{"id":302372,"date":"2025-11-05T09:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/blog\/rethinking-ground-transportation-in-business-travel\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:53:37","slug":"rethinking-ground-transportation-in-business-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-au\/blog\/rethinking-ground-transportation-in-business-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Ground Transportation in Business Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;HEADER: Rethinking Ground Transport&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Rethinking Ground Transportation in Business Travel&#8221; subhead=&#8221;The often forgotten piece of the corporate travel programme&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;HEADER: Rethinking Ground Transport&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;56px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#414042&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Businessman-Car-Hire-Banner-WEB.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;30px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; subhead_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; subhead_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; subhead_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;SECTION &#8211; Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12vh||12vh||true|false&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;ROW &#8211; Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100vw&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;HEADER &#8211; Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1vh||2vh||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Ground Transportation can Easily Slip Under the Radar&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;BODY &#8211; Intro&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0%||0%||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In business travel, so much time and effort is (rightly) devoted to securing the lowest airfares, the best hotel rates, and fine-tuning travel policies. Yet in the midst of all these moving parts, how people get from their home to the airport, into an office and back again is often overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its prominence in the itineraries of most business travellers, ground transportation is sometimes treated as an afterthought &#8211; an element of the trip that is taken for granted. 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Traveller Experience<\/h5>\n<p>For many travellers, the ground leg is the most tangible, \u201chuman\u201d part of the journey. If the car is late, the driver unfriendly, the route inefficient, or the handover spot poorly managed, the traveller\u2019s perception of the entire trip can suffer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h5>1. Traveller Experience<\/h5>\n<p>For many travellers, the ground leg is the most tangible, \u201chuman\u201d part of the journey. 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Full Itinerary Implementation<\/h5>\n<p>A TMC manages the traveller\u2019s full journey (air, hotel, rail, car, ground) in one place. It enables smarter decision-making: e.g. choosing arrival times that align with optimal ground transfer windows, or consolidating multiple meetings locally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; background__hover_enabled=&#8221;on|hover&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>3. Full Itinerary Implementation<\/h5>\n<p>A TMC manages the traveller\u2019s full journey (air, hotel, rail, car, ground) in one place. 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;4vh||4vh||true|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>But as expectations rise and traveller experience becomes more central to corporate travel programmes, ground transport is becoming more noticeable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a travel booker, taking the time to consider ground transport means reducing leakage, securing better costs, and increasing traveller satisfaction. 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