business travel
2019 SpendSmart Year in Review Report Highlights Corporate Travel Spend Data
Certify, part of Emburse | February 6, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine--February 6, 2020--Certify, part of Emburse, a global leader in expense management and accounts payable automation, has released its 2019 SpendSmart™ Year in Review Report. The report highlights key data insights and trends in corporate travel spend, and identifies the most popular airline, meal, lodging, and transportation services among North American business travelers, based on more than 50 million receipts and expenses submitted by Certify users. The food delivery category saw the fastest growth, seeing an 86% year-over-year increase in transactions. DoorDash overtook Grubhub as the most expensed food delivery servic...
Building Your Hotel’s Bleisure Revenue
Larry Mogelonsky | December 11, 2019
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) For those of you who are not familiar with this term ‘bleisure’, it denotes a business trip that is extended either before or after the business component with a few days of leisure. Or it can be the other way around where those who have the ability to work remotely – often part of the new ‘digital nomads’ classification – do just that and spend some time on the clock while technically being off the clock. Rest assured that with the rise of internet-based forms of business communication and outsourced productivity, hybrid travel like this will continue to grow. Chances a...
Bleisure, a New Target Market for Hotels: the 5-Step Plan for Success
Patrick Landman | December 4, 2019
By Patrick Landman Bleisure has become a booming customer segment for hotels. “Bleisure” is a portmanteau of the words business and leisure, and refers to corporate travellers which also add leisure activities into their stay. It is also known as “bizcation” or “workcation”. The typical question that guests are asked, “Are you traveling for business or leisure?” will likely soon require the third option of bleisure. Discover how to attract bleisure guests to your hotel in this brief 5-step guide for hotel operation, revenue management, and hotel marketing professionals. What Type of Guest Profile Does Bleisure Travelers In...
Sustainability Hasn’t Translated Into Travel Policies, But Is an Important Topic for Travel Managers
the Global Business Travel Association | November 21, 2019
Alexandria, VA (November 21, 2019)— Sustainability is a hot topic, but it is one that has not translated into the overall corporate travel program, according to new research out today from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) in partnership with SAP Concur. With more emphasis expected on sourcing with sustainable suppliers in the coming years, this is yet to be rendered into the overall travel policy with one-third (33 percent) of travel managers saying that they either mandate (6 percent) or encourage (27 percent) travelers to book with suppliers using sustainable practices. Nevertheless, sustainability is very important to tra...
Travel Trends Index: International Inbound Travel Tumbles for Fourth Month This Year
U.S. Travel Association | September 4, 2019
Business travel rebounds to help sustain healthy growth of domestic market Washington — Travel to and within the U.S. grew 3.2% year-over-year in July, according to the U.S. Travel Association’s latest Travel Trends Index (TTI)—a slight rebound from June’s nine-month low. International inbound travel contracted once again in July, falling by 1.2%. The decline follows a disappointing June performance which saw the sector’s six-month trend fall below zero for the first time since September 2015. The Leading Travel Index (LTI), the predictive component of the TTI, projects international inbound travel growth will re...
Sixty-Four Percent of Travelers Secretly Extend Business Trips for Pleasure – Without Telling Anyone
La Quinta by Wyndham | August 14, 2019
La Quinta® by Wyndham uncovers seasonal bleisure trends with latest survey about summer business travel PARSIPPANY, N.J. (August 14, 2019) — Summer is peak vacation time for most, but for frequent business travelers it can be a struggle to squeeze in a much-needed vacation between work trips. With its latest “La Quinta Means Business” national survey, La Quinta® by Wyndham — a trusted hotel brand among career commuters for more than 50 years — unveils the unique trends and challenges for business travelers during the summer season and busy back-to-school months. The survey offers insight on the distinct experience of busines...
Survey Says: Young Business Travelers Prefer Solo Sightseeing and Social Workspaces
Hilton Hotels & Resorts | August 6, 2019
MCLEAN, Va. -- August 6, 2019 -- As Hilton Hotels & Resorts continues to innovate its offerings for the next generation of business travelers, the flagship brand is releasing new survey findings uncovering the travel highs and lows for young professionals, ages 23-35, who attend meetings while on the road. The survey revealed that, while young business travelers prefer a buzzing social environment and in-person interactions during regular work hours, they would rather spend their evenings on their own. Hilton previously conducted research unveiling that business travel is a major work perk among this group. This year, the findings f...
Hospitality Financial Leadership: Subsidizing Your Company, Association Meeting Costs / David Lund
David Lund | August 5, 2019
By David Lund In my recent travels working with clients and delivering keynotes as well as financial leadership workshops for management teams and hotel associations, I noticed an interesting way that more than one client used to “subsidize” their meetings—reducing their costs—and I wanted to share it with you. Having your regional meeting, national meeting or hosting your association event is expensive. There are travel costs, perhaps speaker fees and venue costs. Depending on the type of event there can be accommodations, meals, audiovisual and meeting room rentals. For companies, there is also lost productivity cost associate...
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