(May 2022) We are seeing it every day – business travel is growing and service expectations are high. Travel Incorporated is focusing our attention on the needs of our clients, their travelers and how we jointly understand that business travel needs are fundamentally changing. Our past experiences are invaluable, but we must put our attention […]
(April 2022) Corporate travel programs across the world are making a commitment to sustainable travel. They are adjusting their policies, measuring and offsetting their carbon footprint and identifying ways to travel more purposefully. They are also identifying ways to engage their employees to adopt new behaviors when on the road for business. Coordinating frequent employee […]
(April 2022) As many approaches to reducing your company’s carbon footprint suggest a higher cost to your budget, this is not always the case. To support some initial considerations for reducing carbon emissions and cost, we offer the following examples. When Rail is the Better Option: According to IATA (the International Air Transport Association), air […]
(March 2022) Projecting costs and managing budgets in post-pandemic periods is challenging. However, with the analysis from the BTN (Business Travel News) Corporate Travel Index, much of the guess work can be reduced by understanding the shifts related to the average daily costs of travel for hotel and ground transportation. Whether you look at the […]
(March 2022) Industry experts have been forecasting and predicting what the Return to Travel would look like post-pandemic. The estimates have been reported during airline, hotel and ground transportation forward guidance during the quarterly investors calls, but no one truly knew how the business travelers themselves would respond. These forecasts did not take into consideration […]
(February 2022) The travel industry has been forecasting and reforecasting the return to business travel. What is rarely discussed is how the traveler’s expectations fit into these equations and what is trending by way of new approaches and planning for travel. Many companies are easing their approval parameters for both domestic and international travel while […]
(February 2022) Corporate Travel Departments continue to review their travel policies to incorporate higher safety and health standards, approval parameters for air travel, and now are considering a shift to rental cars over personal vehicle mileage reimbursement. Factors that are contributing to this review include the management of incorrect expense reimbursements, and the benefit to […]
(February 2022) This month, Delta Air Lines’ CEO, Ed Bastian, formally requested the Justice Department to help set up a nation-wide no-fly list for unruly passengers. Specifically, Bastian’s letter to the U.S. Attorney General stated: “In addition to the welcome increase in enforcement and prosecutions, we are requesting you support our efforts with respect to […]
(January 2022) Companies are continuing to reevaluate the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of hybrid work environments. This corporate consideration involves technology infrastructure, security protocols, and cost containment, but must also include the impact on the company culture and what the associates are expecting from their homes as they manage their ongoing challenges of work-life balance. […]
(January 2022) Travel Risk Management — Guidance for Organizations ISO 31030: 2021 Edition The ISO, International Organization for Standardization, is a worldwide federation including members from international organizations, governmental and non-governmental entities with the intent to provide guidance to assist those managing and participating in organizational travel. In late 2021, ISO documented their 58-page recommendations […]