Research & Reports
What You Need To Know Reports
Vaccinations and easing travel restrictions
While they have yet to become a mandatory condition of travel, a traveler’s vaccination status is increasingly being used to determine which travel restrictions they are subject to. This report summarizes how some countries are associating vaccination status with an easing of travel restrictions.
Airline operations
A collection of reports that summarize what airlines across the world are doing and planning in view of COVID-19. Some are now beginning to resume service.
Getting back to business travel: Advice for travelers
Do you have a business trip coming up? Maybe it’s your first trip in quite a while. A lot is likely to have changed since you were last on the road. Do you remember all the preparations you used to make before traveling? What should you be doing to ensure a seamless and safe experience? We’ve shared some key tips and advice that you may find useful.
COVID-19 and travel bans
To control the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, governments around the world recommend against all but essential travel to certain countries, quarantining citizens returning from affected areas and restricting non-resident arrivals.
Airport COVID-19 testing
COVID-19 testing is seen as a way to safely open up both international and domestic travel, particularly as more destinations make the presentation of a negative result a condition of arrival. Such a result may reduce or even eliminate quarantine in some destinations. As testing develops, it is …
Digital Health Passes
While the level of recognition of the different digital health pass offerings may presently be quite low, and many of the solutions still have some way to go in their development and roll-out, the value that they offer on the path to safe travel is clearly understood by business travelers.
infographics
Research Snapshot: Sustainable travel program: Benefits and challenges
A sustainable travel program brings plenty of benefits, care about the planet being one of them. It enhances a company’s image, plays a role in
Research Snapshot: How to measure travel sustainability
There’s a lot to be done when it comes to measuring travel sustainability. Carbon emissions and their offset along with sustainability questions in RfPs are
Research Snapshot: The sustainability manager’s role in travel
Three quarters of travel buyers report having a sustainability manager or a team accountable for sustainability matters in the company. Of those, 40% of travel
Surviews
Surview: Sustainability: Buyers Speak
With this survey we explore travel buyers’ views around the place environmental sustainability has in a travel program and look at the role of travel management in promoting sustainable travel.
Surview: Travel policy and sourcing during COVID-19
To travel or not to travel? These are the criteria.
Travel buyers nod to duty of care and traveler satisfaction as their top program priorities. See the findings in this BCD Travel survey.
Surview infographic: COVID-19 travel buyer experience and outlook #2
This infographic gives insights into the implications of COVID-19 for travel management and explores companies’ expectations for the future.
Inform papers
Inform Report 2020 Travel risk survival kit
Traveler care is top of mind because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But other business travel risks haven’t disappeared.
Get strategic guidance on what’s ahead and how to mitigate risks, manage through crises and keep travelers safe and informed.
Inform Report Performance Management
This report takes a closer look at how emerging technologies like machine learning, chatbots et al can make performance management – the activities travel managers
How to partner with HR to improve your travel program
This report guides travel managers through the opportunities and challenges facing their HR colleagues; how HR and travel program objectives align; and the ways travel and HR can partner to drive overall business goals.
White papers & guides
Back to Travel guide
In this time of uncertainty, one thing is true – travel managers are facing more pressure than ever before. Your travel program is in the spotlight and stakeholders are anxious. It’s not just travelers asking questions and seeking reassurance. Your executives are, too. This guide is designed to give you the answers you need to …
Understanding Stakeholder Engagement with the Travel Program
Travel managers collaborate widely with stakeholders – sharing data and technology to improve traveler safety and well-being, and create value for their company. This research in collaboration with GBTA suggests several steps that travel programs can take to better engage stakeholders.
Quality management in business travel
An ACTE Corporate Travel Study in collaboration with BCD Travel. This paper will better help you understand the opportunities and challenges inherent in quality management as well as provide you with insight from industry leaders that will prompt discussion.
Cities & Trends reports
Cities & Trends Report – United States | February 2020
Top destinations for business travelers from the United States.
Cities & Trends Report – Europe | February 2020
Top destinations for business travelers from Europe.
Cities & Trends Report – United States | June 2019
Top destinations for business travelers from United States