Special Reports

• ‘No Perfect Fit’: Travel Buyers Navigate a Shifting TMC Landscape

  In the latest BTE Town Hall, a pair of experienced travel managers take on the ‘unknown unknowns’ of TMC choice

  Sep. 1, 2026

  

• Performance and Value: Chauffeured Rides Excel

  When it comes to duty of care, reliability and white-glove service, luxury ground transportation wrote the book

  Aug. 31, 2026

  

• Coming to Grips with Commissions

  Regardless of who pays what, commissions are a big part of the travel industry, so it pays to know how they work

  Aug. 24, 2026

  

• NDC: Too Much of a Good Thing?  

  More airline content means more choices, more decisions – and more complications

  Aug. 17, 2026

  

• Better Together

  AMGINE is a fit for purpose AI technology that weaves the many threads of managed travel to create a stronger, more responsive experience for everyone

  Aug. 3, 2026

  

• Hotel RFPs: Still Sailing on Choppy Seas

  The supertanker that is the corporate hotel program process is slowly turning around – but not fast enough for many buyers and sellers. The tried-and-true RFP, long considered in need of reform, remains stubbornly intact. Non-loading of negotiated rates and travelers themselves not adhering to policy persist as perennial issues. So does the issue of…

  Aug. 3, 2026

  

• The Intentional Traveler: The Power of One

  When those Black Swan events threaten the mission, it’s the prepared traveler who steps up

  Jul. 28, 2026

  

• AI Revolution: New Engines for Travel Payments

  As programs seek greater insight and faster decision-making, AI promises richer analysis and more real-time solutions

  Jul. 20, 2026

  

• The Elephant in the Room: TMC RFIs vs RFPs

  Retire the Requests for Information in favor of two types of Requests for Proposal

  Jul. 12, 2026

  

• Meetings Strategies: Metrics of M&E Success 

  Understanding why we meet, where we meet and what we hope to achieve are key to unlocking event ROI

  Jul. 7, 2026

  

• Content Sourcing: The Changing Curve

  As travel distribution hovers between the old and the new, travel managers find themselves on the leading edge

  Jun. 27, 2026

  

• Mind the (Generation) Gap?

  Three travel professional bust the myth of generational differences among corporate travelers

  Jun. 27, 2026

  

• Expanding the Intrapreneur’s Influence 

  Your first win opens the door. Next, engage your company’s stakeholders to help build a credible travel partnership

  Jun. 22, 2026

  

• AI Checks In

  From front desk to back office, intelligent technology is reshaping the hotel sourcing ecosystem

  Jun. 15, 2026