CWT

​My grandmother always used to say that you could change someone’s day with just one kind word, and the concept of that power has remained with me at the heart of my life. It may even be inspiration behind my career in communications and my being a quodophile (someone who loves, collects and is inspired by quotes).

​Back in 2020, we ran a study exploring global business travelers’ habits and preferences. 21% of global travelers ranked ‘having the bed to myself' and 23% ranked ‘not having to cook my own meals’ the aspects of business travel that they loved the most.

2021 is set to be a big year for hybrid events. Even as face-to-face meetings gradually resume, travel restrictions and various safety requirements will likely remain in place for some time to come, so all participants may not be able to attend in-person. Hybrid events, which combine both virtual and in-person elements, allow organizers to reach a wider audience and get the best of both worlds.

Where were you around this time twelve months ago? Most of us remember it vividly. Travel freezes and work-from-home directives swept over the world.

For most of us, it has been an age since we hopped on a plane to go to a meeting. It’s still hard to fathom that a whole year has passed since the COVID pandemic hit us. Local restrictions, health and safety, and quarantine measures are not making it easy for us to get back to travel anytime soon.

Minneapolis, 23 February, 2021: CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announces the successful creation of its first-ever GDS sourced New Distribution Capability (NDC) transaction in production via Amadeus cytric Travel & Expense booking tool for American Airlines.

If you have seen the movie "Pretty woman" with Julia Roberts, you will remember the scene where Julia goes shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. She sees a nice dress in the shop window and enters the store. But the sales assistant does not like her look and tells her "I don’t think we have anything for you here."

In 2011 a French start-up developed technology designed to collect geolocation data on smartphones and transfer the data onto a mobile marketing platform to support retailers’ “drive to store” strategy and help them assess the impact of marketing investments for in-shop visits.

Despite the resounding evidence that neglecting our wellbeing has dire consequences, many professionals still struggle to do more than pay lip service to work-life balance. Several studies have shown that the pandemic has put enormous pressure on working people.