Unstructured data, structured data, complete data—these terms can intimidate those who are not accustomed to or well-versed in managing data. While most travel managers wouldn’t consider themselves data experts, they actually acquire and use a massive amount of travel data to do their jobs.
Remote work forcefully swept through workplaces across the globe when the pandemic took hold. Many businesses were not in a position to shift their workforce to a fully digital environment with such short notice, but as businesses faced being shut down or pivoting to remote work, the latter soon became the reality. Post-pandemic, businesses are
COVID-19 impacted many companies' bottom lines, which caused travel managers to search for innovative ways to reduce spend without sacrificing corporate travel program necessities While the need is less urgent now, it's never a bad idea to find ways to make better use of your travel budget.
Pre-trip travel data creates endless opportunities for travel managers to connect with travelers prior to departure, ensuring bookings are compliant and identifying missed cost savings opportunities before lift-off.
Imagine waking up to news headlines that war has erupted, a political crisis has ensued, or a newly identified virus has begun to rapidly spread. As your organization's appointed travel manager, would you be scratching your head, wondering if you have employees in the affected region, or would a quick check of your travel aggregator let you know
Would you agree that supplier negotiations are like a revolving door? Travel managers will end one RFP process, only to find themselves knee-deep in business travel management data and reports a few short months later as the upcoming years’ RFP process begins all over again.
Many organizations had offices, work-from-home employees, and travelers visiting Ukraine when Russia invaded on February 24th, 2022. Regardless of why employees were in the country, organizations had a legally binding duty of care to their team members. Before they could ensure employees were out of harm's way, they needed to locate them. Today,
Between managing the day-to-day operations of travel procurement, maintaining best-in-class programs, ensuring policy compliance and the responsibilities of data management, the travel manager’s role is multifaceted. For decades, travel managers have struggled to aggregate travel data because of its many storage points. After collecting the data,
A well-written corporate travel policy provides guidance for business travelers while helping organizations influence behavior, manage spend, utilize preferred suppliers, and keep travelers safe. Despite the numerous benefits a travel policy provides, travel managers still face policy compliance challenges.
Once you’re familiar with the three corporate travel program policy types – mandated, flexible, and hybrid – it’s time to decide what comes next. Do you need to make changes, and if so, what are the corporate travel policy best practices you should follow?
Before diving headfirst into policy changes, let’s take a step back to evaluate the entire
You may be wondering, "What does Traxo Do?" Traxo helps organizations audit their corporate travel programs by providing full visibility into travel bookings, regardless of the booking source, well before trips actually happen. By parsing booking details from 100,000+ air, car and hotel suppliers, Traxo provides travel managers with comprehensive
Unstructured data, structured data, complete data—these terms can intimidate those who are not accustomed to or well-versed in managing data. While most travel managers wouldn’t consider themselves data experts, they actually acquire and use a massive amount of travel data to do their jobs.
Remote work forcefully swept through workplaces across the globe when the pandemic took hold. Many businesses were not in a position to shift their workforce to a fully digital environment with such short notice, but as businesses faced being shut down or pivoting to remote work, the latter soon became the reality. Post-pandemic, businesses are
COVID-19 impacted many companies' bottom lines, which caused travel managers to search for innovative ways to reduce spend without sacrificing corporate travel program necessities While the need is less urgent now, it's never a bad idea to find ways to make better use of your travel budget.
Pre-trip travel data creates endless opportunities for travel managers to connect with travelers prior to departure, ensuring bookings are compliant and identifying missed cost savings opportunities before lift-off.
Imagine waking up to news headlines that war has erupted, a political crisis has ensued, or a newly identified virus has begun to rapidly spread. As your organization's appointed travel manager, would you be scratching your head, wondering if you have employees in the affected region, or would a quick check of your travel aggregator let you know
Would you agree that supplier negotiations are like a revolving door? Travel managers will end one RFP process, only to find themselves knee-deep in business travel management data and reports a few short months later as the upcoming years’ RFP process begins all over again.
Many organizations had offices, work-from-home employees, and travelers visiting Ukraine when Russia invaded on February 24th, 2022. Regardless of why employees were in the country, organizations had a legally binding duty of care to their team members. Before they could ensure employees were out of harm's way, they needed to locate them. Today,
Between managing the day-to-day operations of travel procurement, maintaining best-in-class programs, ensuring policy compliance and the responsibilities of data management, the travel manager’s role is multifaceted. For decades, travel managers have struggled to aggregate travel data because of its many storage points. After collecting the data,
A well-written corporate travel policy provides guidance for business travelers while helping organizations influence behavior, manage spend, utilize preferred suppliers, and keep travelers safe. Despite the numerous benefits a travel policy provides, travel managers still face policy compliance challenges.
Once you’re familiar with the three corporate travel program policy types – mandated, flexible, and hybrid – it’s time to decide what comes next. Do you need to make changes, and if so, what are the corporate travel policy best practices you should follow?
Before diving headfirst into policy changes, let’s take a step back to evaluate the entire
