Special Reports: Special Reports

• 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

  

• TMC Roulette

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

  Dec. 7, 2025

  

• More Than A Stay

  As hotels reimagine the business trip, the next generation of travelers is taking the lead (again)

  Dec. 2, 2025

  

• Moving Targets

  Just as travel buyers are closing in on the airline industry’s New Distribution Capability, another disruptive twist is taking flight: Continuous pricing. Borrowing a page from the hotel industry’s dynamic rate models, continuous pricing replaces fixed fare buckets with fluid prices that adjust in real time based on demand, booking patterns and market conditions. In…

  Nov. 26, 2025

  

• Aircraft Ownership: Counting the Costs

  Increased demand for business aviation spurs optimism – and caution – when considering a jet purchase

  Nov. 17, 2025

  

• Hotel Negotiations: RFPs Meet AI

  Was there ever anything simple about hotel RFPs? For those who’ve had to wrangle the process over the years, whether viewed through the lodging lens or the focus of corporate travel buyers, the procedure has sat mired in the column of complicated tasks more often than not. Not surprisingly, travel buyers are keen for RFP…

  Nov. 10, 2025

  

• Expanding Horizons

  This edition of the BTE Town Hall reveals how three travel managers transformed their roles for broader impact

  Nov. 4, 2025

  

• Global Touchpoints for TMCs

  As international travel expands, your program needs solutions that work for your mission and your corporate culture

  Nov. 3, 2025

  

• KPIs Are Dead. Long Live KPIs

  Does your yardstick for travel program success measure up?

  Oct. 28, 2025