Travel Managers

Avoiding taking one step forward, two steps back – understanding the risks on the return to business travel is the difference between returning to sustainable or to extremely limited operations

August 31, 2020

Fully understanding the risks of a return to business travel is an essential ingredient in the successful recovery of the corporate travel sector. For travellers,

With travel volumes being reduced dramatically now is the best time ever to introduce a green travel policy and make it an integral part of the travel programme before volumes start growing again

August 05, 2020

Many argue that the deep collapse in travel due to the travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 means that there is no

The strength of domestic demand will help aid recovery of business travel programmes in Northern Europe – one in three believe numbers will normalise within six months; one in five in just three months

July 15, 2020

At the start of this week The Blue Swan Daily reported that almost two thirds of domestic air capacity has now been recovered on a

Calling all Travel Managers – share your insights on current travel trends

July 07, 2020

As borders begin to re-open, how quickly will organisations resume travel? What will be the primary objective of resumed business travel? Will travel programme/patterns change

Travel managers have their work cut out sifting through updated information and guidance; taking a flexible approach is essential in today’s fluid landscape

July 03, 2020

As the world slowly starts to open up again with some countries now getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control, so corporate travel managers have their

Uncertainty of the corporate travel landscape continues to cloud its progress towards the ‘new normal’

June 25, 2020

Slowly but surely, countries across the world have started opening up borders and business travellers are starting to emerge out of lockdown. Companies around the

Redefining the corporate travel programme – how will it look in the ‘new normal’?

April 27, 2020

Corporate travel will bounce back! While we have all become regular users of video conferencing, face-to face remains an essential part of business. There’s something

Could the new Rest Assured Solutions suite from American Express Global Business Travel help solve the age-old problem of off-policy booking?

February 28, 2020

It is normally well-intended traveller behaviour, but off-policy travel bookings remains one of the biggest frustrations for travel managers. Now, American Express Global Business Travel

How do you define a travel manager? They tend to be ‘multi-tasking professionals’, many of whom source hotels for business travel as well as meetings and events and have ‘more complex concerns than ever before’

February 26, 2020

Travel managers have increasingly ranging working roles and this can differ significantly by industry type, company size. It is hard to define their precise roles,

The coronavirus outbreak is in the spotlight, but will the return of the MAX actually be the biggest threat for corporate travel programmes in 2020?

February 05, 2020

Airlines are ending flights into mainland China, even Hong Kong, where Cathay Pacific is now asking its employees to take three weeks of unpaid leave