Corporate America is no longer traveling just because it can. With tariffs and budget pressures mounting, domestic business travel is now being scrutinized trip by trip, and there’s no guarantee it will come back in full.
Andrew Jordan arrived at Travelport six months ago with a mission to reduce the frustrations travel management companies have with the software their agents use.
Blended travel is booming, but most expense systems haven't caught up. Until finance does so, even the smoothest trips could end in expense heavy lifting.
Finance teams have quietly become power players in corporate travel. The shift began years ago but has sped up post-pandemic. The challenge now? Ensuring that the traveler experience and domain expertise aren’t lost in the numbers.
Corporate travel managers are done making excuses for legacy booking tools. With low adoption, clunky interfaces, and limited inventory still plaguing the user experience, companies are moving fast to rethink their tech stack.