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April 2023 Calendar of Events
Check out BCD Travel's April 2023 event and conference schedule. Find out where you can meet face-to-face with BCD Travel, Advito and BCD Meetings & Events experts to discuss the industry’s top trends and challenges – and ways BCD can help solve them.
What’s slowing China’s return to travel?
Travel demand in China skyrocketed after the government fully reopened the borders. Chinese travelers are keen to resume trips, and many want their next trip to be international. But issues like passport renewals and visa requirements are causing friction. Jonathan Kao, Managing Director for BCD Travel China, explains what we’re likely to see over the next six months.
Organizations may be overlooking key guide for managing travel risk
A crucial part of duty of care is a guide you may have missed. According to BCD Travel research, three-quarters of travel buyers have little to no knowledge of ISO 31030:2021, the international guidance specific to travel risk management (TRM). Only 14% of buyers have actually read ISO 31030, and 11% are somewhat familiar, we found.
BCD’s sustainability leader gets right to work saving the planet
Olivia Ruggles-Brise isn’t a fan of waste – or wasting time. In her first 100 days as BCD Travel’s Vice President of Sustainability, Ruggles-Brise has mapped a path to grow BCD’s accountability across the entire sustainability program. In a Q&A, Ruggles-Brise shares her plans to make BCD the world’s most sustainable TMC. Spoiler alert: communication is key.
In the news: Taking the sting out of payment and expense
Ajay Singh, vice president, digital payment and expense product development at BCD Travel, was featured in a Skift article covering payment and expense trends in business travel. He weighed in on how digital payment solutions can boost program efficiency, reduce costs and improve employee satisfaction.
Centricity powered by BCD: Reducing the travel burden for patient ambassadors
How a global pharmaceutical customer raises the patient centricity bar with dedicated end-to-end service
BCD named to 2023 Women Impact Tech list
We’re celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day 2023 with a new honor from Women Impact Tech (WIT), an organization working to achieve equity in the technology industry. This is BCD Travel's second appearance on the list of 100 companies with noteworthy diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Luxair PRO Company Rewards: The more you travel, the more you earn.
Designed for small- and medium-sized companies, the new Luxair PRO Company Rewards Program is the easiest and best way for business travelers to earn rewards on work trips.
BCD Travel Calendar of Events | March 2023
Here’s a list of conferences and shows BCD Travel will attend in March. Check our speaker sessions, register to attend, and follow some of our BCD experts on social media.
Taking a purposeful approach to business travel
Travel managers are under pressure to juggle multiple travel program priorities, including traveler well-being, sustainability, and travel costs. Rather than looking at these areas in a silo, a purposeful travel approach brings them together to best support traveler needs and company objectives. Advito sustainability expert Shelley Fletcher-Bryant explains how purpose can transform business travel programs.
Amadeus and BCD Travel expand global technology partnership
We’ve expanded our agreement with travel technology company Amadeus to capitalize on new opportunities and initiatives aimed at growth, productivity improvement, and technological innovation.
Report: Sustainability and the future of air travel
The aviation industry is emerging from a rough couple of years with a focus on stability and sustainability. “Air Travel – A Sustainable Future,” a new paper from BCD Travel, maps how the industry should move forward in delivering purposeful services that maximize value (for airlines and travelers), while also minimizing impact on our world.
BCD supports VDR project to grow sustainability
BCD Travel supports the "LIFT Climate" sustainability project of the German Travel Management Association (VDR) mainly with its expertise and through direct exchanges with corporate clients. Specifically, the LIFT Climate project aims to motivate companies to implement sustainability through a structured, digitized process.
Automated trip approvals are best defense for Safran security team
The security team of an international aerospace and defense firm relied on an outmoded spreadsheet to track travel bookings to high-risk countries. Here’s how BCD Travel remedied the manual trip approval process.
BCD’s invoice data set can help ease spend management woes
An invoice data set, delivered by a BCD Invoice API, has been made available to customers to help streamline the spend management process. The data set can combine traveler trip information with the financial details of a ticket transaction, fare and tax breakdown, ticket status, and even the status of each individual coupon within a ticket. Later this year, the data collection also will include receipt images for BCD and non-BCD invoices.
Looking for a remote job? BCD Travel is a winner.
We’re proud to be named to FlexJobs’ 10th annual list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs in 2023. This year in our eighth appearance on the list, BCD is No. 11 of 100 companies that had the highest number of remote job openings throughout 2022.
TripSource checklist: Is your travel program ready to go?
Office locations. Rate caps. Travel policy. Preferred suppliers. Travel managers, are you getting the most out of BCD's award-winning travel management app? Evaluate your company and policy information in TripSource against this list to make sure the travel program checks all the boxes.
How to find the right employees for jobs in business travel
Recruitment and retention challenges are weighing heavily on the minds for many of us in the travel industry. Last year during GBTA Europe, professionals from across the industry gathered to discuss how we can make travel more attractive for newcomers and veterans alike. Looking ahead, we have plenty of opportunities to use travel’s natural appeal and corporate travel’s endless career paths to grow our industry.
How business travelers can spot human trafficking in hotels
Human trafficking victims often move in plain sight among us, at hotels, events and conferences. Here's how business travelers can spot the signs and help fight back.
Meet the new IHG One Rewards
IHG One Rewards offers members all-new benefits that enhance stays and bring the most value to travel. With IHG’s redesigned tiers and earning structure – Club, Silver Elite, Gold Elite, Platinum Elite and Diamond Elite – travelers can earn more points and use them in more ways than ever before.
Know before you go: China’s travel comeback
In December, the Chinese government ended its zero-tolerance approach towards COVID-19. The end of containment measures included reopening China’s borders to international travel. Travelers may be eager to get going, but the travel won’t be seamless.
Crisis24 names top business travel risks of 2023
War, rising costs for air travel, and piracy are risks that might affect your business travelers this year, according to the Global Risk Forecast 2023, a report produced by risk experts Crisis24. Crisis24, a BCD Marketplace partner, provides security advisory, crisis management, cyber security, executive protection and journey management, and travel security services.
Reduce risk with a Traveler Security Program Assessment
When your employees are on the road, there is nothing more important than their safety. A Traveler Security Program Assessment can help you determine ways to protect your company’s assets, reputation, business continuity, and, most importantly, your people.