Best Practices for Implementing a Pretrip Approval System
As companies work to sharpen control over travel spend and gain greater visibility into their travelers’ whereabouts and behaviors, more and more organizations have been adopting a pretrip approval system…
Boosting Compliant Hotel Bookings: 2 Clients Show How It Can Be Done
With hotels ramping up direct booking campaigns and corporate travelers often booking their rooms in the same manner as their leisure trips (i.e., through online travel agencies or via hotel…
Noncompliant Bookings: How to Solve the Universal Issue Plaguing Travel Managers
Have business travelers who regularly go rogue? Can’t get them to book their hotel on the online booking tool? Disappointed by the numbers of your travel program’s compliance rate? You…
GDPR and What the New Regulation Means for Corporate Travel Programs
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gives consumers the right to know, understand and consent to the data companies collect about them, will come into full effect…
Multigenerational Travel Programs Meet Your Team Where They Are At
If your program is comprised of travelers from all three generations, a one-size-fits-all approach simply won’t do. You need to have a blend of perks and policies that appeal to…
Travel Program Considerations for a Millennial Workforce
By Debra Flanagan, Siobhan Iwen and PerErik Engstedt In today’s environment where there is such fierce competition for talent, travel programs increasingly are being used to lure job candidates. More…
Be Sure Your Company Is Equipped To Respond To A Major Incident
Within the span of just 30 days, we had some of the strongest hurricanes in living history batter the Caribbean and southern United States, extreme flooding in India and Bangladesh,…
When it comes to your hotel program, knowledge is power — and can lead to extra savings
By Cindy Armitage and Jackie Visnic A hotel program has two distinct functions: There’s sourcing — identifying, evaluating and negotiating with suppliers — and then there’s ongoing program management (OPM)…
Managing the Modern Business Traveler
Since September 2016, ACTE has conducted a series of research studies underwritten by American Express Global Business Travel that focus on the modern business traveler — specifically, what it is…
Bookings & Risk Management in Focus: Why Capturing Your Total Travel Spend Is Important
By Jackie Visnic and Constanze Briefi As an organization, you have a duty of care obligation to protect your traveling employees. You have invested time and resources to select your…