Articles tagged “ctir”

Better personalizing booking and travel tools for business travelers is something of a holy grail in corporate travel. Time will tell if Carlson Wagonlit Travel's newfound focus on technology will be effective.

We've been tracking disruption in corporate travel for the past year, and this week we're happy to deliver a roundup of some of the most innovative new companies shaking up the industry.

The race to make corporate travel more like consumer travel is heating up. This time travel management companies may really mean it.

Corporate travel can be complicated, so the words "simple" and "user-friendly" are welcome concepts — especially for busy business travelers.

It was a year of surprising change in corporate travel. By embracing some of the innovations that are commonplace in leisure companies, travel management companies are slowly bringing themselves into the 21st century.

Travel management companies are finally looking to approach corporate travel from a more traveler-centric perspective. The pressure is on to shift to a more progressive approach to travel technology, iterating based on what travelers actually want.

When a company updates its product to become easier for all parties to use — especially in corporate travel — we pay attention. The rest of the industry would be wise to do the same.

As corporate travel technology competition heats up, a focus on developing the capabilities that travelers actually want to use is crucial.

If the past few weeks have shown us anything, it's that uncertainty did not end with the U.S. presidential election. Now, with a controversial travel ban tied up in court, companies are considering a reduction in business travel.

It looks like travel managers are finally embracing the sharing economy in both ground transportation and lodging. Expect the growth of the sharing economy to continue in corporate travel, but it will be interesting to see if there will be a ceiling on adoption in coming years.