Sustainable Travel Doesn’t Have To Cost More
(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…
Projecting Costs: BTN Corporate Travel Index
(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…
Mileage Reimbursements vs. Rental Car Calculations
(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…
Forecasting your 2022 Travel Budget
The Why Behind Rate Increases
We are all pleased to see a solid rebound in business travel experiences. Unfortunately, a recent Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) study outlines an expectation for rate increases in each travel sector…
4 Steps to Build a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Culture
Whether you are a small business or global enterprise, it is a fundamental responsibility to shift mindsets, behaviors and practices towards a more equitable and inclusive organizational culture. This is not simply about laws that apply to discrimination…
Why Your Company Should Measure Emissions
Business leaders and executives have shifted their attention to sustainability in recent years as a business imperative to reduce their environmental impact. One of the most significant ways companies can begin the journey toward reducing their…
Requiring Pre-Trip Notifications or Approvals
(November, 2020)
What is right for your organization? Over the past few months, many of our customers have enhanced their travel management programs to include a more structured process for ensuring safety through Duty of Care. We've approached…
Removal of Change Fees Impact on Travel Programs
(September, 2020)
While many changes were made by the airline partners as a result of the dramatically reduced travelers, the removal of both domestic and international change fees may have the biggest impact on the business travel community. …
Return to Travel Planning – Hotel Negotiations
(September, 2020)
This 3rd segment in TI’s Return to Travel Planning series focuses on the Hotel Industry. There have been conflicting opinions in the press as to if, let alone when, the timing might be right to reengage with…