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Op Ed: Andy Menkes On Fixing The Imbalance Of Knowledge In Travel Management Company Bids
Andy Menkes has spent a career working with travel management companies — as a buyer, a TMC exec and an industry consultant. As companies assess…
Op Ed: Dr. Robert Quigley On Prioritizing Emotional Health In The Workplace
Last week was Mental Illness Awareness Week, followed on October 10 by World Mental Health Day. To help mark the occasion, International SOS SVP Dr….
Op Ed: Peter Waters On How Hotel Technology Is Opening New Doors For Personalized Business Travel
Peter Waters heads the hotel IT solutions portfolio at Amadeus. Here’s his vision for how hotel companies can use new technologies to better personalize traveler…
Op Ed: Brandon Strauss On Why Small And Midsize Organizations Will Lead The Way In Corporate Travel
Smaller companies are resuming business travel more quickly than their larger peers. Brandon Strauss, president of CapTrav and partner at KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, argues…
Op Ed: Will Tate And Kathy Kent On ‘True’ Global
GoldSpring Consulting’s Kathy Kent and Will Tate sketch out the foundations for going global with corporate travel management companies. Global is a frequently used term…
Op Ed: Pat McDonagh On A Career In The Virtual World
Clarity CEO Pat McDonagh muses on how his career would look today without the essential in-person moments. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak caused…
Op Ed: John Harvey On How Sustainable Aviation Fuel Gives You Freedom To Travel
John Harvey of the Globalyse and Harvey & Heywood consultancies offers a game plan for taking advantage of a promising development in corporate travel sustainability….
Op Ed: Craig Fichtelberg On The Red Flags Of Travel Management Company Consolidation
Craig Fichtelberg is president and co-founder of AmTrav, a travel management company that has not participated in the latest cycle of acquisitions. He knows you’ll…
Op Ed: Scott Gillespie On The Case For A Bold New Travel Policy
Scott Gillespie of tClara warned that his advice here would make “old-school” procurement folks gnash their teeth. “So be it,” he said. The sustainability issue…
Op Ed: George Kalka On Why You Need To Hear The Silent Traveler
Fox World Travel’s George Kalka highlights why corporate travel programs may need to refresh the ways they gather input from travelers. Silent travelers can be…
Op Ed: Stefan Wälde On Why ‘Request To Pay,’ Europe’s Answer To PayPal, Apple And Google, Will Change Payment Processes
In this guest post, Stefan Wälde of AirPlus offers a primer on Request to Pay and highlights its potential for commercial transactions. In the digital…
Op Ed: Tony D’Astolfo On Whether We Have Gotten Too Comfortable Staying At Home
Seasoned frequent traveler Tony D’Astolfo of Serko recognizes the value of face-to-face interaction, and is eager for more of it, but also that travel is…
Op Ed: Matt Blackmon On Common Information Security Vulnerabilities In Travel Management
Matt Blackmon is vice president of customer success for the Travel, Transportation & Hospitality Practice at DataArt, a global software engineering firm. Here he provides…
Op Ed: Lauren Aste On Travel’s Return Hinging On A Commitment To Global Public Health
CWT chief legal officer Lauren Aste discusses how humans have an innate impulse to help each other. She argues that the travel industry, governments and…
Op Ed: Danny Eldridge On The Questions Travel Companies Should Ask About Their Readiness
Adaptable travel companies kept up with planning and process improvement throughout the pandemic. According to Danny Eldridge, CEO of software integration firm ServeVita, they’re the…
Op Ed: Suzanne Neufang On Reasons For Optimism And A Dose Of Reality With Business Travel Recovery
The Global Business Travel Association in February named Suzanne Neufang CEO. The veteran of HRS, Sabre and other tech and telecom firms offers her two…
Op Ed: Mark Bresnahan On Commonsense, Absolutism And ‘Negativo’ In International Travel
Domestic corporate travel is showing a slow and steady rebound; international not so much. According to Prime Numbers Technology, its roughly 5,000 corporate accounts together…
Op Ed: Katharine Farrell On What Brands Need To Consider Following Acquisitions
Executing an acquisition or merger can be tricky, and there have been several in the corporate travel space recently. Katharine Farrell of the Dots &…
Op Ed: Louise Miller On Travel Service Challenges Amid A Choppy Return
Deteriorated or insufficient travel services will be a reality for some as volumes recover. Demanding corporate travelers and their managers, generally satisfied with their service…
Op Ed: Paul Tilstone On New TMC Needs In A New Era
Festive Road’s Paul Tilstone interprets recent survey results about corporate clients’ relationships with travel management companies suggesting that even in the face of current market…
Op Ed: Alisa De Gaspe Beaubien On Applying Technology For The New Segment Of Business Travel Inspired By The Future Of Work
As the co-founder and CEO of Groupize, Alisa de Gaspe Beaubien knows a thing or two about technology facilitating travel and meetings management. She makes…
Op Ed: Scott Gillespie On The Folly Of Blanket Bans On Internal Corporate Travel
Industry thinker Scott Gillespie of tClara is focused on determining which trips are and aren’t worthwhile. He advocates using a scalpel rather than a sledgehammer…
Op Ed: AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee On The (Possible) End Of Airline Distribution As We Know It
Airline distribution has been evolving, at times quickly or slowly, for decades. The potential for change has always been great. How does it look when…
Op Ed: Clayton Nelson On A New President, New Rules And A Fresh Mandate For Sustainable Travel
The U.S. government’s reorientation to more sustainable thinking is a signal to businesses, according to Egencia head of strategy and business development Clayton Nelson. He…
Op Ed: Derek Sharp On The Annual Hotel RFP’s Diminished Role
Complicated in the best of times, hotel sourcing is particularly tricky right now. Derek Sharp, SVP and COO for CWT’s RoomIt, makes the case for…
Op Ed: Brandon Strauss On A Really Perfect Storm For 2021, In A Good Way
Considering pent-up demand, the effects of evolving traveler demographics and newfound wiggle room in corporate budgets, Brandon Strauss of KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions is bullish…
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