As any travel manager knows, business travel booking through a corporate travel program has a number of benefits. Personal safety support and reducing traveler friction rank near the top. In the travel industry, there’s a new term coined to describe the near-constant state of fear that many travelers experience these days: permanxiety.
Corporate travel safety is an essential consideration for any company, and the importance of fulfilling your duty of care responsibility cannot be understated. No matter what your business, how your employees travel, or where they go, having a duty of care travel plan in place is fundamental to your organization’s success.
For many organizations, the first quarter brings a time of reprieve from hotel program sourcing. Negotiations are likely finalized and preferred hotels are selected for the year. And, the turn of the year is a few months removed from the necessity of beginning analysis and strategy for next year’s RFP. It’s the ideal time for a hotel audit.
When marketplace disruption occurs, it is typically related to consumer demand. In the sharing economy, both ride and accommodation sharing has moved beyond the niche and become mainstream in the world of travel. In the case of these travel disruptors, they have established themselves by providing something to the traveler that was needed, wanted and smart.
To be at the forefront of this challenge, Fox World Travel expanded their partnership with FlightStats to include new travel waiver technology that will help mitigate the impact of flight disruption. Fox Waivers 3i launched July 17, 2017, to better support our travelers when the unexpected happens.
Knowing the invoice is a powerful tool that follows travelers throughout their journey, Fox World Travel invested time and technology to enhance its features and functionality for travelers.
Keeping abreast of new travel technology can be an overwhelming task. With the rapid pace of innovation and continual release of new products, you could use an expert in your corner. Working with a technology-forward travel management provider, like Fox World Travel, is an ideal place to start and unravel the complexity of how to deliver the most value to your organization and travelers.
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