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River Cruises and Massage Stands: Is “festivalization” gaining momentum?
Blog posts • May 10, 2019 08:42 GMT
In the world of meetings and events, the familiar, staid scenario of days in a ballroom or a conference facility is slowly dissolving, yielding to the growing trend of festivalization, an immersive experience that gives a business event a relaxed, consumer ambiance.
The Green Tide – Working towards a more sustainable maritime transport system
Blog posts • May 07, 2019 09:17 GMT
Over 90% of global trade is carried by ships. Our way of life and access to products and services would be forever changed without shipping, intercontinental trade, the transport of raw materials, and the import/export of affordable food and manufactured goods.
Aisle Be Damned – How to nab your favorite plane seat
Blog posts • May 02, 2019 09:27 GMT
If you’ve sat in the middle seat on a long-haul flight between a toddler and a basketball player with his kneecap lodged under your laptop, you know what torture feels like. Nobody prefers the middle seat. That we can agree on.
Secret Agent – Here’s how to take the stress out of booking a headline act
Blog posts • Apr 25, 2019 14:15 GMT
One of the most critical elements of an event is choosing the right keynote speaker or headline talent. Whether it’s an entertainer, industry expert or author, selecting the right talent is a ‘make or break’ process. Here are five things to consider to ensure success.
Tale of Two Worlds: How to manage a hotel program in EMEA
Blog posts • Apr 24, 2019 10:03 GMT
Managing the local portion of a large corporate hotel program requires you to live in two worlds. You have to design a plan to accommodate the distinctive needs of your region while also taking your company’s larger travel strategy into consideration.
How to introduce new innovations to your travel program
Blog posts • Apr 18, 2019 08:46 GMT
We recently kicked off our 2019 Innovations LAB. Clients and partners joined our exploration of new technology impacting the travel industry. The event was held in Silicon Valley, the center of tech innovation, at the HQ of our incubator partner Plug & Play.
How a brand reflects business integrity
Blog posts • Apr 15, 2019 06:36 GMT
The first entry of the BusinessDictionary defines integrity as the “Strict adherence to a moral code, reflected in transparent honesty and complete harmony in what one thinks, says, and does.” At CWT we could not agree more with this definition. For us, our brand goes beyond a manifesto created by the marketing department and reflects what we all think, how we act, and how we live.
Data with Destiny - After Brexit, will there be free movement of data?
Blog posts • Apr 12, 2019 06:01 GMT
Amidst the long-term uncertainty of Brexit, what do we know about the impact of Brexit on UK-based GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) programs? Without speculating on the outcome, the recent focus is on the potential of a No Deal Brexit.
Keep It Simple – The case for streamlining
Blog posts • Apr 11, 2019 07:37 GMT
When we think of business trips, what usually springs to mind is a domestic or international flight between two capitals, a few nights in a hotel, and a couple of taxi rides. But this one-traveler approach is alien for travel managers and arrangers in the Energy, Resources, and Marine industries.
Spotlight on the ‘Stans
Blog posts • Apr 05, 2019 12:32 GMT
“Azerbaijan: The land of fire.” It’s an evocative tagline for a country. But unless you have visited or you’re a supporter of the Atlético de Madrid football club, their sponsored team, you may not know much about the country or its neighbors Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Don’t be stingy: Let employees keep their miles
Blog posts • Apr 04, 2019 09:21 GMT
I’ll concede that the title of this blog is a little clickbaity. Most companies have seen the light on this once-thorny issue. They know better than to get between a bleary-eyed traveling employee and their miles. But there are some who subscribe to the idea that because the company paid for the flight, the company owns the miles.
B2B, or B2B4E? - that is the question
Blog posts • Mar 28, 2019 11:21 GMT
People are broadly familiar with the acronym B2B – or business-to-business – which, according to the dictionary, involves arrangements or trade between businesses, rather than between a company and the general public (known as B2C, or business-to-consumer).
Why external recognition is important for your CSR program
Blog posts • Mar 25, 2019 07:49 GMT
If you have been following our responsible business (it is how we call CSR at CWT) efforts for a while you would have noticed that this is the fourth year in a row that we are announcing our EcoVadis rating. After a first Silver year, we have managed to keep our Gold status for the third consecutive year, proving that all of our efforts towards a first-class CSR program are paying off.
How to make travelers comfortable with your hotel program
Blog posts • Mar 22, 2019 11:05 GMT
For those of us who have been in the industry for a while, you’ll remember when a good night’s rest was defined by a small, somewhat hard mattress with well-tucked, flower pattern blankets. Then hotels introduced a big fluffy, white bed, and just like that basic bedding was no longer acceptable to travelers.
Stressed? Why you should purge your mind and do nothing
Blog posts • Mar 21, 2019 09:30 GMT
Raphael Pasdeloup, Global Head of CWT Energy, Resources and Marine speaks with the president of Houston-based Cohegic, a management consulting, executive and sales coaching firm, Ravi Kathuria. Ravi is also president of the Houston Strategy Forum, a who’s who of Houston CEOs. The interview is the first in a series Raphael is hosting with business leaders in Houston and in the ERM space.
The Room Is Mine – How to captivate your audience
Blog posts • Mar 15, 2019 10:02 GMT
Like it or not, at some point in our careers it is likely that we will need to deliver a speech or a presentation in front of a big audience. Whether it is a talk at a major event, a sales pitch to win a top account or a presentation for an internal audience, public speaking is a key skill to develop if you want to advance your career.
Spoiled for Choice: How to pick the right technology for your corporate meeting program
Blog posts • Mar 13, 2019 14:35 GMT
Technology has undoubtedly improved our lives, allowing us to perform tasks more quickly and efficiently, and with greater ease. But not all technology is created equal. Some types promise better functionality, others seduce us with naturally intuitive interfaces.
Here's how to 'KonMari' your business travel
Blog posts • Mar 06, 2019 10:16 GMT
Japanese organizing consultant Marie Kondo has become something of a sensation since scoring her own Netflix series. But does her methodical approach to cleaning a house hold any lessons for bleary-eyed travelers?
6 questions to ask yourself about your travel program
Blog posts • Mar 05, 2019 11:10 GMT
It's a couple of months into the New Year, a time when for many, January resolutions have started to fade. Why not revive your goal-setting spirit by bringing it into your travel program?
Zero Discrimination Day – 5 tips to fight unconscious biases at work
Blog posts • Mar 01, 2019 08:44 GMT
As a global organization with people from all over the world of different age, gender, sexual orientation, origins, education, work experience, beliefs and many other forms of diversity, we maintain a zero tolerance stance to any forms of discrimination.