Delta is always first among publicly traded airlines to report quarterly earnings. Its boss, Ed Bastian, typically talks more about the corporate travel market than peers at other airlines. Thursday offered no exception, as he told Wall Street analysts to expect a strong spring and summer. “While the new variant is not done, it appears…
To stay or go? To meet and how? What’s it worth? Risk calculators from academics and others are helping members of the general population make up their minds about going out and doing things. Decision fatigue applies to business development, networking and training as much as it does holiday family gatherings. If you have had…
By Miles Everson, chief executive officer at MBO Partners, and Emergent Research’s Steve King and Carolyn Ockels. In the months since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the dramatic and rapid shift to remote work has been perhaps the most potent trend affecting the way businesses operate. It’s been a particular boon to one growing group of…
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 a bit of a stir this week by suggesting that young people in business would benefit from being in the office because face-to-face interactions, learning opportunities and relationships are essential…
Old habits may die hard, but they’re no match for a pandemic. According to consulting firms like Bain & Co., travel for business-to-business sales is at risk as organizations, at long last, overcome inertia to tackle a challenging but profitable transformation to virtual selling. Recent research suggests that B2B buyers and sellers are more comfortable…
Corporate travel managers are setting up for business travel recovery, but unknowns await. Intel is king. Duty of care is adapting. Sustainability initiatives are further eroding internal meetings and travel. The C-suite is listening. These were among the notable themes in discussions taped for or conducted during SAP Concur’s June 17 Travel Industry Summit. Amid…
The Guardian on Thursday highlighted a pressure campaign to get Microsoft to cap business travel emissions at 2020 levels. Supported by several organizations, including the Aviation Environment Federation, Carbon Market Watch and Stay Grounded, the #justuseteams initiative features video clips of young people pleading with the corporation to limit business travel’s contribution to climate change….
End of content
End of content
