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  • The Elephant in the Room: Defining Managed Travel: Reliance, Compliance, Defiance – Pick One

    Three paths up the mountain. The one you choose will determine how effective your travel program will be

    Jan. 19, 2026

  • Travel Buyers Think Tank #31

    Most corporate travel buyers view their travel management company as an essential player in their travel programs. But changes are in the wind: consolidation, M&A, tech-forward startups are shifting the TMC landscape.

    Jan. 14, 2026
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  • Business Aviation: Taking on Turbulence

    Fasten your seatbelts, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride – but there are solutions for that

    Jan. 5, 2026

  • AI T&E: Travel Program Friend and Foe?

    Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise for corporate travel. In fact, it’s already reshaping how companies manage booking, expenses and service delivery. From automatically applying unused tickets to flagging out-of-policy bookings, AI is quickly becoming integrated into the entire T&E experience.  “Today, AI can reliably automate high-volume, rules-driven work across the T&E lifecycle:…

    Dec. 29, 2025

  • The Year of Living Expectantly

    From TMC consolidation to tech convergence, this BTE Town Hall centers on the complications and opportunities buyers are facing in 2026

    Dec. 23, 2025
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  • Policy Matters

    Is a policy still foundational to a managed travel program? Short answer: Yes – but not the way it used to be

    Dec. 22, 2025

  • Take Charge of the Changes 

    Three travel managers in this BTE Town Hall counsel buyers to strive for trust but don't surrender control in pursuit of content

    Dec. 18, 2025
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  • The Intentional Traveler: Navigating 2026 & Beyond

    For business travel, the year ahead is fraught with risks, rife with rewards and driven by a renewed sense of purpose

    Dec. 16, 2025

  • The Elephant in the Room: Trust But Verify

    A Brief History of Trust in Managed Travel  When I first started in the travel industry, I worked for an airline (TWA) and by the time I was 28 I started a corporate travel agency. Back in the late 1990’s, the way that you won a corporate account was a combination of the service offering from…

    Dec. 9, 2025
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  • TMC Roulette

    With all the changes in the wind, choosing the right travel management company is trickier than ever

    Dec. 7, 2025