The future of business travel isn’t about finding more travel content. It’s about making thousands of travel options feel like one simple search. That’s exactly what Antoine Boatwright, SVP IT Product & Change, discussed with Todd Arthur of Sabre, our GDS partner. They explored how the travel marketplace is evolving, what it means for travel managers, and why the best technology should hide complexity, not create it.
Cost savings are only one measure of a successful business travel programme. This blog explores how travel supports revenue growth, collaboration, employee engagement, strategic initiatives and risk management, and explains how tailoring reporting to different stakeholders can help demonstrate its true value across your organisation.
A comprehensive overview of the business travel industry terms, phrases, and acronyms you might encounter as a travel professional or corporate traveller.
In an age of video calls and digital collaboration, is business travel still worth it? The data says yes. From closing 37% more deals to building stronger client relationships, face-to-face meetings continue to deliver measurable value that virtual interactions simply can’t match. Here’s why in-person engagement remains one of the most powerful tools in business.
Business travel is often viewed as a cost to manage, especially in uncertain economic times, but when approached with clear intent, it becomes a powerful driver of business success. Purpose-driven travel strengthens relationships, accelerates revenue opportunities, and enables collaboration in ways that virtual interactions cannot fully replicate. By focusing on value rather than volume, organisations can unlock long-term growth, improve operational efficiency, and ensure every trip contributes meaningfully to strategic objectives.
Travel and expense management remains a persistent challenge for many organisations. Traveller leakage, policy non-compliance, and fragmented expense processes often create unnecessary costs, administrative burden, and limited visibility over travel spend. These issues not only affect financial control but also increase risk and reduce the overall effectiveness of a managed travel programme.
This guide explores the most common problems businesses encounter when managing corporate travel and expenses and explains how a proactive partnership with a Travel Management Company (TMC) can help solve them. From encouraging adoption of centralised booking tools and enforcing travel policy to integrating modern expense management platforms and improving reporting, the right approach can transform the way your organisation travels – delivering stronger cost control, better data insights, and improved duty of care for your travellers.