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Businesses that send team members on the road have 2 options — unmanaged or managed travel.   Unmanaged travel is when your team members (or other designated individuals) book travel, handle their own arrangements while away from the office and file expenses upon their return. This is a perfectly acceptable way to do things when yourRead more

If asked, most executives who are familiar with travel trends would likely guess that Asia travel is increasing rather than decreasing. Not only are many Asian countries home to large populations, many Asian cities are also becoming important centers of commerce where American business travelers often visit.   But a new report indicates that passengerRead more

Airlines aren’t necessarily known for customer service.   For most of the 20th century, air travel evoked images of finely dressed businesspeople and vacationers enjoying plentiful legroom, quality in-flight food and drink, and cheerful stewards going the extra mile.   But, today, air travel makes most travelers think of different things, like cramped accommodations, aRead more

Japan’s parliament has passed a new tax that targets anyone exiting the country. Japan’s departure tax is already known as the Sayonara tax, this new law goes into effect in January 2019 and it requires anyone leaving Japan to pay ¥1,000 upon departure. At current exchange rates, ¥1,000 yen is a little more than $9.Read more

It should come as no surprise, but your employees are stressed out about work. In fact, stress awareness studies show that 83% of Americans feel stressed about their jobs. And, when combined with the stresses of traveling, your traveling team members are particularly at-risk for experiencing the ill effects of workplace stress   What canRead more

The corporate world is awash in new and innovative information systems. This wave of innovative systems includes new business travel technology — options that can help executives save companies money while also creating more efficient experiences for travelers.   But, given just how many options you enjoy, are you sure your business has the rightRead more

Business travel and your travel policy are essential to so much of what your company does: securing new business, pitching ideas to existing clients, as well as having tough conversations that simply can’t be held via conference call. And your team members often see traveling on behalf of the company as a privilege — somethingRead more

How to Balance Meeting Objectives While Promoting Employee Health   It’s no secret that staying fit and leading a healthy lifestyle is challenging while traveling for business. But a new study from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University is putting some jarring statistics behind that conventional wisdom. The study indicates that employeesRead more

United States-based corporations received an early gift this past December when the House and Senate passed significant changes to the tax code, including a deep cut into the highest corporate rates. The details of the legislation are plentiful and nuanced. But the top-line numbers are this: The maximum possible corporate tax rate has been cutRead more

Here’s a new acronym for executives at global companies to learn: GDPR. What does GDPR stand for? It is the abbreviation for General Data Protection Regulation, which is a new set of rules that companies collecting data on European Union citizens must soon comply with. What’s the motivation behind GDPR? Year after year, news ofRead more