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If you’ve worked with a traditional travel agent before, for booking your own leisure travel, then you may have enjoyed the many benefits that come with having a knowledgeable professional on your side for both booking and planning your trip. But what is a corporate travel agent? A corporate travel agent, sometimes also just calledRead more

Virtual payments are becoming increasingly popular for business travel, with virtual cards used to facilitate better hotel expense management, such as settling hotel bills and other expenditures. In such a scenario, payments are made directly from the employer’s bank — eliminating the need for employees to pay first and then request reimbursements later on. SuchRead more

The right hotel sourcing strategy helps you manage price increases and adapt to changes in booking behavior. You likely have a portfolio of hotels with whom you enjoy preferred rates and to whom you point your Travelers. That said, if you haven’t updated your hotel sourcing strategy in the past 2 years, you’re likely missingRead more

The keys to effective post-trip travel management include data analysis, learning from mistakes, optimization, plus policy updates. Travel Managers can breathe a sigh of relief when their Travelers return home from successful business trips. Executives can, too. Just remember that the work isn’t done when the trip ends. Post-trip travel management is perhaps your bestRead more

Travel technology has influenced all facets of business travel, including the Travel Manager’s role, the Traveler’s journey, and the travel management business. Seasoned Travelers likely remember the days of manual, time-consuming business travel processes before widespread technologies were available. Today, with the right travel technology in place, things are undoubtedly better: trips are easier, moreRead more

Mastering these 6 essential administrative tasks during trips is the key to managing travel in a way that drives ROI for your business. There are plenty of tasks to take care of before and after business trips, both for Travelers and Travel Managers. But there is also a series of important things that must beRead more

Many companies are discovering that they can better maximize their return on investment when pursuing sustainable business travel best practices. Travel is still essential to the day-to-day operations of many organizations. But there are two relatively new dynamics that companies are addressing in 2022 and beyond. First, there’s a growing emphasis on sustainable business travel.Read more

Don’t wait until your employees are already on the road to think about business travel management. Long before a Traveler passes through airport security, the travel management process has started. If you want your company’s travel program to thrive, and if you want to maximize the ROI your company enjoys from business travel. Here areRead more

Carbon offsetting is a popular way to reduce your travel-related footprint. But does it actually help the environment? Sustainable business travel is growing in importance throughout the industry. One of the most common ways to pursue sustainability in travel is through carbon offsetting. Still, many don’t understand what it is — and others are skepticalRead more

Companies that travel are sitting on loads of unused airline tickets. How should they manage them? Unused airline tickets have always been a part of business travel. Flights get canceled. Travelers get sick and are unable to go on their trips. Conferences and other events get postponed or canceled. As a result, there’s a hugeRead more