Waypoint Business Travel Blog

No one’s expecting travel expenses to decrease in the year ahead. What’s a Traveler or Travel Manager to do? Here’s how to streamline travel expenses in 2025. If you’ve been clued in to travel experts’ predictions for 2025, you’ve probably noticed one key, possibly worrying trend. Business travel prices are not going down. While someRead more

When you’re traveling a long distance or taking a long-haul flight, don’t make the mistake of overestimating what you’ll actually need. Use these 7 tips for packing light, and you could get by with nothing more than a carry-on.  Traveling long distances and taking long-haul flights comes with some unique stressors. You’re on a planeRead more

The REAL ID initiative has been in the works for nearly two decades. But it’s still not entirely rolled out. Is 2025 the year we finally adopt REAL IDs? And will you be impacted? Here’s what you need to know about REAL ID Act requirements and deadlines. The REAL ID Act was passed in 2005.Read more

Where will your business Travelers be jetting off to this year? These are a few of the top emerging business travel destinations for 2025. You probably have a few key destinations that your Travelers seem to visit regularly. Maybe it’s a destination where your industry boasts a particularly important hub. Maybe it’s a destination whereRead more

Every year seems to bring new business travel trends. We’ve had sustainable business travel, bleisure travel and new travel tech. What can you expect in the year ahead? These are the expert-predicted 2025 business travel trends to have on your radar.  As a Travel Manager, it’s key that you stay up to date on allRead more

Could AI make your Business Travel Experience more effective, efficient and affordable? Here’s how to maximize AI to take your business travel program to the next level. There’s a lot of chatter around AI at the moment. Yes, ChatGPT may be relatively old news at this point. However, there’s still a lot of talk aboutRead more

Over 2024, both international and inter-organizational policies have shifted corporate travel in relation to sustainability. Here’s how that will continue to occur, with sustainable corporate travel policies in 2025 furthering the positive progression we’ve seen over the last year. Countries around the world have implemented policies surrounding sustainability, requiring businesses of certain sizes to reportRead more

As travel spending increases, many Travel Managers and Arrangers are looking for new methods of effective spend management. Could investing in smart travel technology be the answer they’re looking for?  If you’re a Travel Manager, Arranger or Executive within an SME, then you’ve probably noticed the increasing costs of business travel over the last year.Read more

The travel landscape has changed dramatically over the last several years. Are you serving your business Traveler’s current needs? Here’s how to begin better managing business Traveler demands in 2025. As a small or mid-sized enterprise, you have unique business travel needs and equally unique business Travelers. It’s likely that you’re also spending more onRead more