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The Expert View: 5 ways to upgrade your events program
Blog posts • Sep 13, 2018 10:30 GMT
Know the Drill: The future of energy, resources and marine (ERM)
Blog posts • Sep 12, 2018 10:28 GMT
Music for Mandela - Inside a six-city tribute tour
Blog posts • Sep 06, 2018 11:46 GMT
How do you celebrate the centennial of one of the 20th century’s most towering figures? The Minnesota Orchestra honored former South African President Nelson Mandela with a two-country, six-city, six-performance tour that took them to London and five cities in South Africa—becoming the first professional U.S. orchestra to perform in Mandela’s birthplace.
People for Privacy - How to keep your staff safe online
Blog posts • Sep 03, 2018 07:19 GMT
Anyone with access to the Internet can put your company at risk. Protecting clients’ personal information is a business imperative and now more than ever, it’s crucial to be transparent about the use of data. That means putting in place the right policies and technical controls to safeguard information.
Pack it Up, Pack it in - 7 steps to loading luggage like a pro
Blog posts • Aug 31, 2018 10:51 GMT
In the midst of the storm unleashed by Ryanair’s new luggage policy axing free carry-on luggage - and taking into account that business class tickets aren't doled out as easily as in the past - here's a few tips that will allow you to pack for success while sticking to your airlines’ baggage regulations.
The Big Event - 9 routes to a killer SMM program
Blog posts • Aug 24, 2018 10:07 GMT
According to our latest figures, 54% of companies have benefited from Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) for several years now. But apart from being an acronym, you don’t want to get wrong - what is it exactly?
Hotel Loyalty - How to defeat a werewolf
Blog posts • Aug 23, 2018 09:00 GMT
Apparently, every business everywhere is completely unprepared to battle werewolves. In meetings, conferences, webinars, and emails we constantly come across the phrase: “There is no silver bullet,” which, unfortunately, is the only thing that kills werewolves.
12 top tips for negotiating business travel
Blog posts • Aug 22, 2018 09:51 GMT
Sweet Spots – 3 of the best places for meetings and events in 2019
Blog posts • Aug 17, 2018 10:35 GMT
The experience economy is in full effect. New countries are opening up to international events trade, there’s a buzz around innovation and event technology, and the meetings and events industry is looking forward to impressive growth in 2019 (Look out for the 2019 Meetings and Events Future Trends report coming out in September).
Hands Off My Data – How to stay safe on the road
Blog posts • Aug 14, 2018 09:35 GMT
Securing our personal data can be a challenge while traveling. Being away from home and the office sometimes forces us to connect to unknown networks. We’re also likely to be working in public places where our information may be at risk. And, as we scuttle from one place to another, we may well lose things.
The Strength Of Difference – How we foster diversity & inclusion in our corporate culture
Blog posts • Aug 13, 2018 08:30 GMT
Being able to integrate different worldviews is a tremendous advantage that companies should not neglect. At the end of the day, organizations are a reflection of society. That's why at CWT we strive to create an environment that promotes diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities for all, regardless of our ethnic and cultural backgrounds, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
The Sardine Can Experience – Are the days of crushed knees coming to an end?
Blog posts • Aug 09, 2018 07:22 GMT
When you thought economy class’ seat pitches couldn’t get any narrower, the frequent flyer’s worst nightmare made a comeback at the 2018 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. I’m talking about Skyrider 2.0, the new generation of standing seats, first introduced by Aviointeriors Group in 2010.
Let's Chatbot: Can AI revolutionize your travel program?
Blog posts • Aug 07, 2018 09:05 GMT
Please Sir, I Want To Take A Business Trip | How the tedium of approval stresses travelers out – and inflates costs
Blog posts • Aug 03, 2018 06:59 GMT
People often have a romantic view of business travel – flying business class, five-star hotels, lobster dinners, piling up the points, cutting epic deals. And sure, it has its perks! But ask anyone who travels more than three or four times a year, and they’ll tell you it can be stressful too.
In Full View – Why should you consolidate your travel expenses?
Blog posts • Aug 02, 2018 07:02 GMT
4 Ways That Companies Can Fight Human Trafficking
Blog posts • Jul 30, 2018 06:48 GMT
Everyone knows that the trafficking of people is an illegal and fundamental violation of human rights in every country in the world. Despite that, it can still be difficult for the private sector to have the courage to put their brands behind this issue.
How to navigate business travel in 2019
Blog posts • Jul 24, 2018 08:33 GMT
“May you live in interesting times,” former U.S Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy famously said in 1966. Indeed. It can feel like we popped a Mentos in a bottle of Coke. There’s Brexit, potential trade wars, the Antarctic melting faster than a forehead full of black market Botox.
Not Without My Smartphone - Are boomers the millennials of corporate travel?
Blog posts • Jul 19, 2018 09:11 GMT
Whether we travel for business, leisure, or even bleisure, the days of setting off on a journey without our mobile devices, and especially our smartphones, are a thing of the past. I recently read a study which found that global smartphone dependence continues to grow, with a quarter of millennials looking at their phone more than 100 times a day.
Business travel in Gandalf's shoes
Blog posts • Jul 17, 2018 09:31 GMT
My colleague Eric Tyree shed some light on predictive analytics, so there's no need for me to dive into definitions and theories. Let me take the pragmatic approach instead and share with you some of the coolest developments we’re working on at the moment. We may not be Gandalf, the wizard from Lord of the Rings, but data enables us to create our own magic.
How does a travel buyer get 400 hours of time back?
Blog posts • Jul 16, 2018 09:32 GMT
Imagine wasting 400 hours of your life? In 400 hours a person can walk from Paris to Minsk or from Copenhagen to Naples. As it turns out it also takes about 400 hours for travel buyers to secure discounted rates during the Request For Proposal (RFP) season, that time of year when corporate travel buyers think about their hotel rate programme for the next 12 months.