Articles tagged “ctir”

Millennials are a driving force in society, and business travel is no exception. We expect the corporate travel world to recognize the changes younger road warriors want to see and put them into practice — eventually.

Egencia wants to take a more global approach to growing its market share in corporate travel. It'll be interesting to see how it measures up with competitors that have already attained scale on a global level.

The future of travel is the future of corporate travel — just on a bit of a time delay.

It's going to take a while for Marriott International to figure out which Starwood brands and programs it wants to keep. After that, expect the consolidation to affect the corporate negotiation process.

We don't want to sound like a broken record, but we believe travelers and employers alike will be better off when corporate travel tools become easy, intuitive, and user-friendly.

After a game of musical chairs in corporate travel's C-suite, stay tuned to see which travel management companies most nimbly adapt to changes in the marketplace.

Mergers and acquisitions are the present and future of travel, and the corporate travel world needs to be able to continually adjust because we don't see that pattern changing anytime soon.

More travel companies are reporting a reduction in business travel spending, which clashes with reports that business travel is still on the rise globally. Stay tuned for the rest of the year to see which narrative is borne out, especially as we get closer to the U.S. presidential election.

Cautious growth has been the forecast for a while now, and we're already seeing the impact on travel companies. We're curious if the rest of the year will bring more of the same.

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.