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This blog is for anyone involved in the travel industry. I focus mostly on the procurement and management of corporate travel, with a bent toward best practices and innovation.
Category Archives: Education
Airline Sourcing One-Day Workshops
Any travel buyer interested in learning the most powerful and innovative methods for sourcing airlines should attend one of my workshops: Airline Sourcing, Nov. 14th in Chicago Airline Sourcing, Dec. 10th in Dallas I’ll cover the basics, but then quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Education, Travel Procurement
Tagged airline discounts, airline RFP, airline sourcing, travel procurement
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Travel Data and Airline Sourcing Education Decks
You gotta love the 40 good folks who gave up a beautiful Sunday in San Diego to talk travel data. I delivered a 6-hour workshop for GBTA on this topic, and am proud to report that not one person fell … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Data, Education, Metrics and KPIs
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Learn, Network and Vote at GBTA’s Convention
GBTA’s annual convention (Aug. 4-7 in San Diego) offers great opportunities to learn about the corporate travel industry, network with peers and vote on the future of GBTA. I’m teaching this travel data workshop on Sunday, Aug. 4th from 9am … Continue reading
Managed Travel 2.0 – Explanation and Implications
What do chickens and travelers have in common? Both might be better off without fences. That’s one of the issues I raised today at The Beat Live’s closing speech. This speech covered The driving forces behind Managed Travel 2.0 and … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Innovation, Managed Travel 2.0, Travel Management, Travel Policy
Tagged managed travel 2.0, MT 2.0, Travel Policy, unmanaged travel
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GBTA Prezos: Hit 1 Home Run, Struck 2 Nerves
Evan Konwiser and I presented the “Managed Travel 2.0” session at GBTA’s Global Convention last month. The presentation was well received – lots of good discussion in the session, and after, about the implications of this form of travel management. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Innovation, Managed Travel 2.0, Travel Management
Tagged managed travel 2.0, travel innovation
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From Friction to Fire at GBTA
The sparks are flying. No, not about GBTA’s IP policies – we got that resolved a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to all who weighed in on that – GBTA leadership heard you loud and clear. This is much, much … Continue reading
GBTA’s Problematic IP Policy
GBTA has implemented a strong – and fundamentally wrong – intellectual property (IP) policy. I’m raising the issue here to ask your help in getting GBTA back on track. I’ve run out of patience trying to do this on my … Continue reading
On The Road to Education
There likely won’t be any new posts here for the next two weeks, as I’ll be busy delivering travel procurement training in Asia and the U.S. For those interested in the topic, here’s where I’ll be: 17 May near Denver for … Continue reading
Bom Dia, Brazil!
Travel truly is priceless. How else can you get such a clear view of places, of people? I’m back from the LACCTE travel conference in Sao Paulo with fresh understandings about managed travel in Latin America Brazil – and implications … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Education, Hotels, Travel Procurement, Travel Technology
Tagged ABGEV, Argo IT, Azul, Brazil travel, consolidators, direct connections, GBTA, LACCTE, Latin America travel, Lemontech, Reserve
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Applying Travel Innovation: 7 Case Studies
Looking for real-world examples of how companies are applying new trends and technologies in their travel programs? Look no farther – Advito, BCD Travel’s consulting arm, describes seven solid case studies in its latest white paper: “Leading the Way: Corporate … Continue reading
