Articles tagged “corporate travel”

Egencia is leveraging the tech-savvy of its parent Expedia Inc. to compete at a high level in the corporate travel space. It has a real competitive advantage against other travel management companies, which have begun to pivot from providing travel services to developing travel technology solutions to solve the problems that travel buyers and agents can't.

It's good to see that the corporate travel world recognizes the need to make business travel more like leisure. We're eager to see how that continues to play out in reality.

While corporate travel management companies are still playing catch up to the leisure space when it comes to the sharing economy and online booking, it seems like their executives have realized the scope of the problems they face and are looking to increase the pace of innovation going forward.

Travel managers will have a lot to worry about going into next year; at least significantly higher prices likely won't be one of them.

It may indeed be the case that combining business travel and leisure travel isn't a priority for most folks. But as more millennials become business travelers, they're certainly going to look to explore during their business trips.

Years ago, the leisure travel industry embraced web and mobile technologies—offering everything from great user experience, to ratings and reviews, to discounts on optional services. Corporate travel evolved at a slightly slower pace, and business travelers were left with what appeared to be significantly fewer choices. Now, that gradual development is picking up speed in the face of intensifying consumer expectations.

Business travelers have a host of choices at their fingertips, and travel managers are trying to figure out how to get them to make decisions that please everyone.

The Forces Shaping Business Travel Data Deck paints a picture of the business travel landscape and the trends impacting the business traveler of the future through a curation of charts, stats, and data. Download this data deck for free!

Travel management companies that want to stay relevant are diversifying their offerings as the needs of customers evolve.

For travel management companies trying to keep travelers engaged, mobile options are crucial — and complicated.