Business Travel Archives

3 Easy Ways to Maximize Your Productivity During a Business Trip

Traveling is exciting and with more than 53% of travel getting booked online, it’s also incredibly convenient. You have the chance to discover new places, meet new people, and explore a culture distinctly different from your own. However, when you’re traveling for business, you have to balance work and play. For many people, this is…

How Much Value is There in Value Airlines?

Talking about air travel with a grandparent can sometimes generate a classic “back in my day…” type of story. Or watch an episode of ‘Mad Men’ to get a feel for the golden age of air travel. Luxurious seating, full meals, bottomless drinks, there’s a pretty picture painted of business travel in those times. But,…

5 Ways to Save Money on Corporate Travel

Cutting costs as an organization is a regular practice. And no area should be free from scrutiny, particularly when it comes to your air spend. Corporate travel doesn’t come cheap, and it’s worth every penny a business can invest to make sure their programs are as efficient as possible. But concerns about compromising safety or…

4 Reasons Why More Meetings Should Be Face-to-Face

Fostering trust. Facilitating meaningful interactions. Driving productive collaborations. We’re willing to bet that some of your main business objectives are encapsulated in at least one or more of those sentences. One of the key modes by which these objectives happen? Face-to-face meetings. Forbes places an ‘immeasurable importance’ on in-person meetings, and we think your organization…

Is Your Travel Policy Due for a Refresher?

Looking for new savings opportunities? Update your travel policy. Want to make business travel more efficient for employees? Update your travel policy. Need to review supplier contracts? Update your travel policy. If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions, it’s a good time to review and refresh your organization’s travel policy. Keeping a…

Take the Miles, Leave the Cannoli: Maximizing Your Reward Points

Using reward points seems like a no-brainer, right? So you might be surprised to find out that a majority of people actually aren’t getting the full benefit of the rewards possible to them from credit cards, workplace benefits, and more. For example, credit card rewards seem straightforward: you purchase things on the card, you accrue…

Expense Technology Helps Streamline Costs

There isn’t an organization in the world that isn’t interested in saving money in some way when it comes to operations management. Expense technology tools can have a two-for-one impact in that they not only can help curb extraneous business travel charges but also save an organization money by making managers more efficient. Let’s back…

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Ride Sharing Ushers in a New Era of Disruption for Corporate Travel Policies

Every industry experiences periods of disruption from time to time. And from the first train to roll across the USA to passenger airplanes, business travel is no exception. With the rise of the sharing economy—think Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, and others—we’re in the midst of another shake-up. Ride sharing is hardly a new phenomenon, but determining…

Booking Tools: The Long and Short of It

Like any software, choosing the *right* booking tool is something that depends on a lot of different variables. What do you need to accomplish? Who needs to use it? What are their needs? Sometimes it’s easier to start with a list of the must-haves, and go from there. Or, you can use our handy comparison…

5 Tips for Planning Cost-Effective Meetings & Incentive Programs

Cost Saving Meetings and Incentive Programs

Your organization could see huge cost savings for meetings with a little bit of foresight and planning that crosses over into incentive programs as well. Consider options around hotel negotiation, group air contracts, and more. Negotiate for multiple years Repeat business is the name of the game when it comes to hotel bookings. Being able…