by Callum Winterford | Aug 8, 2024 | Australia, City Guide, Gray Dawes News, Guide, Personal Interest
Are you planning on travelling to Seoul (서울) for work? In this comprehensive guide to the city for business travellers, we delve deeper into navigating the city’s unique corporate landscape, offer our top tips for getting around, and pick out our top 3 things to see or do to make your trip unforgettable.
by Callum Winterford | Jul 27, 2024 | Australia, Day in the Life, Gray Dawes News, Personal Interest
With a business travel career that has taken him from the frontlines as a travel agent to the innovation of product management, Matt Lambert has had the privilege of watching an industry change in real time. In this article, we chat with Matt about his day-to-day responsibilities as a Head of Product at Gray Dawes, his first experiences as a travel agent hand-writing tickets, and a memorable trip to Miami…
by Callum Winterford | Jul 16, 2024 | Australia, Gray Dawes News, Guide, Online, Travel Apps, Travel Tech, USA
Quality travel technology is one of the key pillars of any travel management company worth its salt. But getting it right isn’t easy. There are dozens of OBTs on the market, each one with its own strengths, weaknesses, functionalities, and ways of working. With so many options, picking the right tool for you and your organisation can be a daunting prospect. In this handy guide to picking the perfect online booking tool, we take an in-depth look at all of the factors you need to consider so that you can rest easy knowing you’ve made the right choice.
by Callum Winterford | Jul 10, 2024 | Australia, City Guide, Gray Dawes News, Guide, Personal Interest, USA
Are you planning on travelling to Vilnius for work? Once referred to as the Rome of the North for its reputation as a stronghold of Catholic values and its architectural beauty, the city is fast becoming a central business hub and a cradle for fledgling startups. Throw in competitive tax rates and a government actively supporting foreign investment, and you’ll see why Vilnius is the worst-kept secret for businesses of all sizes. In this comprehensive guide to Vilnius for business travellers, we delve deeper into navigating the city’s unique corporate landscape, offer our top tips for getting around, and pick out our top 3 things to see or do to make your trip unforgettable.
by Callum Winterford | Jul 1, 2024 | Australia, Australia, Gray Dawes News, Gray Dawes News, Industry News, Industry News, Offline, Online, Online, USA, USA
A recent article from The Business Travel Magazine claims that Travel Management Companies (TMCs) like Gray Dawes are struggling to provide value for their clients. However, at Gray Dawes, we respectfully and heartily disagree… After all, not all TMCs are created equally. Tarring everyone with the same brush only serves to devalue the brilliant work and innovative thinking that organisations such as ours bring to the industry. In this article, we take a deeper look at the “Value Proposition” piece from the Business Travel Magazine and demonstrate how we are genuinely doing things differently.
by Callum Winterford | Jun 24, 2024 | Australia, Events, Gray Dawes News, Guide, Industry News, Tips and Tricks
The Olympic Games are heading to Paris in July. Over 10,000 athletes will be throwing, swimming, running, cycling, and more for the chance to grab a gold medal and write themselves into the annals of Olympic history. But with an estimated 15 million visitors planning to head to the event according to the Paris je t’aime tourist office, travelling to and within Europe for work will almost certainly be affected. In this article, we take a look at how the Paris Olympics 2024 might impact business travel and offer our expert tips and advice to help you keep your trip on course.