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Necessity is the Mother of Invention

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel If there is one thing that can be said for the travel industry, it is resilient. Over the course of history, it has been knocked down by weather, political unrest, economic struggles and pandemics. And though bloodied at times, the industry has bounced back

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Gazing into Crystal Ball: the Hotel RFP Process for 2022

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel It’s deja vu all over again. At this time last year, businesses and travel management companies were facing uncertainty as they planned hotel programs for 2021. In response, most of the contractual arrangements were rolled over by mutual agreement between properties and businesses. The

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Playing the Long Game

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel   It’s been said that in business you win some and you lose some.  I’ve been around long enough to know you don’t dwell much on the losses. But I have to admit it sticks with me a little longer when a current client

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Will there Still be a Mint on the Pillow?

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel With good reason, much of the discussion about the return of travel has focused on airplanes and airports. But now that a significant amount of people are criss-crossing the country and venturing outside the United States, we are hearing about issues that have risen

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You are Telling Us That…

Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel You need support in your travel. With each passing day, the world is opening up to a greater degree and the number of travelers is increasing. However, we are quickly learning the return to travel is not like riding a bike. Much has changed and

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Five Trends in Travel – Post Pandemic

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel If you look at the TSA numbers, you might be inclined to say everything is back to normal when it comes to travel. But if you take a deeper look at the data, you will notice some trends that — at least in the

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Lessons Learned, Roads Not Taken

By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Everyone has a story to tell about how Covid-19 has affected them. Given the depth of the pandemic, it is a story which will no doubt continue to be refined for years to come. From the perspective of Acendas Travel, we are seeing positive

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A Better Travel Experience for You

Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel There are some activities for which we are conditioned to react negatively — regardless of the actual outcome.  Going to the dentist, cleaning the garage, running on the treadmill. We rarely associate the word “enjoy” with any of those efforts.  As a member of the

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Is it a Train or Sunshine?

By Brent Blake Over the past 14 months, it is the one question I have been asked more times than any other. Perhaps people did not put it in those terms, but our clients (both business and leisure), suppliers, business partners — even our staff — all wanted to know.

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