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Notebook: Government Travel Pros Treated To Latest On Innovation, Sustainability

ByJay Campbell

Alexandria, Va. – Amid a federal government solicitation process putting the management of upwards of $4 billion in annual travel spending up for grabs, the National Defense Transportation Association’s GovTravels conference attracted a record 1,100 attendees here last month.  The U.S. General Services Administration has begun collecting information from interested travel and expense tech vendors as part of the ETSNext…

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Op Ed: Jeff Klee On Innovation, Moats And The Corporate Travel Buyer

ByJeff Klee

AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee argues that consolidation, legacy tech and outdated thinking sacrifice the industry’s greater good. Travel buyers, he asserts, must demand more innovation from providers. A few years ago Elon Musk and Warren Buffett had a pretty entertaining Twitter spat…

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CWT’s Ekert: Demand Is Tricky But Investment Priorities Must Include Innovation

ByJay Campbell

Like all travel management companies, CWT has had a grueling year. It’s expecting more of the same until there’s a vaccine or an appreciable return to the office. This makes strategic planning challenging. Complicating matters is that not many corporate clients are good at predicting what they need during “normal” times. How do you ready staff for any unexpected uptick…

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Op Ed: Louise Miller On TMC Innovation Coming Back Into View

ByLouise Miller

Louise Miller, managing partner in the Americas for Areka Consulting, sees opportunity for suppliers and buyers to reorient their thinking and emerge from the pandemic crisis with improved products and programs. For travel management companies, the key is to recognize the forces…

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BCD Travel Opens Up More APIs To Smooth Corporate Travel’s Innovation Friction

ByJay Campbell

BCD Travel this week said it extended its SolutionSource marketplace concept, giving external developers more application programming interfaces to work with. The related, publicly available Developer Hub details new APIs for access to traveler profiles plus shopping and booking of air, car and hotel. SolutionSource originally provided some static data exports and an API for itineraries, which remain in the…

Why Corporate Clients Share The Blame For Slow Business Travel Innovation

ByDavid Jonas

It’s often said that innovation in corporate travel doesn’t keep pace with advancements in consumer travel. Some accuse travel management companies of being stuck in the status quo. Others point fingers at booking technology providers for failing to adequately update systems. These…

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