Efficient corporate travel planning depends directly on the ability of companies to collect, store and analyze information related to all phases of employee travel. The process relies directly on technological resources useful for automating and centralizing the information.
Traditionally, in the organizational world, especially in business environments, emotions and happiness have been neglected aspects: "that's your business and something for your free time; now we are working", or things like that we may have heard sometime… "What if we should take seriously the happiness of workers, of all of us? Research indicates that performance and happiness go hand in hand, and that both are closely related to personal talent.
One out of every three hotel bookings made by companies corresponds to the MICE sector. However, 90% of them do not have predefined booking channels or standardized processes. The result is reflected in a lack of transparency, unnecessary expenses and bookings outside of hotel programs.
In the last few years, and even more so in the last few months, the travel industry, in the broadest sense, has witnessed major changes: emergence of new businesses, creation of new concepts, mergers and acquisitions… Any innovation, whether recent or long-awaited, does not fail to be questioned, cause debates and, often, raise reservations and arouse rejection.
The growing demand from consumers to belong to a community of like-minded people with whom they can share opinions and knowledge about their brand experiences and the momentum brought about by the emergence and growth of social networks have led to the emergence of what we call "The Age of the Self", i.e. the desire of consumers to maximize their integration into a group without giving up their individuality. But what is the value of these communities? A report by IHG unveils some of its key findings.
Currently, companies are unaware that they can also manage, easily and simply, parking for business trips through a simple application.