where your travelers are via a managed travel program and company insurance have long been risk management guidelines. But while traveler injury or illness on the road has always been a possibility company risk assessment should be preparing for, the impact […]
While employees are eager to get back on the road this summer and return to their road warrior lifestyles, leaving the impact of 2020 behind, there’s one facet of travel the past year brought to the forefront: attention to risk. If your company doesn’t have a travel risk management solution in place, now is the […]
Travel and expenses are not always managed centrally together, but nonetheless, travel and expenses always go hand-in-hand—and accordingly, when choosing an expense management solution, your travel manager should be a key player in the conversation. Whether or not your intent is to integrate travel and expense as a function internally, understanding travel’s needs and how […]
Corporate and leisure travelers may be on the same flight, but in many ways, they have always existed in separate, orbiting travel worlds. Purpose of travel drives the travel experience, both in terms of the choices made by the traveler and the airline alike, for example, a corporate traveler may not purchase auxiliary items like […]
Key to every successful travel policy is that it reflect the reality of your company. Often, when determining travel policy, a critical element is company culture: a hard-line policy on not reimbursing bookings made outside your designated travel management company might be successful at combatting leakage, but it is often ill-suited to a company’s culture […]
If it seems like changes in travel happen slowly and then in a landslide, it may be because these changes tend to build up gradually and even quietly. Like weather, if you know what to look for, you may see it coming long in advance, while others feel caught off guard—and even forewarning does not […]