Tag: From The Field
Op Ed: Mark McSpadden On Creating Confidence Amid An Uncertain Future
Mark McSpadden is vice president of global product strategy and digital experience for American Express Global Business Travel. He’s also a road warrior ruminating on…
Op Ed: Tony O’Connor On The Window Of Opportunity To Reset Industry Associations
Most in-person events organized by industry membership associations are on hold. Even if conditions improve to allow them to resume, consultant Tony O’Connor doesn’t think…
Op Ed: Caroline Strachan And Paul Tilstone On What Went Wrong With GBTA And How To Fix It
Caroline Strachan and Paul Tilstone have been as active as anyone in building and supporting professional travel management associations. This guest contribution from the two…
Op Ed: Sam Hilgendorf On Travel Management Company Business Model Resiliency
Among the effects of the Covid-19 crisis is more dialogue about the efficacy of the prevailing transaction fee pricing structure used by travel management companies….
Op Ed: Liam Moroney On Analyzing Airline Traffic Recovery Trends
Rocketrip has been crunching TSA data to create projections on the pace of the rebound in air traffic. As vice president of marketing Liam Moroney…
Op Ed: Craig Fichtelberg On A Better Stimulus, A Cohesive Plan And A Little Luck
Covid-19 came out of nowhere and the economic rebound is going to take much longer than previously anticipated. AmTrav president and co-founder Craig Fichtelberg is…
Op Ed: Mat Orrego On Approaching And Solving Problems In The Travel Industry, Part 2
A few years ago, Cornerstone Information Systems CEO Mat Orrego wrote the first installment of this editorial. From his perspective, recent events have illustrated some…
