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Time after Time: 3 ways to work smarter
Blog posts • Mar 05, 2021 12:22 GMT
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.
The Best of Both Worlds: Five things to consider when organizing hybrid events
Blog posts • Mar 03, 2021 11:27 GMT
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.
Trends shaping the future of travel and working life
Blog posts • Feb 26, 2021 11:03 GMT
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.
Are your employees ready to travel?
Blog posts • Feb 24, 2021 16:30 GMT
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.
All Welcome: A way forward for digital accessibility in the workplace
Blog posts • Feb 19, 2021 09:40 GMT
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."
The business case for data privacy
Blog posts • Feb 16, 2021 10:26 GMT
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.
Vital ways to prioritize wellbeing at work
Blog posts • Feb 11, 2021 09:32 GMT
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.
Finders, Keepers: Why unlocking value for clients is key to success
Blog posts • Feb 05, 2021 09:06 GMT
Client retention is the centerpiece for any sound business strategy, which is not to say that growth and new client acquisition are not important, but retention is fundamental for long-term business success, and it can be a secret weapon for maintaining stability and profitability during economic downturns.
Return to travel? Help governments to better understand the options
Blog posts • Feb 03, 2021 13:53 GMT
I had the pleasure of asking UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a pertinent question at a Downing Street press conference.
Is this the year the world will finally return to normal?
Blog posts • Jan 29, 2021 14:09 GMT
As a Finance and Strategy leader, an important part of my job is trying to “see around corners” for our company – to know what is coming and how to react to it, but I must admit that a year ago I would not have predicted where we are today. And, while I still can’t predict when the pandemic will end, there are some things I see about 2021 that I would like to share.
These Four Walls : 5 ways to make quarantining at a hotel easier
Blog posts • Jan 28, 2021 11:31 GMT
The prospect of an extended stay at a hotel rarely has negative connotations. What is a hotel if not a magical place where you can tuck swimming pool-pruned fingers into room service fries, cloaked in a fluffy robe, on a bouncy-castle bed? As arduous as business travel can sometimes be, extending your hotel stay after the work element of your trip has ended is an indulgence.
A Picture of Health: Why we need a unified approach to Covid-safe air travel
Blog posts • Jan 22, 2021 10:59 GMT
Just as the race to invent a vaccine dominated headlines months ago, the topic du jour at the center of getting back to life’s great pleasures -including cross-border travel– is the health passport.
Here with an Ear: Simple steps to guide a colleague through hard times
Blog posts • Jan 21, 2021 12:03 GMT
It was ‘Blue Monday’ a few days ago, supposedly the hardest day of the year - at least for those in the northern hemisphere - when cold, dark nights and post-holiday blues converge. But for millions still in lockdown, the days of the week can feel like they’re blending into each other.
Rooms for Improvement: 3 ways to approach hotel sourcing in 2021
Blog posts • Jan 15, 2021 08:57 GMT
The crystal ball of 2021 is a little cloudier than many travel buyers would have hoped at the start of the year but with the vaccine rolling out and the hard slog mostly behind us, there’s reason to anticipate a major uptick from 2020 levels, when our industry was operating at about 20% of its usual volume.
Is the ECO approach nominated in BTN Europe’s 2021 Hotlist part of a movement to reshape travel?
Blog posts • Jan 14, 2021 10:28 GMT
The BTN Hotlist is the annual rundown of the people, products, trends, and developments shaping the business travel industry. Close to 200 nominations were received this year to determine who's driving change, which companies or products are turning heads, and what travel trends are going to punctuate the year ahead.
Continental Adrift: What does Brexit mean for UK & EU travelers?
Blog posts • Jan 08, 2021 10:28 GMT
After several years of dominating headlines, the Brexit transition period is over. What does the deal mean for EU and UK business travelers and how do we make heads or tails of the new restrictions?
The Right Lens: When to choose live vs pre-recorded virtual events
Blog posts • Jan 06, 2021 12:15 GMT
There are many factors to take into consideration when deciding to host a live or pre-recorded event but the planning should start with what your overall goals and aims are for you and your attendees.
A Travel Tree, Grandma’s Recipe and a Neighbourhood Knees-up: Our people on their end-of-year traditions
Blog posts • Dec 23, 2020 09:14 GMT
In these challenging times, out of step with ordinary life, many of us will take solace in the chance to reflect and celebrate with loved ones. But in the absence of the usual hallmarks - tales from holidays abroad, hugging older relatives or a party with the neighbors – how do we mark the end of the year? We asked some of our staff for their 2020 take on tradition.
Staycations and Hybrid Meetings
Blog posts • Dec 18, 2020 10:03 GMT
In what now feels like a distant time, when business travelers were jet-setting around the world to attend meetings and events, some would tack on a couple of extra days to explore and enjoy the destination – a phenomenon that (for better or worse) has been dubbed “bleisure travel."
Seeing Stars: 6 ways to prepare your people for post-Brexit travel
Blog posts • Dec 17, 2020 11:07 GMT
31 Dec 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition period. As we get closer to the end – the theme tune to the game show ‘Deal or No Deal’ is in the back of our minds - it’s natural to be concerned by the dizzying news emerging from negotiations in Brussels. On the plus side, 2020 has pushed us to new depths of resilience and ease at navigating uncertainty.