May 16, 2012 - 02:05 PM ET
Business travel management practices in Europe are more
similar to one another than ever, but cultural and regulatory differences
continue to present challenges. A recent Business Travel News examination...
April 16, 2012 - 03:50 PM ET
Differences in travel management programs across small and
medium enterprises are easier to find than similarities, but there are a few
characteristics emblematic of the segments: SMEs rarely employ...
April 02, 2012 - 03:20 PM ET
A compliance crackdown appears to be underway as
corporations use reporting, technology and auditing tools to scrutinize travel
expenses, according to the 9th annual Business Travel News Expense Manager
Survey...
March 20, 2012 - 10:25 AM ET
The 2012 edition of the Business Travel News Corporate Travel Index, an annual effort to
establish business travel per diems for 200 cities around the world,
illustrates the tentative recovery experienced...
March 06, 2012 - 05:15 PM ET
Mobile technology is here, probably forever, and while
questions of whether and how to apply it in a managed travel program no longer
are new, few have all the answers. Each organization has its own...
February 07, 2012 - 04:45 PM ET
To hear some travel managers and industry consultants tell
it, corporate travel data isn't merely insufficient. It's flat-out useless.
Perhaps there is too much data. It might be trite or wrong. Basically,...
October 24, 2011 - 04:00 PM ET
There are more opportunities for corporate travelers to
become both connected and disconnected from their managed travel programs than
ever before. Advancing technology has brought new touchpoints to...
October 09, 2011 - 10:00 PM ET
Delta Air Lines this year for the first time took top honors
in the Business Travel News Annual
Airline Survey, earning the highest ratings from corporate travel buyers in
five of 10 service-delivery...
September 30, 2011 - 04:30 PM ET
Like most corporate travel programs, the very largest are in
a period of growth, driven by corporate profitability and an ongoing pursuit of
incremental revenue. Coinciding with travel price inflation,...
August 30, 2011 - 03:35 PM ET
In many respects, 2010 represented a resurgent year for
corporate travel. Intent on pulling themselves clear from economic woes,
businesses throttled up sales activity. Their travelers returned in large
numbers...
July 19, 2011 - 05:00 PM ET
After seven years of steady progress, nearly two-thirds of
polled companies have integrated payment and expense solutions and another 13
percent plan to do so this year, according to the 8th annual Business...
June 27, 2011 - 03:00 PM ET
Many travel buyers this year find themselves in
uniquely challenging positions. Their companies are healthy and growing and
must continue chasing business wherever opportunities lie. That means more
travel,...