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Business as Usual or Dealing with the New Normal?By Horst Bayer, founder, TravelHorst Sustainable Business Travel Consulting

The business travel industry is evolving towards a new normal driven by sustainability, safety and economic uncertainty, with companies needing to... KEEP READING

The Making of Business Travel’s Decarbonization Plan BBy Scott Gillespie, founder & CEO, tClara

The business travel industry will develop a decarbonization Plan B. Two teams will form competing visions: Team 1 emphasizes purposeful, low-cost,... KEEP READING

What’s Behind the Likely Increase in Corporate Travel M&A in 2025?By Min Liu, managing director, Cambon Partners

Corporate travel M&A is expected to increase in 2025 due to improved capital markets, VCs seeking exits, and substantial PE funds ready for deployment.... KEEP READING

Business Travel M&A Poised to Double in 2025By Matt Zito, managing partner, TSi

Business travel M&A activity is expected to double in 2025, driven by a surge in demand for technology, strategic investments and increasing company... KEEP READING

Big Tech Cracks the Meetings & Events MarketBy Brad Gillespie, founder, The METHOD Project

Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Google, and Oracle are set to enter the Meetings & Events market by 2025, driven by advancements in AI technology.... KEEP READING

Time to Tear Down Travel Technology Walls in 2025By Andrew Menkes, founder & CEO, Partnership Travel Consulting

The walls of travel technology territorialism must come down to allow technologists, service providers and travel buyers to unleash innovation and... KEEP READING

Travel Manager Intrapreneurs Will Redefine the Digital JourneyBy Greeley Koch, managing director, 490 Consulting

Travel managers in 2025 will innovate and use AI-driven tools to deliver a seamless digital travel experience, acting as intrapreneurs to transform... KEEP READING

The Supplier Mindset in 2025: What Are They Thinking?By Caroline Strachan, CEO, Festive Road

The future of travel management depends on understanding today's shifts in supplier strategies. Suppliers want revenue growth and efficiency, and must... KEEP READING

Beyond Platforms: The Rise of Service SovereigntyBy Torsten Kriedt, principal AI Value Creation, Provectus

The corporate travel management industry is evolving towards "service sovereignty" in 2025, moving from traditional centralized platforms to customized,... KEEP READING

Tech Revolution Flips the Script for Travel Management Strategy in 2025By Cara Whitehill, Thayer Investment Partners

The corporate travel sector is set for huge changes in 2025, driven by technological advancements and increased M&A activity. The result will shift... KEEP READING

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