Partnering with a TMC has a return on investment that goes beyond just monetary savings. By preparing to talk about the following key topics, you’ll be able to show your leaders the full value of a managed travel program.
Before becoming Travel Coordinator with the Houston Rockets and then CAA ICON, Cassie Edwards spent the majority of her career in sales with Continental and United Airlines. Although her travel industry experience proved a valuable foundation for a travel manager role, she also needed to learn the intricacies of overseeing a corporate travel program. To do that, she leaned on her professional relationships, travel industry resources and her travel management company.
Evaluating the needs of your travel program can be a challenging process, especially given the drastic changes in the industry. It is crucial to understand not only what your travel management company (TMC) offers in terms of personalized service, travel supplier vendor agreements, negotiations and technology offerings, but quite possibly even more important is their strength and “staying power”.
The role of a travel manager can often feel more like a communications coordinator. Between policy changes, travel restrictions, duty of care and technology updates,
What is your TMC doing for you while your travel is stalled? Your role as a travel manager is just as important, if not more, than usual. Many travel managers are getting more questions than ever from your organization and travelers on your travel policy and program.
When a company is ready to approach staff business travel needs strategically, it often looks to the services and products a travel management company provides.
Fox World Travel recently launched accelerated implementations to support business travel programs in making a quick transition when the unexpected happens. We’ve interviewed Fox’s Project Management Office (PMO) Manager Chasity Schlimm, who leads our implementation strategy to talk about this new program and how planning for an essential pivot can protect your organization, and in some cases save your reputation.
Sometimes it can be difficult to explain to them the benefits of booking within policy and through the proper channels, too often its only after a sticky situation occurs that travelers really see the benefit of their travel policy. As a part of your ‘business traveler adventure series’ we are taking a look at duty of care in this story.
In this day and age, duty of care is one of the most important things for organizations to consider in their travel policy. While often
It’s Friday. It’s 4:30 p.m. and Megan has found herself in a position that most business travelers have been in at least once in their
For those in the United Kingdom and all of Europe, the idea of Brexit has been on people’s minds for years. With such a big change coming soon, many lives are sure to be impacted. In fact, travel to and within Europe will also be affected by Brexit. That’s why we wanted to take the time to discuss the impact of Brexit and how travel managers should react to the change.
When managing your corporate travel program, it is important to keep in mind the trends and habits of each demographic to make for a more enjoyable travel experience for all. Finding the needs of each group of people at your company will create an atmosphere they can appreciate.
Feeling inspired and want to talk about creating a win together? Let’s create something to celebrate. Contact Fox today.
