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Travel has been an essential part of doing business for decades — and many companies lean heavily on a corporate travel agency to help them save money and mitigate risk while getting team members where they need to go with minimal disruption.   But choosing a corporate travel agency isn’t simple. It should be a processRead more

A Guide to Travel Management Companies for Small- and Medium-Size Businesses   One of the biggest benefits of quality travel management companies (TMCs) is that they help companies manage their travel spend.   Traditionally, TMCs have worked mostly with large companies with hundreds or even thousands of team members who will travel for work inRead more

Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more sophisticated with each passing year, and it continues to find its way into more and more industries — the hospitality industry included.   AI in hotels is becoming unavoidable before, during and after stays. But what specific types of artificial intelligence are you likely to find in hotelsRead more

Nothing thwarts business trips faster than flight cancellations. Canceled flights and flight disruptions, in general, can prevent you from getting to important meetings on time, and they can also leave you stranded in strange cities when all you want to do is get home and sleep in your own bed.   But what is theRead more

The concept of duty of care is relatively simple: Any company is responsible for taking care of its employees when they are away from the office on business. But finding practical duty of care tips that can help guide a travel manager’s work can be more difficult.   Thankfully, travel managers enjoy access to aRead more

Doing business is more complicated in the 21st century. New technologies are disrupting the way we communicate. International markets are more accessible. And the business travel landscape is changing, too.   As a travel manager, you can most likely tick off a number of ways your work has changed in just the past few years.Read more

International Women’s Day is on March 8, and Women’s History Month runs through all of March. These recognitions are the perfect time to highlight how women are changing business travel for the better.   Almost 500 million business trips are taken each year, and women comprise almost half of those business travelers. As women becomeRead more

Millennials are a bit of a fascination. Born between 1980 and 2000, this group of young people eschews landlines, and they probably wouldn’t know how to use a rotary-dial phone. They’ve never lived without the Internet or cable television, and they love to consume news and socialize online. And, today, Millennials make up a bigRead 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