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BCD Travel Research & Innovation has identified a short list of trends that will resonate with travel managers and travelers in 2022.
Coming out of a sustained period with little or no travel, companies are now closely reviewing the value of sending employees on business trips. Measuring total trip cost is one tactic travel managers can use to help employers make informed decisions and better define business travel strategies. This past fall, BCD Travel’s Research & Innovation team asked 106 buyers if they tracked total trip cost (TTC) in business travel. More than half said they don’t currently track TTC but would like to do so in the future.
China’s travel volume for Spring Festival and the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing won’t match previous years’ numbers, but people will still travel, predicted Jonathan Kao, Managing Director, Greater China for BCD Travel. In a January interview with China Global Television Network, Kao said the region is seeing a decreased number of visitors during the start of its busiest season, but travel remains flexible.
The emergence of the COVID-19 omicron variant has prompted countries around the world to implement or reimpose travel restrictions. A new report from BCD Travel Research & Innovation provides a snapshot of some of the recent changes in Europe and North America.
Svenja Ullrich’s nearly 30 years in business travel taught her one sure thing about hotels: “Above all, business travelers just want to focus on their visit.” Ullrich, Senior Manager for Strategic Operations EU at BCD Travel, offers insights into what business travelers really care about when they’re booking hotels.
Bayer honored BCD Travel with a 2021 Igniting Networks Award during Bayer’s Supplier Day virtual event on Nov. 18. The award recognized BCD’s efforts to support Bayer employees and their families following the destruction left in Hurricane Ida’s wake.
Bayer ranked BCD first among the suppliers who supported the company during the Stronger Than Ida relief campaign.
BCD Travel received The Beat Readers’ Choice Award for Most Admired Travel Management Company 2021. A cross section of corporate travel industry professionals selected BCD as their favorite agency for the ninth time.
Top payment & expense priorities are process simplification and traveler satisfaction.
Halliburton APAC Travel Manager Sherry Mansor talks candidly about the challenges currently facing the industry and what’s in her business plan as travel recovers.
A guest blog from Climate Neutral Group, a BCD Travel SolutionSource partner
Travel buyers and travelers have different views about the policy options that matter most to their post-pandemic travel decisions.
Not everyone could make it to the GBTA Convention 2021 in Orlando, so we brought the event to you! Check out our highlights gallery.
The new BCD Alert mobile app, developed for travel and security managers, facilitates around-the-clock risk management and response.
For the Netherlands-based poultry processing specialist, efficiency, savings and duty of care were decisive factors in choosing BCD as its single business travel provider.