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~70% of travel buyers expect #sustainability to have the strongest impact on corporate travel policies in the coming years (but under half have included it in their programs). What other trends will shape travel policies in 2024? ➡️ https://ow.ly/1Nxo50SpkGx #TravelManagement

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Here’s how an Aerospace & Defense company reduced travel costs from last-minute bookings using BCD’s Travel Report Card: https://ow.ly/ORG150Unec2 #TravelManagement #TravelSmartAchieveMore

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Exciting insights from The Big Idea Report by BCD and GBTA! 🤖 Discover how #AI is reshaping #BusinessTravel in spaces like finance tracking and email automation. Find out where AI could show up in your travel program: https://ow.ly/4m6y50RhTqS #bcdtravel

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The modern travel manager role goes far beyond booking trips and managing itineraries. BCD's latest survey, “The role of a travel manager,” dives into the ways their jobs, responsibilities, and challenges are evolving: https://ow.ly/XcNt50UlFGN #TravelManagement

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Some valuable insights via the The Incentive Research Foundation to help our US based clients, or with a US focus for events. Not only does it identify key destination preferences. But also the high motivational appeal to Gen Z and Millennials in group travel to be extremely high. Showing the importance and relevance of incentive travel programs. A continued increase to schedule in free time to relax, opportunities for unique experiences, and 75% have a desired interest for cruise experiences - regardless of the destination. I'm sure that part will be of significant interest to our cruise partner suppliers!! Download the full report below. Or let's have a conversation regards incentive events and how to create maximum engagement through top level planned event experiences. #wearemeat #eventagency #corporateevents #incentives #travel

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Did you know 88% of business travelers fly economy for short haul flights, but only 48% do for long haul ones? Check out BCD’s most recent Air Travel: Traveler Survey to learn more on the current state of corporate air travel: https://ow.ly/CJx350TRlis #TravelManagement

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BCD marketplace is connecting clients to a selection of innovative travel solutions that complement and extend managed travel programs beyond our own offerings. Meet BCD's newest marketplace partners for #TravelRiskManagement, #Sustainability and #Payment: https://ow.ly/wU1s50T1w2R #CorporateTravel #TravelManagement

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#Sustainability should always be a priority in your travel program. From high-quality carbon credits, to prompting environmentally responsible traveler behaviors, and everything in between, these ⬇️ trusted experts have you covered. More: https://ow.ly/l73s50RiJJj

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Travel managers can (and should) be looking beyond the traditional metrics of cost savings and cost avoidance to measure the success of their programs. Advito's latest blog explores essential yet often overlooked KPIs you should be tracking to optimize your travel program in line with your goals! ➡ https://ow.ly/2FMB50SXy04 #BusinessTravel #TravelManagement

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The modern travel manager role goes far beyond booking trips and managing itineraries. BCD's latest survey, “The role of a travel manager,” dives into the ways their jobs, responsibilities, and challenges are evolving: https://ow.ly/gYtW50UnebY #TravelManagement

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💼🌎 Struggling to educate travelers on your travel policies? You’re not alone! Nearly two-thirds of travel buyers feel their biggest hurdle in managing their travel policy is traveler education, based on a recent survey by BCD Travel. 💻 With the right communications strategy, you can engage and educate your travelers to improve policy adoption. Advito uses a wide range of cutting-edge marketing tactics to influence traveler behavior in line with your policy including: ✅ Engaging digital messages integrated into the booking journey ✅ Targeted email and social campaigns ✅ Streamlined intranet sites to improve policy navigation ✅ And more! Learn more: https://ow.ly/V3g130sCryA

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Why is GetYourGuide stopping with digital product? GYG's product page, booking funnel and confirmation email are not built to support digital products. To give one example, on the confirmation email there is a massive banner to download the GYG app (a key objective for them) causing costumers to think they can access the product from THAT app and not downloading the supplier product. This prompts high % of client to contact Costumer Care complaining. NPS score drops, cost per booking increases and they end up loosing money on these products. It’s important to note that they will keep selling combos and packages with digital products so only pure digital is excluded from the platform which leaves lots of opportunities for collaborations between tour operators and digital product creators. The good news? End of last year we’ve launched www.cityfans.com. A digital-first platform built entirely for self guided, city-games and innovative city exploration products. Following a 6 months pilot phase in Amsterdam (with solid results) we are now expending to 10 cities by August and will be in 50 cities worldwide by 2025. This will be a gamechanger for digital products and create a clear path to market allowing more suppliers and better products enter the market. Get in touch to know more!

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Our newest blog explores how travel trends are changing the landscape of the group travel industry, and how destinations and attractions can work with tour operators to capture more of the new and evolved group travel market. Read more at https://lnkd.in/gQTMbS3N #TravelAlliancePartnership #TAPintoTravel #TravelTrends2024 #GroupTravel #DestinationMarketing

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Here’s how an Aerospace & Defense company reduced travel costs from last-minute bookings using BCD’s Travel Report Card: https://ow.ly/7Lpq50Umsac BCD's service and technology have enabled the company to not only reduce costs but also provide their teams with data-driven insights to better understand travel behavior and make more informed decisions in the future. #TravelManagement #Partnership #TravelSmartAchieveMore

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Some fabulous tips from Anita Emilio our GM & VP Envoyage Canada on transitioning from an employee to running your own travel business. 🛫

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Group travel is a key component of an effective sales strategy for hoteliers, but responding to a request for proposal (RFP) can be time consuming, resource intensive, and sometimes fruitless. This doesn’t have to be the case. By taking stock of your strengths, you can identify which opportunities to pursue and create open channels of communication with planners to maximize bookings and win more market share. John Russell, Product Director, Sales & Event Management, Hospitality, Amadeus explains how to take the friction out of group RFPs in this article for Premier Hospitality Magazine: https://lnkd.in/gdwftRcT

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