Even the most experienced road warrior could use a few extra ideas to improve the quality of their business trips. Solving problems before they happen is the essence of being the prepared traveler, and these ten ingenious “fixes” will literally be “trip savers” on those occasions when you really need them. Pack your clothing…then put…
It seems there have never been more airline cancellations than now. Travel has finally opened up and now we have new obstacles. Our industry is riddled with staff shortages in experienced employees, and travel suppliers are desperately trying to recover months of lost revenue. Business Travelers are returning to a very different corporate travel experience.…
Years ago we knew a Sales Manager named Eddie Kislan who was whip smart and spent as much time on airplanes as he did at the dinner table. Eddie never left town without his Travelers Notebook, a small (pocket sized) address book he put in his briefcase which had vital numbers and account numbers should…
During the lockdown non-refundable hotel rates pretty much disappeared. Along with airline and car rental suppliers, hotels were hungry for business, so they dropped cancellation and change fees and just about every product across the board was refundable, and in the case of Southwest Airlines, even non-expiring ticket credits became standard. Well, we’re not in…
The part of your corporate travel policy which deals with refilling the gas tank of a rental car can have a big impact on your travel spend, especially if you have a large number of travelers who like to rent cars. The fact that gas is overly expensive at the moment just adds fuel to…
Sold-out situations sometimes require extraordinary solutions. Flight times may not match up, or worse a traveler is stranded after a cancellation. Or perhaps it’s the weather making life hard for travelers. Whatever the situation, the best travel agents will already know most of these and can shift plans to accommodate travel when the first choice…
As corporate travelers begin heading back out in the world it pays to take a look, once again, at cultural differences and examine those cultural norms which are taken for granted in other countries, but may present stumbling blocks to American attempting to do business overseas. When meeting with your counterparts in foreign countries, there…
As a certified Concur Travel & Expense support partner, we hear from travelers every day looking for ideas for getting the most from their online booking tool. One of our standard suggestions is that they consider the benefits of adding TripIt to their travel platform as a way to enhance the benefits they already enjoy…
For travel to return to normal levels travelers need to easily prove that they have taken the correct test and can accurately prove their health status as they travel and attempt to enter another country. Wait no longer… Imvoome provides travelers with a convenient and contact-less solution for storing and sharing official COVID-19 test results,…
Take a look at your driver’s license. Go ahead, we’ll wait while you fish it out of your wallet. If your driver’s license doesn’t have a star in the upper corner of the card, then your license is not Real ID compliant. And if you’re planning to take a domestic commercial flight any time after…