Travelport Achieves Level 4 NDC Certification
Accreditation means company can provide full offer and order management and servicing of NDC bookings >>
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February Premium Content
Expense App-titude Test
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Expense Management, Technology
Mobile expense reporting solutions arehere, and your business travelers are ready
AI: Growing Reality
Technology
No longer the Next Big Thing, artificial intelligence has come of age
Around the World, Around the Corner
Lodging
Thinking local when going global is key to a hotel program that works anywhere
Let’s Be Careful Out There
Duty of Care and Risk Management
A take-along safety & security briefing for every traveler
Two Cents From the Company Dime
Two Cents
CTM buys Corporate Travel Planners. IRS shaves mileage reimbursement. Troovo patents automated virtual payment process. Coupa acquires Yapta
Phat Data Ahead!
Data Management
It’s time to prepare a 2020 vision for your travel program’s data strategy
Password Roulette
Technology
‘123456’ makes your data security an easy mark. Six expense and payment companies form Emburse. IHG rolls out digital in-room solution
Travel Buyer's POV
Buyer’s Think Tank
When non-travel management types try to get a handle on travel costs, the solutions may look good on paper, but in reality often prove to be impractical and downright costly
Event Horizon
Buyer’s Think Tank
Even for the best-planned meetings, glitches loom and hassles abound -
December Premium Content
Seeing Uncertainty
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Lodging
Could 2020 be the year of reckoning for the hotel industry’s long-running boom?
TMCs Tool Up
Travel Management Companies, Technology
Choosing a travel management company may come down to which tech fits best
Evolving Cards
Corporate Cards and Payment Systems
Technology is bringing new options and new players to the world of travel payments
Traveler Experience Counts
Managing Travel Programs
What travel managers and veteran travelers expect from today’s travel programs
Travel Buyer's POV #11
Travel Buyer Think Tank
STravel Buyer’s POV brings fresh perspectives and ideas to inspire innovation and thought leadership in the corporate travel industry
Two Cents From the Company Dime
Air Travel, Technology
Is corporate travel weakening? The challenge of chat. Concur names ‘Elite’ TMC partners. Hotel reshopping comes to Egencia. Climate is back on the travel agenda
Phat Data 2020
Data Management
Take time to plan your Phat Data strategy – it can change the way you manage your program
The Future Past
Technology
Tomorrow is closer than we think. Legacy travel companies’ apps and websites lag behind. ARC invests in Traxo. Kayak launches business arm
Think Tank
Change Happens
For corporate travel, both opportunities and obstacles abound in 2020 -
November Premium Content
The Price Is Right? Read Free Now >>>
Lodging,Managing Travel Programs
Once distrusted by travel buyers, dynamic hotel rates are finally getting hot
The Expanding Booking Toolbox
Distribution and Booking Tools
The consumer buying experience is changing the way corporate travelers choose to book
Where Meetings Meet the Road
Ground Transportation, Meetings & SMM
Events, big and small, require careful pre-planning – and that includes getting attendees there and back
Two Cents from the Company Dime
Technology, Air Travel
Delta-LATAM deal shakes things up, plus outsourcing pro and cons, NDC in TMCs’ court, and Direct Travel launches tech marketplace.
The Dragon Challenge
Going Global
The Dragon Challenge
Travel Buyer's POV#10
Travel Buyers Think Tank
In this month’s POV, our Think Tank team explains that demonstrating the value of a managed travel program involves more than just numbers.
Phat Data, Phat GDS
Data Management
Global distribution systems hold a wealth of data – and the treasure house is being unlocked
Go Phish!
Technology
E-mail scams are getting more numerous, harder to detect and exploiting more vulnerabilities
Give Yourself a Hand
Travel Buyers Think Tank
Give Yourself a Hand -
October Premium Content
The Big Story: Change in the Air: New Capabilities, New ConnectionsRead Free Now >>>
Air Travel
As the NDC ecosystem scales up, more partnerships are emerging
Change in the Air: NDC By the Numbers
Air Travel, Data Management
A different shopping and buying technology can deliver new dimensions in air travel data
Change in the Air: NDC Forecast: Partly Sunny
Air Travel
As air travel buying becomes more complicated, NDC offers solutions as well as complications of its own
Down to Basics
Air Travel
New low fare classes are tempting, but what’s the value proposition for corporate travelers?
Unique Stay
Lodging
Lifestyle hotels are answering the business traveler’s call for something different
Share the Ride, Share the Data
Data Management
Ground transportation has become the hot new ticket in your Phat Data strategy
A Matter of Opinion
Technology
Reviews are playing a major role in travel decision-making, and trust is a critical factor
Travel Buyers POV — #9
BTE Think Tank
One recent phenomenon in the corporate travel space is the increasing presence of lifestyle hotel brands. Whether independent properties, so-called soft brands or new concepts from recognized hospitality chains, these properties are on the radar of business travelers – and therefore are playing a larger role for travel buyers.
In Search of Generation Next
Buyer’s Think Tank
It’s a job that’s challenging, rewarding and yes, even fun – and nobody wants it -
September Premium Content
The Global TMC Connection Read Free Now >>>
Travel Management Companies,Managing Travel Programs
It’s a different world out there for international travel, so choosing the right travel management company is critical
Room to Run?
Lodging
The outlook for North American hotels in the year ahead – a case of cautious optimism
Great Expectations
Managing Travel Programs
Buyers manage traveler choices and corporate goals in the midst of changing times
Accommodating the Alternatives
Lodging
Are Hotels and Airbnb Converging The latest trends in long-term lodging for business travelers
Phat Data Takes Flight
Data Management, Air Travel
Air travel produces mountains of information and your airline partners know how to use it. Do you?
The Expanded World of Expense
Expense Management, Corporate Cards and Payment Systems
Choosing the right expense management tool for global business travel takes a look at the big picture
GBTA 2019 Tech Roundup
Technology
The annual convention always provides a showcase for innovation in the business of managed travel
Travel Buyer's POV #8
BTE Buyers Think Tank
As the traveler experience increasingly takes center stage, the questions around travel policy – what it should look like, how it should be enforced, should there even be one – are more critical than ever.
Quench the Burnout
BTE Buyers Think Tank
Your road warriors want to be heard – and you’re just the person to listen
