As the rebound of travel continues to escalate, corporations are reshaping and reimagining managed travel programs. Some are reprioritizing the technologies, reporting tools and analytics they’ll need to deliver the insights expected. Register now for this BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Emburse, to hear results of a new study about the new priorities and comments from our panel of experts.

In the survey, travel managers said they’re not confident about the ROI of travel spend, cumulative carbon footprint from company travel and some spending reports. What are they doing about it? Join us to hear and ask your own questions during our live Q&A.    

 

Get the latest survey data from Business Travel News on how meetings programs are transforming to manage new industry trends and technologies. BTN brings together an expert panel to discuss meetings technologies, virtual and hybrid strategies, short booking windows, pricing and more. If you are not strategically managing meetings now, you’ll find out why your company should start, especially as meetings become a more critical element of company culture in a remote working world.

 

When business travelers enjoy a seamless, intuitive travel experience, they report higher levels of employee productivity and job satisfaction. But the factors that contribute to a great experience- including booking, support, itinerary changes, and expense report- differ for every employee. Program managers are tasked with not just providing the tools but understanding their team’s mindset and perspective to help them make the most of each solution and exceed their expectations.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions where the speakers will investigate the mindset and psychology of different types of travelers and what they’re thinking- from fears to expectations- throughout each leg of their journey. Strategies for building an inclusive toolkit that can be used by any kind of traveler, for any type of travel use case will also be shared.

Join Shawn Cole, Global Sales Vice President, as he shares an overview of Delta’s sustainability approach and portfolio of short-, medium- and long-term actions across the industry to achieve net zero aviation. Ask your own questions during the live Q&A.

Changing corporate needs and market conditions are necessitating new strategies for 2023 hotel sourcing. Hear a primer on the current market and 2023 supply and demand forecasts, along with trends to factor into hotel RFPs or strategies. Speakers will discuss safety, security and ESG factors, including sustainability, that so many corporations now require. 

Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Cvent, as our expert panel provides a market overview, trends, response times, their approaches and more. Ask your own questions during the live Q&A.

This webinar will explore the latest business travel and meetings technology trends and how technical advancements are making travel smarter, more intuitive, and more efficient.

Register now for this BTN Group Thought Leadership webinar, sponsored by TripActions, and hear how travel technology has changed in the past few years, what is in the pipeline and how travel and meetings managers can evaluate and implement new technologies in their programs.

A one-two punch of high-demand and inflation is  testing the skills and strategies of meeting and event planners to find space, dates and rates within budget.

Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Cvent, to learn tips and techniques to offset sharply rising costs without impacting the attendee experience. From sourcing to contracting to offsite venues to food and beverage, hear how industry professionals are balancing inflation with stakeholder expectations. Ask your own questions during the live Q&A. 

 

Most travel managers are busier than ever with much of their time and focus going towards helping their travelers get from point A to point B with as little disruption as possible. While the industry continues to move towards recovery, service issues are currently at the forefront due to ongoing labor shortages and capacity caps, however, it is important not to lose sight of the many other program priorities that have risen to the top in the past few years. 

Register now for this BTN Group Thought Leadership webinar and hear from travel managers as they share strategies for how to manage travel in the moment.

Key elements of the traveler experience have been broken for decades, causing corporate
travelers to lose valuable time, book trips outside of approved corporate tools, and fail to comply with travel policies.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by Spotnana, to learn about the root causes of the issues that routinely fill a travel manager’s inbox and the changes to travel technology that are rapidly making travel simpler, easier to manage, and more affordable for corporations of all sizes.

“Company offsites are back,” said Salesforce earlier this year, and in-person meetings are an essential part of how hybrid companies are operating right now. Between department gatherings, sales kickoffs, and company retreats, team travel will become increasingly important through the remainder of 2022 and into 2023. However, with continued economic uncertainty, your company needs to be prepared to gather in the most cost-efficient way possible.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions to hear how can you use technology to ensure that you’re minimizing travel costs and maximizing efficiency on the road.

This exclusive Business Travel News webinar will check in with our 2022 Travel Manager of the Year, Visa’s Kim Hamer and our three 2022 Best Practitioners, Estee Lauder’s Jami Stapelmann, Siemens’ Emma Eaton and Takeda’s Faye Zeidlhack. Each winner will talk about their achievement and how they believe the travel management role can be leveraged more strategically for their organizations and to advance the practice.

Small and midsize business travel has rebounded faster than its large enterprise counterpart. With more activity overall, can SME travel managers leverage that momentum going into supplier relationships in 2023? In this BTN webinar, we’ll explore that topic as well as follow the trends among small and midsize businesses in terms of how they are enabling their travel programs and supporting travelers in a post-pandemic business environment. Our panel of experts will field audience questions and offer on-the-ground tactics that will help your program thrive.

Join Doreen Burse, United Airlines’ Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, as she shares how United is transforming the corporate travel industry with United for Business Blueprint. 

Doreen will discuss the new platform’s capabilities and how United is moving beyond the one-size-fits-all contracting model – allowing corporate customers to fully customize and manage their business travel program. In addition to the exciting new corporate capabilities, Doreen will touch on United’s route network expansions, the company’s focus on sustainability and the new technology that has transformed the travel experience.

We’re fast approaching the end of 2022, and companies are starting to think about the best plan for their 2023 travel and expense programs. While travel and finance managers have tried their best to appropriately forecast their programs, the unpredictability of today’s travel industry poses unique challenges. Getting a good understanding of what pitfalls to avoid and what trends will influence travel spend in the new year will be critical for balancing the budget.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions, to learn about changes you can make now to your T&E program to ensure success going into 2023 and hear how TripActions customers are using their all-in-one travel and expense solution to build their 2023 travel plans.

Between the pandemic and economic turbulence, the past two years have caused a seismic shift in the classic types of business travelers. Pre-pandemic road warriors may be traveling less, while remote workers gathering for team meetings have created an entirely new category of travelers. These and other shifts require travel managers to take a more nuanced look at who’s traveling and how they’re spending, then adjust policy to fit these new or changed traveler types.

Register now for this BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by TripActions.

 

Net zero carbon commitments are pushing companies to make real changes to business travel and travel programs. From policies to partnerships, travel managers will need to drive multiple efforts through implementation to reduce carbon emissions. What’s necessary, what’s effective and what’s next for reducing the environmental impact of business travel? BTN’s panel of travel managers are taking steps to meet the challenge. Attend this webinar to learn what tactics are they using and how are they implementing.

 

Yes, managing travel at entertainment, production and media companies is often unique. Teams responsible for significant volumes, more than typical premium-class bookings and lots of last-minute travel quickly identify ways to leap over any obstacle and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver stellar services to their A-listers, crews and other travelers.

As volume has intensified--driven by the return of concert and stage tours, production and in-person meetings--what new challenges are such travel managers identifying? How are they overcoming them?

Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by United for Business, to learn more about the trends and nuances of managing travel at such companies.

 

You can’t measure what you can’t see—and 80% of your mobility transactions are not being tracked. But that’s about to change.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar with content sponsored and developed by Deem for this in-depth look at mobility, why it matters to travelers, and why it matters to your travel program.

Our experts will discuss the future promise of multi-modal mobility and how it can solve your travel program pain points including controlling costs, providing better duty of care, and improving your sustainability efforts.

Corporate meeting planners in the last couple years have risen to new challenges: adapting to virtual and hybrid formats, the return to in-person meetings, safety protocols, talent shortages and more. As meeting volumes continue to  build, how are they expanding their event ecosystems, forging new partnerships and expanding skills? 

Register now for this BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Cvent, to hear meeting professionals discuss the most significant changes to meeting and event planning, sourcing and execution--from format to venue selection to technology integration, safety and security to execution. Learn key ways that corporate meeting and events, travel and other decision makers are refining meeting planning.

 

Demand for corporate travel is continually rising, but so too are prices. Companies are finding a great need to be on the road, often for new purposes, but finance departments are sounding alarms, or even clamping down on budgets.

Although inflation is pushing up rates and causing travel spend to balloon, there are several things companies can do to tamp down on unnecessarily high expenditure, and ensure they are getting the most out of work trips.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions.

As travel volumes continue to increase, budgeting for that travel can be complex. Many companies have reduced their overall spend but perhaps committed more budget to fewer  high-value business trips. Others are surprised by increasing costs as travel volumes and demand rise.

Proper planning and visibility into spending is needed to make quick decisions as internal and external rules and regulations change. This BTN Group thought-leadership webinar,  sponsored by TripActions, will explore what travel managers can do to support budget owners as they adapt to shifting budget strategies and deal with inflation.

Is the one-day business trip still a viable option for corporations and corporate travelers? Or are corporations encouraging travelers to combine trips, potentially to reduce costs, carbon output and travel?

Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Enterprise Holdings, to hear our panel discuss the pros and cons of one-day business trips in our current environment. Hear the arguments for longer trips to achieve personal or corporate sustainability objectives and why short trips have long been a mainstay of corporate travel. How are corporations educating travelers of current preferences? Ask your own questions during our live Q&A. 

Sustainability is a key initiative for most companies, but balancing travel against its environmental costs can be tricky. The reality is that travel programs can not only survive but thrive with sustainability measures in place.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions.

 

Business travel's two-year journey through the Covid-19 pandemic looks like it may come to an end. Even as infection waves remain in play, the industry has regained momentum and corporates are moving forward with renewed confidence and urgency. Some programs are building back on the foundations already in place, others are evolving to meet new demands and strategies. In this BTN webinar, we'll engage expert panelists for a two-hour, two-part session:

Part 1: Revive, Restart
Part 2: Revolutionize

Each segment will offer interactive Q&A with the respective panel, so plan for a great webinar.

Global M&A volumes hit a record high in 2021, and the small business economy is set to soar in 2022. As organizations of all sizes continue to scale and refocus, what will be the impact to their travel programs, and how can travel managers nimbly support their companies while also dealing with post-pandemic program complexities? 

With the steady increase in corporate travel, companies are addressing the new realities of getting back on the road. As businesses grapple with instilling confidence in employees reacclimating to travel, technology solutions are an essential lever to improve travel experiences.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by TripActions which will focus on how technology is helping companies make smarter decisions when adjusting to new travel trends, and how it’s enabling a streamlined experience for travelers and managers.

As world businesses undergo rapid change, corporate travel programs must change as well. Travel managers and other decision-makers must learn to explore and embrace travel technologies designed to meet the challenges of new paradigms for work, business travel, commuting and mobility.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content developed and sponsored by Deem and IDC, as speakers explore how business travel, commuter travel and mobility are evolving. Learn about new technologies designed to meet the needs of travelers today and into the future.

The market for online booking tools may be more confusing than ever—the lines between a traditional travel management company and the online booking tool have blurred, with more TMCs taking a tech-first approach. The concept of a front-facing portal behind which several booking tools can sit has captured attention. And, of course, you still have the option to pick a booking tool relationship separate from your TMC—but should you? And which booking tool is right for your program—an emerging, consumer-looking tool or an established global choice with limited user-appeal?

That's a lot of questions, but travel buyers will have to answer each and every one of them in detail when researching and sourcing a new online booking tool. In this webinar, BTN convenes a panel of buyer and consultant experts to walk you through the thought process, discuss their own deal-breakers and predict where the market is going.

While omicron has affected travel and return to office plans, travelers are ready to reconnect in person. Creating conditions for a safe, healthy journey is a top priority. To do that, travel managers need to consider changes based on shifting regulations and new risk management standards for business travel—as well as the critical need to provide travelers with up-to-date information.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content developed and sponsored by TripActions.

What is wellness and why does it matter for a corporate travel program? Webster’s defines wellness as “the quality of state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal." A recent BTN Group/TripActions webinar survey placed “traveler health, safety and wellness” in 2nd place as the topic likely to have the greatest impact on managed travel in 2022. The way we take care of ourselves, including our physical and mental health, can look different as many of our lives look a bit different than they did two years ago. However, if we don’t take care of ourselves and each other, we are more likely to burn out, lose motivation, struggle to stay engaged and become disconnected from our work and the people around us.  

Join this BTN Group Thought Leadership webinar, sponsored by TripActions as a group of travel and wellness experts share the benefits of focusing on traveler well-being, as well as 10 actions to take to make wellness an actively sought goal for all managed travel programs. 

The world of sustainability is full of buzzwords. For travel managers that have been tasked with becoming experts in this rapidly growing area, cutting through the jargon to understand what will make a real impact can be overwhelming. When trying to cut carbon emissions or contribute to company-wide sustainability initiatives, it’s important to not only focus on what’s trending today, but gain a real understanding of what the buzzwords mean, and how they may – or may not – be useful tools to create a sustainable business travel program.

Register now for this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by Advito, to hear from the leading expert in sustainable business travel as they break down some of sustainability’s biggest buzzwords – and does some myth busting along the way. They will cover everything from the pitfalls of sustainable aviation fuel and carbon offsetting, to the problem with claiming “carbon neutrality.”

“We need a world-class travel program.” “We need an agile travel tech stack.” “We need a consistent, user-friendly experience for both managers and travelers.” Is any of this achievable, or is this just another set of buzzwords? 

During this BTN Group In the Know webinar, with content sponsored and developed by FCM, two industry experts, one focused on building premier travel tech, and the other focused on crafting industry-best customer experiences, will get straight to the facts on how to create, manage, and maintain agile corporate travel tech. 

Instead of scrambling to react to the latest disruption in travel--flight cancellations, new variants or lockdowns--some are planning for such events. From initial communications to rebookings, what must be in your disruption recovery toolkit to quickly ease the pain for travelers, alleviating stress and wasted time? Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by TripActions, to learn the pros and cons of planning for disruptions.

As new variants emerge and travel restrictions continue to evolve, how are top travel managers handling the constant change and preparing their travelers to do the same? 2022 presents an opportunity for travel managers to shift focus from a reactive mode to an informed approach that prioritizes taking ownership of the factors they can control. From negotiations with suppliers and communications with travelers to putting the right technologies in place and retraining road warriors, travel managers have more tools at their disposal now for shaping the future of their travel programs.

Register now for this 60-minute BTN Group thought-leadership webinar, sponsored by Direct Travel, to gain insight into how you can best focus on the components of your travel program that you can own and control.