Special Reports: Special Reports
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
Hotels: Transforming the Business Stay
Changing times are motivating hoteliers to reimagine hospitality for contemporary travelers
Dec. 13, 2024
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, 2024Command & 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
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, 2024TMCs: 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, 2024Big 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, 2024The Disruptive World of NDC
For travelers and travel managers, air travel disruptions are hard enough to handle one at a time, but when the disruptions extend beyond the flight to the entire distribution network – how tickets are shopped, booked and managed – the impact can be much more far-reaching. The ways in which airline bundles, pricing combinations and…
Oct. 2, 2024Private Flying
Today, with commercial airlines’ capacity limited and fares rising, private aviation for corporate travel continues to offer programs a premium value in security, convenience and comfort. Plus, often, the greatest luxury is the luxury of time, and managing it better can be the biggest savings of all. Therefore, the return on investment of flying private…
Sep. 16, 2024