The air and lodging fare structure
The pricing policy of airlines and hotel chains has become tremendously complicated in recent years. The product disintegration and the need to manage the rooms with the maximum yield, due to their perishable nature, forces to introduce in the negotiations with suppliers concepts such as the ancillaries, the BAR rate or the Last Available Room.
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The travel manager facing the challenge of travelers' digitization
With the arrival of the Millennial generation to positions of responsibility, companies face the challenge of adjusting their travel policies to different employee profiles with a very different culture, from those who do not dare to leave without their paper documentation, to those who solve everything through the mobile. The whitepaper "Travel Expenses: In Search of Total Control", published by Forum Business Travel in collaboration with Notilus, provides some keys.
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Rent-a-car reinvents itself
Safety, comfort and personalized service are the traditional calling cards of car rental companies. However, the evolution of the market has driven innovation in their proposals, with more flexibility, new rate options and, above all, facilities at the time of vehicle pick-up and return, which simplify the process to the maximum with specific technological solutions. Conclusions (IV) of the report "The Business Travel Cycle", published by Forum Business Travel.
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How to control spending and save VAT on business meals?
One of the expense items that often escapes the control of companies is employee lunches and dinners. The item can become very large in some cases. To remedy this, there are already platforms on the market that directly connect restaurants and diners, a smart way to generate savings, and not only because of the VAT deduction.
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What do companies need to control travel expenses from start to finish?
The accounting complexity of the travel account is marked by the different types of travelers, advance formats, authorization procedures, communication between information systems, alternative booking channels, various sources of information, control and settlement of extra expenses, etc. The complexity of the travel account is also marked by the different types of travelers, advance formats, authorization procedures, communication between information systems, alternative booking channels, different sources of information, control and settlement of extra expenses, etc;The whitepaper published by Forum Business Travel, in collaboration with Notilus, shows the different information sources, alternative booking channels, control and settlement of extra expenses.
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The challenges of rail for business travel
The great impulse in the use of the high-speed train by companies is motivated by the need to save time in their travels and improve their productivity, since the railroad offers some conveniences to work that other means do not reach. Conclusions (III) of the report "The Business Travel Cycle", published by Forum Business Travel.
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