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Category Archives: Sustainable Travel
A Better Way to Manage Road Warriors, and Their Costs
You road warriors are a hardy bunch, aren’t you? You spend over a hundred hours a year on planes, take trips on short notice, cross too many time zones, lose sleep, gain weight, get up way early and come home … Continue reading
A Brighter Way to Measure Travel’s Impact
For the amount of money firms spend on travel, surely they’d like to know the impact. There is an incredibly practical – and pretty easy – way to answer this question. Forget about ROI – it’s too theoretical. Skip Big … Continue reading
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
Cutting Taxi Costs and CO2
You’re in a long line outside an airport, waiting for a taxi and wondering how many people in front of you are going to the same place. Wouldn’t it be great if you could pair up? Save time, money and … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Tools, Ground Transport, Innovation, Sustainable Travel
Tagged airport transfers, demand management, ride-share, taxis
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Hotels and CO2: Good Green Metrics
Are you factoring carbon emissions into your travel procurement decisions? It doesn’t yet seem to be a strong trend in the U.S., in part due to the lack of good metrics. Here’s a company that is taking on the hard … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Sustainable Travel
Tagged carbon emissions, carepar, CO2, green hotels, hotel CO2, Hotels, Sustainable Travel
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Sustainable Travel: Case Study
How does sustainable travel relate to travel procurement? Airline emissions of CO2 account for about 3% of global CO2 output. Not the biggest emitting industry, but a very visible one. Many companies are taking a closer look at what they … Continue reading