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Business Travel Tech Will Strike Envy in Leisure Travelers in 2020By TripActions Co-founder & CTO Ilan Twig

Leisure travel long been has considered better than work travel, but 2020 is the year that business travel will become the envy of leisure travel,... KEEP READING

Ground Transportation Policies Will Need a Second Look in 2020By Michael B. Baker

Uber and Lyft each have vowed that 2020 will be their last year with four quarters in the red, but that path to profitability might give travel buyers... KEEP READING

The Need for Speed: The New Opportunity for Traveler ServicingBy Festive Road Tech Geek Aurelie Krau

You probably won’t get to the end of this article. Our attention spans are getting shorter, dropping in the last 20 years from 12 seconds to just eight... KEEP READING

The Direct Channel Will Tie in TMCs & Travel ManagersBy ARC COO Lauri Reishus

With the immense scale and complexity of air travel, our industry still relies on many legacy frameworks that weren’t designed to meet the needs of... KEEP READING

More T&E Providers Will Add Payments PieceBy Adam Perrotta

There are signs the walls around corporate payment cards could be lowering, with a spate of travel and expense management providers rolling out payment... KEEP READING

Sustainability in Business Travel: Is it Finally Time?By Serko SVP North America Tony D’Astolfo

Given the ubiquity, is my question nonsensical? Of course, it’s time—it’s long past time for sustainability to become a cornerstone of business travel.... KEEP READING

The Food-Delivery App Battle Will Expand to Business TravelBy Chris Davis

Ruthlessly competitive and exploding in popularity, the food-delivery app market is a fascinating landscape of high-stakes corporate combat. Their... KEEP READING

Tips to Help Travel Managers and Business Travelers Recognize Human TraffickingBy Traliant co-founder & chief learning officer Andrew Rawson

Jan. 11, 2020, is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, an annual opportunity for the business travel industry to review its strategy and... KEEP READING

Helping to Keep Flying SustainableBy IATA director of aviation environment & ATAG executive director Michael Gill

Air travel is absolutely central to doing business in a globalized economy. Even as global companies increasingly use technology to stay in touch, the... KEEP READING

Developing the Future Online Booking ToolBy Festive Road managing partner Paul Tilstone

Earlier this year Festive Road surveyed and interviewed over a hundred business travel buyers and conducted interviews across the online booking tool... KEEP READING

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