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Welcome to The Company Dime‘s Careers coverage, your go-to resource for navigating the dynamic world of corporate travel. In an era marked by rapid change, staying ahead in your career requires more than just keeping up with the latest news — it demands actionable insights, expert analysis and strategic guidance. That’s where we come in.

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On the boards of a set of 14 business travel suppliers tracked by The Company Dime, female representation doubled between 2012 and 2023 to 30 percent. One of them has a woman serving as chair, the same number in that role among the group as in 2017 and 2012. The number of female CEOs in…

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Poll: Artificial Intelligence Emerging Slowly For Travel Buyers

A GBTA survey this month of more than 300 travel buyers found that 6 percent were using artificial intelligence in their programs, and 7 percent saw it as a top priority for 2024. One-third called it “important but not a top priority” for next year, while 37 percent said it was “low/no” priority and 16…

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The Pittsburgh Business Travel Association Is Still An Island

Sources in and around GBTA’s 36 U.S. chapters described relationships between local groups and the global organization as amicable. There’s interest in creating new chapters, including one in Nevada. For the Pittsburgh Business Travel Association, though, a nearly nine-year-old rift has outlasted multiple GBTA administrations.  That PBTA is not a chapter has not significantly hindered…

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Op Ed: Tony O’Connor On A Rethink For Buyer Associations

Consultant Tony O’Connor updates his thinking on industry associations with a new twist as he perceives a great realignment in buyer-supplier dynamics. Travel buyer associations are an important part of the business travel landscape. They are the vehicle that can enable disparate buyers to join forces and have a say in the issues and changes…

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Looking To Meet An Acute Need, ASTA Creates Corporate Travel Agent Training

The American Society of Travel Advisors this month plans to offer training for those interested in the corporate travel agency environment. ASTA SVP of industry affairs and education Mark Meader called it a “missing component in the industry today.”  Travel management companies do their own training, but the industry needs all the help it can…

Notebook: To Outsource Or Not, A Travel Management Question
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Notebook: To Outsource Or Not, A Travel Management Question

When McKinsey in 2020 talked about travel management as a candidate for outsourcing, readers shot back.  “Be curious to hear how the travel management team at McKinsey feels about this,” wrote Alō Index co-founder Leanne Turner, between jobs at the time after a pandemic layoff.  “For McKinsey to say [a] full transformation initiative would save…

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