{"id":4360,"date":"2019-11-14T14:41:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T14:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2020-09-18T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:03:51","slug":"when-should-you-refresh-your-corporate-travel-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-us\/blog\/when-should-you-refresh-your-corporate-travel-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"When Should You Refresh Your Corporate Travel Policy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;WHEN SHOULD YOU REFRESH YOUR CORPORATE TRAVEL POLICY?&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Looking-out-plane-window.jpg&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;75px|0px|110px|0px|false|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(255,186,96,0.6)&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;8vw&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#5b8cb1&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Quote Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;55px|0px|55px|0px|true|false&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Author Name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffba60&#8243; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;4px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Georgia&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>INTRODUCTION<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||30px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;5%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#313e47&#8243; border_width_left=&#8221;10px&#8221; border_color_left=&#8221;#414042&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Having an up-to-date corporate travel policy is essential for any company whose employees travel a considerable amount throughout the year. Whether you\u2019re a small start up with only a handful of employees or a huge multinational corporation with more staff than it\u2019s possible to count, a corporate travel policy will help ensure costs are kept to a minimum and all comings and goings follow procedure.<\/p>\n<p>If your corporate travel policy is sat gathering dust (it may well literally be on paper in a folder somewhere), then here are eight reasons why it might be time it had a refresh\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Project Image Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/man-train-phone.jpg&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_5_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>YOUR COMPANY HAS GROWN<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re a small company with only a few staff, producing a corporate travel policy is relatively straightforward, and it\u2019s easy to monitor whether people are following it and whether its effective.<\/p>\n<p>However, as a company expands, takes on more staff at different levels within the business, and starts to travel to different parts of the world, your travel policy can quickly become obsolete and unable to accurately service the influx of new staff and their myriad travel requirements.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much easier to keep on top of your business travel policy as the company grows rather than leaving it until it almost needs a complete overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Project Analysis Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; 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Any kind of policy change that might impact someone when travelling for business<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span> should also be updated in the travel policy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>GLOBAL EXPANSION<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to corporate travel around the world. Pretty much every country needs to be considered differently, and if your company is expanding its global reach in any way then your travel policy must also be expanded and refreshed accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>If you normally do business in the UK and Europe but you\u2019re now looking further afield, perhaps to the Far East for example, then travel requirements are obviously going to change, especially if the travel involved will be regular.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, if your company has opened offices elsewhere in the world, then your corporate travel policy will more than likely need to be changed. You might need to work with new vendors in different currencies, and so there\u2019s a good chance your current travel policy document won\u2019t contain the relevant information. In fact, branches of your business in other countries could well require completely separate corporate travel documents to reflect their particular requirements.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>YOU NEED TO REDUCE COSTS<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>One of the primary purposes of a corporate travel policy is to keep spending down to a minimum, this making your company more profitable. However, in this regard, an outdated policy might be as good as no policy at all.<\/p>\n<p>Vendors changing their prices all the time, exchange rates fluctuating regularly and a whole host of other variables can all of sudden end up costing you more money on travel than is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re finding that the costs of travel for your business are creeping up, then it\u2019s time to refresh your policy before they spiral out of control.<\/p>\n<p>If they\u2019re already spiralling out of control, then you need the expertise of a travel management company who can help bring those costs down again. Here at Gray Dawes Travel, we can find you the best travel solution for your company\u2019s needs and budget.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>CHANGES IN LEGISLATION<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Legislation is passed or fine tuned on a daily basis about almost every aspect of our lives, and that includes the way we work and how we travel.<\/p>\n<p>It is absolutely essential that your corporate travel policy is up-to-date following any major changes in the law from a business or travel standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>For example, are there changes to the way employees must submit expenses or declare their location at certain times of their trip? These are hypotheticals, obviously, but anything could change in the future, and it\u2019s vital your policy changes as well.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>CHANGES IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Just as legislation can change, just about every other aspect of the travel industry can also change, sometimes with no prior warning whatsoever \u2013 it\u2019s important your company knows how to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>A recent example of this is the collapse of Monarch Airlines or the cancellation of Ryanair flights in 2017. If it stated in your corporate travel policy that you only dealt with one of these airlines, then your company and its travellers could be in a mess (and many were) \u2013 your policy will therefore need to be updated promptly with your new procedures.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth refreshing your policy with safeguards in case problems like the above do arise \u2013 is there a backup airline to book with? What instructions should be relayed to travellers? etc. It\u2019s good to keep in mind that if you do find yourself stranded on a business trip that a TMC like INC. Travel Group can and will help you get back home.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>CHANGES IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR POLITICAL CLIMATE<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The world is a large and complicated place, and it\u2019s vital that all businesses that have employees across the globe are aware of any changes in economic, social or political climate.<\/p>\n<p>Are you employees travelling to areas of the world with political unrest? Is a country\u2019s currency on a knife edge? It might sound dramatic, but your travel policy will help your company and its staff stay safer when travelling \u2013 as can our 24\/7 support and employee tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Your policy can give advice to travellers if something goes wrong, as well as provide best practice for travelling in certain areas of the world \u2013 or not travelling as the case may be.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Final Result Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;60px|0px|60px|0px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;rgba(51,51,51,0.12)&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;1px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;5%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>CHANGES IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR POLITICAL CLIMATE<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Just as legislation can change, just about every other aspect of the travel industry can also change, sometimes with no prior warning whatsoever \u2013 it\u2019s important your company knows how to adapt.<\/p>\n<p>A recent example of this is the collapse of Monarch Airlines or the cancellation of Ryanair flights in 2017. 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