BCD’s Bedell among WINiT’s Top 40 Women in Travel

BCD Travel’s Kathy Bedell was named to WINiT’s (Women in Travel) inaugural list of Top 40 Women in Travel. The list recognizes women and their respective companies for helping highlight the value of female leadership in the travel industry.

Post-Brexit trouble for U.K. hotels

Hotel room demand and work trips to London could falter as business travelers wait out results of Brexit. Demand for rooms could fall as business travelers cancel or delay trips to London and wait out the aftermath of Brexit. A rosier scenario for hotels: A Brexit-related drop in the value of the British pound could actually increase demand by making London stays cheaper for international travelers.

Take part now: BCD Travel Advent calendar

In the BCD Travel Advent calendar there are 24 prizes including backpacks, blankets and airline tickets from our partner United Airlines.

Finance and HR are travel managers’ most important stakeholders

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and BCD Travel will share the results of a new survey on travel managers and stakeholder engagement during the GBTA Munich Conference, Nov. 19-21. “Understanding Stakeholder Engagement with the Travel Program” examines how travel managers collaborate with other departments within an organization on a wide range of travel program issues, including technology integration, data analysis, duty of care, meetings, payment and expense management.

What’s your payment IQ?

Learn the lingo and the trends before you head to GBTA Convention sessions on how digitalization is reshaping business travel payments.

3 solutions for post-Brexit business travel

As politicians wrangle over Brexit, one thing is clear: Anything could happen. That kind of uncertainty makes the job of managing corporate travel even harder. Whether there’s a Brexit deal, no deal or extension, the outcome is likely to lead to increased travel restrictions and a shift in travel volume to and from London, one of the world’s most popular business destinations.

Tips for partnering with HR

The trend towards redrawn corporate reporting lines means the responsibility for travel may sit in procurement, security, finance or human resources (HR). And regardless of the reporting structure, a travel manager must collaborate with all of those departments to be successful.

5 ways to save with airfare audits

Does making travelers suffer through red-eyes, indirect routes and less comfortable airline seats affect your company’s bottom line? Research by SolutionSource® partner FairFly indicates it does—negatively. Discover that and other unconventional travel savings opportunities revealed by Fairfly’s Faresaver and Wellness solutions.

Get your NDC checklist

2020 could be the year that adoption of the New Distribution Capability standard really takes off, according to analysis by BCD Travel in the latest Industry Forecast.

ERM spotlight: Women Offshore founder Ally Cedeno

A desire to connect with other women in the maritime and offshore industries inspired her to create Women Offshore, a nonprofit organization for women working on the water. In a Q&A, Cedeno talks about her 10-year career as a sailor and her vision for the Women Offshore organization.

Business unusual with BCD Travel at GBTA Munich, Nov. 19 – 21

BCD Travel experts will appear in four conference sessions at the GBTA Conference 2019 in Munich, Nov. 19 – 21. BCD’s speakers will cover NDC, partnering with HR, biometrics and virtual payments, and BCD’s revolutionary SolutionSource marketplace. BCD will be present at booth # 35 in the exhibition space.

Two awards in one month: What’s BCD’s secret?

BCD Travel was recently voted Best Travel Management Company and TMC of the Year 2019 in the Netherlands. In a LinkedIn post Diederik Banken shares a few developments that, in his opinion, have created enormous added value in 2019.

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