With travel comprising a significant spend for many companies, it is not at all surprising that such expenses regularly come under close scrutiny. While it is prudent to ask such questions, it is not a best practice to provide the answers without the best possible information. Travel managers have found
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Are you one of those travel managers who has all too frequently beat your head against the wall because employees are not complying with policy? If insanity is defined by doing the same thing repeatedly, but expecting different results, perhaps it is time for
While risk management practices have improved and evolved over time, gaps still exist for a majority of companies in a variety of functional areas — sometimes unknowingly. A recent survey of event planners reveals that only 45 percent of companies have policies in place to support the risk associated with
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel With a low unemployment rate and a growing economy, the challenge to attract and retain quality workers is getting more difficult by the day. So, it would behoove leaders to evaluate those “onerous” systems and processes that might hinder hiring practices. As a travel
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
