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Sustainability is a growing emphasis in the corporate world and in the business travel industry. But companies throw around many different sustainability terms that may be difficult to understand or differentiate from one another. Here’s a brief guide to sustainability terms and what they mean in the context of business travel. Sustainability In simplest terms,Read more

When you travel more responsibly for work, you help your company save time, money and stress. Business Travelers and the organizations they represent are partners that share the same goal. Both parties want to bring value to the business, and there are small things Travelers can do in pursuit of that aim. Travelers should alwaysRead more

Even if you fear the cost of sustainable travel, your TMC can help you participate on a budget. Is your organization focusing on the cost of sustainable travel as the economy opens back up again? If so, you’re not alone. Studies and statistics indicate that sustainable travel is one of the top priorities for businessesRead more

Companies have discovered that team members must travel if they want to experience business growth. The pandemic killed business travel. But, in a stunning turnaround, corporate travel in the United States will get much closer to normal levels by the end of 2022. U.S. business travel is expected to reach 55% to 70% of 2019Read more

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council exists to increase knowledge, understanding, adoption and demand around sustainable business travel. Sustainable business travel is becoming an increasingly important consideration for organizations worldwide. Companies large and small are looking for ways to offset their travel-related emissions while minimizing their carbon footprints to the greatest extent possible.  As the parentRead more

As travel makes a comeback at organizations around the world, compliance can be an effective lever for controlling the overall cost of business travel. The cost of business travel plummeted in 2020. Amazon revealed in its third-quarter earnings report that year that the company saved an astonishing $1 billion. The cost of business travel fellRead more

The concept of sustainable travel has been a hot topic in recent years. Is it time for sustainable travel to transition from an important topic to a requirement? We all know that travel makes an impact on the environment. As corporate social responsibility becomes a greater emphasis for organizations around the world, sustainable travel alsoRead more

Sustainability in business travel is playing an increasing role in how companies think about social responsibility and how they handle day-to-day operations. Climate change is an issue that always seems to be lurking somewhere in the background. That’s certainly true in the travel industry, where emissions can be high and where high-volume Travelers can makeRead more

Sept. 21 is the International Day of Peace, a day for us to celebrate the human spirit and find ways to treat others with respect.   We celebrate the International Day of Peace each year on Sept. 21. This special occasion, declared by the United Nations, is meant to set aside 24 hours for “strengtheningRead more

What will travel in 2021 look like? Will we go back to the status quo, or have we entered an entirely new travel landscape? There’s been nothing normal about business travel since the COVID-19 pandemic started circling the globe in early 2020. Thankfully, due to better testing, better care and the availability of COVID-19 vaccines,Read more