BTN's Salary Survey 2025In what has been a turbulent environment within both the business travel industry and the broader economy, it should hearten buyers that on average they... KEEP READING
BTN's 2024 Travel Manager Salary & Job Satisfaction ReportTravel manager respondents see another pay hike in 2024, if more modest than in recent years. Still, consolidating their post-pandemic salary gains and... KEEP READING
BTN's Salary Survey 2024Travel manager respondents see another pay hike in 2024, if more modest than in recent years. Still, consolidating their post-pandemic salary gains and... KEEP READING
BTN's Salary Survey 2023Business Travel News has tracked travel manager salaries since 1984 for the United States market. This is the first year BTN specifically surveyed the... KEEP READING
Salary Survey 2023 EuropeBusiness Travel News’ 2023 Travel Manager Salary & Job Satisfaction Report... KEEP READING
2023 Travel Manager Salary & Job Satisfaction Report - United StatesBTN's annual survey of travel manager compensation, responsibilities and sentiment regarding their recognition by and value to their organizations.... KEEP READING
2022: Travel Management EvolvesBTN’s 2022 Salary Survey showed travel manager compensation reaching an all-time high as organizations realized the complexities of the position as well... KEEP READING
Acquisitions Spurred Program Consolidation, Plus a Meetings StrategyThree SME travel buyers discuss the challenges and opportunities of managing travel as high demand and high costs collide.... KEEP READING
Procurement Pro Tackles High Cost, Low ServicePandemic-era scrutiny spurred travel program optimization; a deeper focus on data as travel returns brings sophistication to new cost recovery efforts... KEEP READING
Duty of Care Converts to ComplianceIn a non-mandated university setting, Ed Phillips observed travelers’ desire for better duty-of-care support. In delivering it, the university also... KEEP READING
TMC Insider Drives Change in Buy-Side RoleThree SME travel buyers discuss the challenges and opportunities of managing travel as high demand and high costs collide.... KEEP READING
New Priorities Changed Focus, But Not GoalsC-Suite now pushes compliance; cost control still critical... KEEP READING
DATA HUB Regional Salary DifferencesSmall and midsize companies are blazing the trail of corporate travel recovery. They're having hard conversations and collaborating to move forward.... KEEP READING
BTN 4SightWhat are companies looking for in travel managers today? Four industry pros answer that not-so-simple question.... KEEP READING
Sunny Side UpIt's clear there's been a reckoning across the corporate landscape that the travel management practice reaches far beyond travel.... KEEP READING
The Other 18 PercentDespite rising salaries for more than three-quarters of survey respondents, some of those who were left behind have struggled to be viewed as more... KEEP READING
Travel Manager Salaries Rise as Roles ExpandNavigating Covid upheaval and recovery, travel management finally gets recognized... KEEP READING
2021: Travel Managers Eye More Opportunity Post-CovidBTN's 2021 Salary Survey revealed an upbeat perspective among many travel managers as business travel inches toward recovery amid a global pandemic. For... KEEP READING
2019: Average Travel Manager Salary Inches DownThe average travel manager's total 2019 compensation as recorded in BTN's Annual Salary Survey dipped just a bit from the 2018 edition, a finding that... KEEP READING
2018: Salaries Spring BackRespondent demographics are again at the center of BTN’s Annual Salary Survey results. In the 2017 survey, a significant influx of small and midsize... KEEP READING
2017: Why Did the Average Travel Manager Salary Shrink This Year?For the first time in the 34 years since BTN began measuring travel manager salary and job satisfaction, a massive decline in travel managers' salaries... KEEP READING
2016: Sunnier Days: Travel Buyer Compensation Is Up & Attitudes Are BrighterSpring 2016 brought with it an uncommonly sunny disposition among buyers and managers of corporate travel and meetings, and not only because their... KEEP READING
2015: Travel Manager Compensation Increases, Gender Pay Gap Exceeds National AverageWith corporate travel demand flying high, strong supplier markets and a comparatively bright outlook for the global economy, corporate travel managers... KEEP READING
2014: Higher Salaries Not Equating to a Satisfied Travel Management WorkforceTravel management and procurement salaries are up again this year, with an average annual increase higher than in 2013 and higher than overall workforce... KEEP READING
2013: Salaries Up, Inequities RemainTravel management professionals, at least those currently employed, seem to be doing pretty well for themselves. Their salaries on average are higher... KEEP READING
2012: Mixed Results: Underlying StrengthA quick glance at the top line of this year's BTN Travel Manager Salary & Attitude Survey shows a surprisingly ugly result for U.S. travel managers: The... KEEP READING
2011: Wage RevivalIn many respects, 2010 represented a resurgent year for corporate travel. Intent on pulling themselves clear from economic woes, businesses throttled up... KEEP READING
2010: Icing IncomeThe firestorm of layoffs that charred the corporate travel industry at the lowest depths of the recession may have cooled, hiring managers may be... KEEP READING