Business Travel Resources
Research & Intelligence: Welcome to our Business Travel Management Resources page.
Here you'll find a variety of information to help you plan and manage your company's business travel. Whether you're looking for ways to reduce costs, streamline your booking process or ensure the safety and comfort of your employees on the road, you'll find valuable resources and tips on this page.
From reports and insights to case studies and infographics, our comprehensive collection covers topics such as travel policy development, cost-saving strategies, traveler wellness, sustainability and emerging technologies.
Latest Resources:
Travel Buyer Survey: Travel Policy
This survey explores modern corporate travel policies and looks at the policy changes happening under ...
It’s all about excellent service and partnership
Michael O’Neill and David Currie from the Irish Football Association share why they’re so proud of their strategic partnership with BCD M&E Sports.
Moving beyond climate neutrality claims: Taking real climate action
In today’s business environment, companies have an increased responsibility to engage in proven effective climate action.
Impact on travel of the Paris Olympics and UEFA European Championship
In 2024, Europe will host two major multinational sporting events. Building upon a report originally published by Oxford Economics, this Insights report explores the implications for travel.
Cities & Trends U.S. 2023 edition
Discover the latest insights into U.S. business travel for 2023 with BCD's Cities & Trends report. Explore key trends in destinations, flight routes, and car rentals. Optimize travel strategies, control costs, and benchmark your company's performance effectively.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & What It Means for Business Travel Management
Learn about the impact AI has on the future of business travel, based on collaborative feedback from 700+ industry professionals across Europe and Asia.
Cities & Trends Europe 2023 edition
Uncover the top trends in destinations, flight routes, and car rentals shaping European business travel in 2023 with BCD's latest release: Cities & Trends report (Europe edition). Gain valuable insights to strategize business trips effectively, optimize travel costs, and benchmark your company's performance in business travel.
Travel Market Report – Q1 Update
In the latest Travel Market Report, we explore macroeconomic and travel trends expected through 2024. Our focus shifts to recent airline consolidation, impacting competition in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. Additionally, we consolidate findings from previous surveys on sustainable travel practices, highlighting regional differences.
Innovative solution transforms HCP and group travel for healthcare company
Discover how BCD helped a multinational healthcare company by implementing two innovative configurations to manage HCP and group bookings.
Japan: Market Insights
Japan Market Insights offers a comprehensive analysis of Japan's economy, with a focus on various sectors such as GDP growth, inflation, regional economic performance, air travel, and hotels.
Hong Kong customer consolidates travel program in APAC
Based on BCD Travel’s expertise and trust, a multinational financial services customer in Hong Kong decided to consolidate all travel in APAC with BCD.
Streamlined processes result in savings for Italian tech company
Read how BCD helped Italian tech company improve its travel processes, drive savings for hotel and rail bookings and increase OBT adoption.
Emerging travel trends in China
The business of mobility: emerging trends in business travel in China. As we enter 2024, and just over a year after the reopening and end of COVID-19 restrictions, China's economy is still trying to fully shake off the effects of the pandemic.
Report: Car rental survey
In BCD's latest traveler survey, we asked business travelers across the world about their findings around booking rental cars and following their company's car rental policy. This report will give you more insights that help you create new company guidelines for booking rental cars, or finetune your travel policy to align traveler behavior and your travel program goals.
Report: Sustainability in business travel
BCD Travel recently surveyed more than 100 travel buyers and almost 1,800 business travelers to gauge the importance of environmental sustainability in business travel. This report aims to explore travel programs from the perspective of sustainability looking at the current priorities, challenges, opportunities and needs of travel buyers and travelers.
It’s all about trust, responsiveness and professionalism
Frédéric Jousseau, Head of General Services & Group Travel at Sodiaal, one of the largest dairy producers in France, describes his relationship with BCD Travel. It’s all about trust, responsiveness and professionalism.
Recovery in airline capacity and airfares in Africa
The state of airline capacity and average ticket prices (ATPs) has been reviewed for 26 markets across Africa. The recovery in seat capacity has been established using data from the Official Airlines Guide (OAG) for January 2019 and 2024. The outlook for airfares is based on IATA (International Air Transport Association) forecasts.
IATA’s regional airfare outlook
For each of the regions, this report outlines IATA's latest forecasts for airfare movements in 2023. It also shows the evolution of airfares from a pre-pandemic base in 2019 to IATA's forecasts for 2024.
Putting employee needs first drives 6% savings on annual air spend
After five years of low use, OBT adoption jumps from 2% to 60% in six months, resulting in lower transaction fees, cheaper airfares and 6% projected savings on annual air spend.
Travel Market Report: 2024 Outlook
What lies ahead for business travel in 2024? The outlook edition of our Travel Market Report will give you insights to make the most of a new year of opportunities.
Cracker Barrel saves over 40 hours monthly on reconciliation time with virtual credit card
Discover how BCD’s Virtual Payment Automation saves Cracker Barrel 40+ hours monthly on reconciliation time, resulting in $15K annual savings on manual processing.
Client testimonial: Partnership with Salzgitter AG
In this video, Stephanie Schöler, Head of Mobility at Salzgitter AG, one of the largest steel producers in Europe, shares why the company chose BCD Travel as their travel management company and how the strong partnership has gotten them through tough times.
Understanding Travel Risk Management (TRM)
There are three good reasons to implement an effective TRM program: duty of care, moral and ethical duty, and company reputation. This report summarizes everything you should know about travel risk management.
Traveler Survey: Sustainability
This survey explores environmental sustainability in business travel and looks at travelers’ behaviors, motivations and attitudes to sustainable travel.