The credit card, in its various forms - credit or debit, personal or corporate, single or dual issuer - continues to be the cornerstone of business travel, both for the simplicity of transactions and for its financing power, the associated insurance and the administrative control it facilitates. However, we must not lose sight of the new means of payment.
The Occupational Risk Prevention Law is clear: companies are responsible for their employees from the time they leave their homes until they return home. This is what in Anglo-Saxon terminology is called "duty of care". However, this is not only a legal issue, but also a moral and corporate culture issue that conveys a sense of trust to employees.
The travel market has evolved enormously with technology, giving rise to new players to meet new needs. These providers are offering specific solutions for corporate travel, especially those related to the detailing and administrative processing of their services, which is essential for integrating them into corporate travel policies. More conclusions of the whitepaper “Travel Expenses: In Search of Total Control”, published by Forum Business Travel in collaboration with Notilus.
The big challenge for transportation providers, rather than competing with each other, is to complement their services. Business travelers who are not based in major cities often make their journeys by a combination of bus, train or plane. Conclusions (V) of the report "The Business Travel Cycle", published by Forum Business Travel.
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.
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.