GUEST BLOG: What's in store for meetings organisers in 2014?

GUEST BLOG: What's in store for meetings organisers in 2014?

According to the 2014 American Express Meetings & Events Global Meetings Forecast, following two years of modest budget and activity increases, flat or slight declines in meetings...

GUEST BLOG: Let the games begin

GUEST BLOG: Let the games begin

Business travellers are booking out of policy – we know that. One half of hotel reservations are made outside the approved booking tool*, and 59 percent of business travellers reported...

GUEST BLOG: Responsible travel management as a means to corporate social responsibility

GUEST BLOG: Responsible travel management as a means to corporate social responsibility

As a socially responsible corporation, the security and welfare of your employees and their families is one of your main priorities. This includes employees that are posted on overseas...

GUEST BLOG: Why being green will save your business money

GUEST BLOG: Why being green will save your business money

The concept of electric cars is nothing new and perhaps best described as a slow starter but this is set to change and indeed is already changing.Benefits to the pocketAs a business,...

GUEST BLOG: Are your business travellers savvy?

GUEST BLOG: Are your business travellers savvy?

With more than 11 million internet-enabled devices given as gifts for Christmas  the UK Government has launched a new campaign highlighting the lapse security precautions taken...

GUEST BLOG: The traveller manifesto: How future consumers are transforming business travel

GUEST BLOG: The traveller manifesto: How future consumers are transforming business travel

A manifesto is a statement of belief.  As the Business Travel Show marks its 20th anniversary, we believe that the industry is in the midst of a profound transformation.Over the...

GUEST BLOG: Because not all business travel is business class

GUEST BLOG: Because not all business travel is business class

You may have read about the government’s plans to encourage rail operators to decrease the amount of first class carriages on trains. And you may have also been nose-to-nose on a crowded...

GUEST BLOG: Arranging Travel for ‘Corporate Celebrities’ Takes a Special Skillset

GUEST BLOG: Arranging Travel for ‘Corporate Celebrities’ Takes a Special Skillset

Company travel policies don’t always fit the needs of senior executives. Their busy, complicated lifestyles create different expectations and demand a much deeper level of understanding. Their...

GUEST BLOG: Responsible Travel: Considerations for an Effective Risk Management Programme

GUEST BLOG: Responsible Travel: Considerations for an Effective Risk Management Programme

With today’s global business expansion and growing mobile workforce, travel and risk managers are becoming much savvier about using ‘smart’ risk management tools and best practice...

GUEST BLOG: Enforcing travel policy across the seven Cs

GUEST BLOG: Enforcing travel policy across the seven Cs

Business travel often falls within the job specification of the procurement department. But it’s very different from buying stationery. Travel is an emotional issue. Employees don’t...

GUEST BLOG: Quantifying the ROI

GUEST BLOG: Quantifying the ROI

Optimising hotel spend and improving programme compliance continue to be key priorities for organisations, given that on average almost 40% of a company’s total travel budget goes...

GUEST BLOG: Does the hotel sourcing process ever end?

GUEST BLOG: Does the hotel sourcing process ever end?

It would be great to think that, having been through the process to RFP hotels, evaluate the bids, renegotiate on all the key elements of value to your organisation, and communicate...

GUEST BLOG: The potential for the SME market and business travel

GUEST BLOG: The potential for the SME market and business travel

Despite the pressures of the recent tough trading conditions it would seem that the small and medium sized enterprises (SME) sector has risen to the challenge with many companies looking...

Illustration for Emporio Armani's KAJAL Collection

Illustration for Emporio Armani's KAJAL Collection

Happy New Year My Loves!!This is my first post of 2014 AND it is an utterly joyous one at that. I received some incredible news just before the clock struck midnight on January 31st...

WHAT'S TROUBLING BUYERS THIS YEAR?

WHAT'S TROUBLING BUYERS THIS YEAR?

It's that time of year again - happy New Year, by the way - the time when we look forward to what's going to impact business travel buying over the next 12 months. At the Business...