How a Travel Management Company controls Business Travel Costs (Part 2)
By David Eddy on Feb 16, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Part 1 of this series explored why controlling the cost of employee travel is difficult due to issues that cannot be eliminated and are not easily handled. Part 1 also discussed why these difficulties often lead organizations to use travel management companies (TMC) for their business …
How a Travel Management Company controls Business Travel Costs (Part 1)
By David Eddy on Feb 11, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Business managers often find the challenges of controlling business travel costs to stay top of mind for two reasons: 1) travel costs often appear deceptively easy to manage and control – only to turn out to be quite the opposite; 2) travel is expensive, meaning these costs can quickl …
Protecting your Travel Agency’s Online Reputation
By David Eddy on Feb 9, 2016 7:00:00 AM
There is a great deal of attention paid in travel industry articles to the importance of an effective online presence. Given the growing influence of technology on every aspect of travel – whether travel agency, tour operator, or Travel Management Company – that focus isn’t really sur …
Why Every Travel Management Company should embrace Bleisure
By David Eddy on Feb 4, 2016 7:00:00 AM
The release of BridgeStreet Global Hospital’s The Bleisure Report 2014 introduced a new term to the travel industry and revealed the idea of combining business and leisure travel – far from being outlandish – was a reality for a sizeable number of people and poised for growth. The rep …
Bring Lost Travel Bookings back to Life
By David Eddy on Feb 2, 2016 7:00:00 AM
Lost – or abandoned travel bookings refer to online travel customers who visit a website, put travel products into a shopping cart then leave the site without confirming and completing the transaction. There’s an abundance of articles written on the issue of abandonment in the travel …