The digital transformation is helping travel agencies to automate the transactional part of their work and generate new opportunities to distinguish themselves in the personal advice to travelers and consultancy to companies, according to the conclusions of the I Foro de Agencias de Viajes Business Travel, organized by Diners Club Spain. Leer más
Nearly one-third of business travelers prefer to stay in apartments when traveling more than 30 days, especially younger people and men, according to a survey by Homelike. Although 55% of professionals still opt for a hotel, the percentage has dropped significantly in recent years. Leer más
One in three Spaniards believe that self-driving cars will have public access at street stops, like the bus, according to a study conducted in Europe by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Forty percent say they would get comfortable and relax by traveling without a driver. The majority of those surveyed believe that this type of transportation will arrive in our country in a matter of 9 years. Leer más
Wi-Fi access (84%), room rate (81%), distance to work (81%) and breakfast (79%) are the most highly rated aspects globally by business travelers when it comes to accommodation, according to a survey conducted by Roomit, the hotel distribution division of CWT.
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Company travel policies are making great efforts to integrate the tastes and needs of different generations of employees that do not always coincide.
Salvador Romero, director of Purchasing and General Services at Cofme, also advocates concentrating purchases in fewer but more flexible suppliers, and reinforcing all aspects related to security. Leer más
The usual practice of assuming distribution costs is starting to be discussed by hotels in markets such as the U.S., and when this happens, it is only a matter of time before the debate reaches Europe and Spain. The experts at Forum Business Travel admit that one solution to the wide dispersion of channels would be to pass on this expense, estimated at between 15% and 25%, to the final price. Leer más