The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) recently released a 2018 Trends Study. This study emphasizes 10 crucial trends that will impact corporations, their goods and services in 2018. From industry enthusiasm to apprehensions and risk and security, the study finds top areas of revolution and their consequences for personnel engagement, incentive
By Brent Blake, President Acendas Travel I attend many conferences during the year, and often, a key takeaway is businesses are in the mode of constant change. I know mine is. Being in the corporate travel management business, our change gravitates around the technology and processes that: make corporate travel
Recently, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation published a study, in partnership with Sabre Corporation, recognizing the extremely stressful facets of business travel. The study polled road warriors around the world regarding top perks or amenities that influenced their business travel experience. In North America, 62 percent said a
During the entire sequence of a trip, a business traveler will confront problems that can influence their travel experience. Recently, the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) Foundation published a study, in partnership with Sabre Corporation, recognizing the extremely stressful facets of business travel. Though there are numerous parallels for road
Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Anyone who travels, even on a limited basis, realizes how much the experience has changed over the past few years. Technological advancements have resulted in travel being virtually paperless, bookings processed in seconds and soon, security checks will be conducted through biometric means; e.g. finger
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Oh, how the times are changing. Recently, Acendas Travel assembled a group of 50-plus travel industry professionals to ascertain the collective wisdom on corporate travel trends. In short, the feedback they provided is that internal and external forces are acting to make corporate travel
Sharing economy suppliers are frequently described as “disruptors” due to the impact intended on conventional ground transportation and hotel suppliers. With the expansion of sharing economy providers into the business travel market, it is timely for travel managers to begin discussions with travelers and program stakeholders. The sharing economy involves
