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  • Whither TMCs?

    How travel management companies came to be part of travel programs and where they go from here

    Dec. 24, 2024
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  • The AI Travel Revolution from End-to-End

    Artificial intelligence is redefining corporate travel from policy to booking to expense with more to come

    Dec. 23, 2024
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  • T&E End Game

    The quest for one perfect travel and expense tool requires organizations to get all the players at the table

    Dec. 18, 2024
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  • Hotels: Transforming the Business Stay

    Changing times are motivating hoteliers to reimagine hospitality for contemporary travelers

    Dec. 13, 2024
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  • The Intentional Traveler: Different Roads

    In the year ahead, business travel promises to bring renewed energy and a more personal take on the traveler’s mission With the Great Reset of 2024 receding in the rearview mirror, there’s no better time to pause and reflect on the lessons we have learned. The unspoken effects of geopolitical conflict, natural disasters, a tense election year…

    Nov. 26, 2024
  • Navigating Jet Cards

    Jet cards – a happy medium between owning a plane and chartering for each trip – may seem like a useful shortcut, but with so many choices out there, things can get confusing and travel managers may not always be sure how to pick the best one. After all, with the wide range of available…

    Nov. 5, 2024
  • Command & Control: Where Corporate Travel Buyers Hold Sway 

    In this BTE Town Hall, two corporate travel managers discuss the flexibility that comes from dividing and conquering

    Nov. 4, 2024
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  • Hotel Rates: Driving Dynamic

    The outlook for dynamic corporate hotel pricing is … well, dynamic. The perennial discussions around dynamic vs. static pricing are ongoing, but the landscape shifts with the economy, changing technologies and corporate goals. Right now, could be another period when a swing is underway, as the hotel market softens and AI tools come into play.…

    Oct. 28, 2024
  • TMCs: Expect the World

    It’s the $64 million question – is there such a thing as a truly global TMC? First off, what do we mean by global? If the definition is one vendor for multiple countries delivering the same in each of those countries, then the clear answer is No. No TMC can standardize completely, but to be…

    Oct. 21, 2024
  • Big Data & Analytics in the AI Playbook

    You can't have artificial intelligence without data. Lots of it. But as we grapple with how to take best advantage of the promise AI holds for managing business travel, we have to ask what kinds of data should be captured and utilized?That's a question that may bring some new answers in a post-pandemic world. When…

    Oct. 15, 2024