It might be difficult to attach numbers to something as seemingly abstract as travel risk management. How do you measure the return on investing in this area? There are a few approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. To understand the ROI, one first has to understand the risks. Travel risk management gets more attention now than it did a few years…
Return on investment for particular business trips is elusive. Amadeus is hoping to address that with new integration between its cytric booking tool and Salesforce. Amadeus expects cytric to be available on the Salesforce AppExchange by early fourth quarter, meaning clients can install its booking capabilities into the Salesforce mobile app. The integration will attach Salesforce CRM’s “opportunities” and “activities”…
When moral or legal obligations aren’t enough, proving the ROI of risk management isn’t easy. A new study offers travel pros some data to make the case for a “return on prevention.” The research finds that measures like pre-travel medical checks and malaria prevention pay back. Belgium-based research and consulting firm Prevent in January released the study, sponsored by the International SOS Foundation. The foundation is a…
Travel management companies using Amgine Technologies and communications tech firms like Front have entered a new era of productivity. Travel Incorporated is processing between five and 10 bookings initiated by traveler emails this way for every standard agent-assisted booking. Newer Amgine clients Christopherson Business Travel and Executive Travel are excited about the potential. All three travel management companies are Travelport…
[UPDATE, Oct. 16: The federal court on Oct. 12 granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss and reminded the plaintiffs, whose attorney vowed to appeal, that they could bring their claims in state court. The separate case in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, on behalf of investors remains underway.] Corporate travel provider Onriva, a marketplace that a few…
Read on for an edited transcript of an interview with Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the Global Business Travel Association, conducted remotely on Tuesday by The Company Dime co-founder Jay Campbell. So we’ll be seeing you in Dallas in a couple of weeks. What’s going to be different at this year’s convention? We might say we’re in a new normal, and…
TravelPerk is targeting 70 percent revenue growth for 2023. That’s after the company hit $100 million in annualized revenue late last year. The Barcelona-based corporate travel agency is doing this without the benefit of enterprise clients, which it is not pursuing. Here’s a lightly edited transcript of The Company Dime co-founder Jay Campbell’s Monday conversation with to CEO and co-founder…
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