Waypoint Business Travel Blog

How Airlines are Approaching Food on Your Flight   It’s conventional wisdom that the glory days of flying disappeared long ago. It used to be that passengers could expect a fine meal when traveling by air. But as deregulation began trimming airline margins, carriers began trimming the quality of airline food. In the 21st century,Read more

Business travel can be a real slog. Travelers experience flight delays and jet lag, and then there’s the time away from home and family. But, in 2017, Travelers do enjoy several travel tech options that can make life on the road just a little bit easier. Here’s a look at 5 compelling travel technologies weRead more

By now you have probably heard the news about the US and UK banning laptops, tablets and other large electronic devices from the cabin of flights from both the Middle East and North Africa. All passengers, regardless of citizenship, will now be required to check those devices into the luggage hold area. It appears theRead more

Discrimination, prejudice and racism are all around us, each and every day. People are often labeled as “other” when they fail to align with dominant, mainstream or majority races, religions, sexual preferences or even gender. So, how do these realities affect women of color when they travel? As a travel manager, it’s important that youRead more

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are more than just buzzwords. In fact, they are important developments that are already impacting business travel — and the role of travel manager. Early this year, Tech 2 provided a brief rundown of the effects AI and machine are having (and will have) on corporate travel and travelRead more

Where you stay matters. After a long day of travel or at the end of a full day of meetings and calls, business travelers need a space to be productive, to relax and unwind — and ultimately to get much-needed rest.   As a travel manager, you’re always striving to best accommodate your team membersRead more

Drama for travelers with new FAA rules Now that the first hurdle has been crossed for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ) reauthorization bill, air travelers are wondering: How does this help us? Unfortunately for air travelers the current legislation under review to fund the FAA not much will improve. This bill, which was widelyRead more

JTB USA Business Travel is proud to announce the successful launch of our new Trip Disruption Assistance Program. Winter storm Jonas was quickly bearing down on the East Coast and wreaking havoc on travelers across the globe.  JTB’s customers had a very different travel experience, our proactive approach gave our preferred travelers advanced notice ofRead more