According to the World Tourism Organization, during 2018, 82% of travelers booked on websites offering packages, rather than contacting hotels or airlines directly. And the percentage continues to rise. The Internet makes it possible to plan trips easily, but the process is not without risk. Users provide highly confidential data.
Companies, and more specifically those belonging to sectors undergoing a process of regeneration, need to have in their organization ‘pingüino’ people. They are those capable of adapting to the hostility of their environment, working in teams and with a great capacity to identify true leadership. But to have this type of people in organizations, you have to turn the page, leave behind the effect of the crisis and deal with them responsibly, both those who leave and those who stay.
At Harvard Business School, even students who plan to join companies blue chip and have no intention of launching start ups would be insulted if someone told them they were not «entrepreneurial”. And here's why: entrepreneurship is highly valued in today's job market. Companies of all shapes and sizes aspire to be seen as highly innovative, agile and resilient, all qualities traditionally attributed to entrepreneurs.
Within the complicated situation that the hotel sector is experiencing in Spain due to the pandemic, hotels in the luxury sector have seen in the day client, the one that does not stay overnight, an alternative to cushion the fall in their turnover due to the absence of tourists. According to an analysis carried out by Hotelbreak, these establishments have increased by 35% in this way.
During his speech at a series of conferences organized by the Círculo de Empresarios de Galicia, Luca Carlucci, CEO of Bizaway has pointed out some signs that invite optimism. The safety of business travelers, the importance of vaccination, flexibility and the opportunities offered by smart working are the key points he points out for this new post-covid era.
The technological advances experienced in recent years have brought about a radical change in all aspects of our lives. The purchasing departments of companies around the world are no strangers to these advances that have begun to be incorporated to optimize corporate processes. Artificial intelligence, process automation or experiences similar to e-commerce will be determining factors in the transformation of the Procurement area.