Business travel is back but management infrastructure is not, creating a stressed-out industry. For now, corporate travel professionals are doing whatever they can that’s within their control. That includes managing expectations among the traveling population and with senior execs, retraining employees on policies and procedures, updating profiles and preaching patience. A little finger-pointing is going…
“When I apply for a job,” former United Airlines sales leader Jack Purdy told us last year, “I research the company, I craft a meaningful cover letter, I even adjust my résumé. I put a lot of work into it. To think that it’s just getting brushed aside by some robot — it’s just disheartening.”…
Hertz has deployed electric vehicles in more than 30 markets. Its plan to build charging infrastructure is ahead of schedule, according to execs. It wants more than 30 percent of its fleet to be electric by the end of 2024. Such cars “command higher pricing and draw lower operating costs.” Corporate clients like the smaller…
The rationale behind a travel agency consortium in Australia announced Thursday by Flight Centre Travel Group mirrors the major dynamics impacting travel agencies and supports the company’s diversification. Group members serving both business and leisure travelers would use Flight Centre as a platform. Broadly speaking, the “invitation-only” Link Travel Group follows on the widespread desire…
Reporting on industry recovery, some travel suppliers have pointed to an uptick in trips that combine business and leisure. Such blended activity is nothing new, but the pandemic elevated its profile thanks to the changing nature of work, more employee-friendly approaches and the shock to travel itself. For organizations, the related considerations include whether to…
There are so many ways for organizations to run into trouble in corporate travel that it’s especially painful when the damage is self-inflicted. Yet, that’s often what happens as a result of garbage data. In this paper, Randy Bean, founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners, shares insights about data management that could be useful for…
Corporate policies and training programs should facilitate and encourage post-trip recovery to mitigate the ill effects of international business travel, according to new research. That could mean allowing extra time to deal with jet lag or personal tasks, encouraging relaxation during trips, establishing minimum rest periods between long-haul excursions or suggesting moratoria on work communications….
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