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Hotel room rates are not always intuitive. Though demand does affect hotel pricing, don’t expect a dramatic decrease in rates during the coronavirus pandemic. Worldwide, hotels are shifting to what is the “new normal” of living and traveling during a pandemic. Travel Management Companies (like JTB Business Travel) work with Travel Managers to ensure thatRead more

During uncertain times when COVID-19 is spreading around the world, you can be sure of one thing — innovation in business travel. Challenging moments in world history have often led to dramatic innovation. It’s safe to say that the COVID-19 outbreak is among the most challenging moments in modern history, and we’re likely to seeRead more

What does flying safe mean during the COVID-19 outbreak? We’ve created resources to help you get back to business travel in a way that promotes health. Travel is the lifeblood of many companies. Without the opportunity to meet with existing clients and to make proposals to potential clients, the business of doing business grinds toRead more

Overbooking is universal in the aviation industry. It happens every single day on flights around the world, and yet we rarely talk about it or your passenger rights. But a 2017 incident aboard a United Airlines flight before departing Chicago for Louisville has thrust overbooking into the news and no doubt inspired airlines to reexamineRead more

As a Travel Manager, it’s important to understand the varying experiences that your team members will face. For example, traveling as a person of color (especially in international destinations) will be far different than the experience of others. How can Travel Managers prepare people of color for business travel? Are there special best practices orRead more

Travel Managers’ primary role is supporting travelers on a day-to-day basis. But what are the best ways to do that in a post-COVID-19 world? The economy is starting to open up again after the COVID-19 outbreak, which means that Business Travelers are getting back onto planes for trips. As a Travel Manager, supporting travelers isRead more

The use of business travel virtual payments remains relatively low, but this form of payment will grow in the future due to its many benefits. Business travel virtual payments are made with credit cards that don’t actually exist. A virtual credit card (VCC) has a number, a card verification value (CVV) and an expiration date,Read more

All companies have a duty of care obligation to their travelers. Your online booking tool can help you live up to that responsibility and ensure business travel continuity during crises. Thriving businesses often send their employees across the country and around the world in pursuit of new opportunities or to provide service to existing clients,Read more

Set your travelers and your company up for success when you recognize and avoid these common travel policy oversights. Creating an effective and widely adopted travel policy is hard. There’s so much to include and take into account that the task can feel overwhelming. Travel policy oversights can lead to an unnecessary expansion in travelRead more

Travel Managers should establish and closely monitor important key performance indicators. What travel management KPIs are most relevant? Find out in our guide to corporate travel program metrics. Is your travel program thriving or just barely surviving? Without the right travel management KPIs in place, your answer to that question is just an opinion. ButRead more