Travel Managers Office Hours: What We've Learned

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The recent Traxo webinar, "From Chaos to Clarity: Transforming your Travel Program with Modern Travel Management Tools", held on October 16, 2024, offered valuable insights into transforming corporate travel management. Moderated by Aash Shravah and featuring experts Kim Hamer from ResultsPlus Consulting, Sarah Hayden

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The recent Traxo webinar focused on the sweeping changes to American Airlines' loyalty program changes occuring on July 11th, 2024, and their broader implications for corporate travel, from compliance to risk management and employee satisfaction.

Webinar Panelists:

• Paul Finn, Corporate Travel Manager
• Louise Miller,

Our expert panel will uncover the state of affairs as it relates to travel risk management with an emphasis on how Travel Managers can understand the complexities of risk in managed travel to ensure the long-term viability of managed travel. As the industry tilts forward towards a decentralization of the traditional pillars of managed travel, how

New Distribution Capability (NDC) has been a topic of conversation in our industry for over a decade, yet recent studies show about 10% of “travel agent sales are coming from NDC interfaces.” Until recently, 95% of NDC indirect sales are for leisure travel. That’s 1 in every 200 bookings being made with NDC technology for business travel. However,

Travel risk management standard ISO 31030 has been around for a year. In this webinar, we partnered with Global Secure Accreditation to see how the ISO 31030 guidelines are being used by real businesses like PwC to tackle today’s most crucial travel risk management concerns. Watch the discussion we shared with industry leaders specialized in

Recently, leaders from Global Secure Accreditation (GSA), International SOS, Traxo, and ZS Associates, came together to discuss ISO 31030—a first-of-its-kind travel risk management security standard. All participating organizations regard ISO 31030 as the next step in ensuring exceptional duty of care for business travelers worldwide.

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For Travel Programs, data exists everywhere, in different formats and systems. Unfortunately, up to 40% of that data falls outside the traditional booking channels, making it invisible to travel managers. This has become a massive problem for end-to-end travel management and proper duty of care. During the "Solving the Data Puzzle Webinar with

In the August 2021 edition of Traxo's Travel Managers Office Hours webinar series, executives from BTP Automation and an experienced Sabre travel manager joined Traxo to discuss crafting hotel RFPs quickly and optimizing hotel program spend. 

Our Webinar Panelists:

• Bruce Yoxsimer, CEO at BTP Automation
• Fernando Avíla, Founder at BTP Automation 

On March 30th, 2021, we hosted our second town hall during the Traxo Travel Managers Office Hours webinar series. This webinar was open to all travel industry professionals, including travel buyers, suppliers, and TMCs. More than 150 travel professionals joined the session to ask questions, share their experiences and connect with industry peers.

In this edition of Traxo's Travel Managers Office Hours webinar series, we brought together three experts from travel industry areas to discuss the hidden value of travel leakage, from savings opportunities to enhanced traveler satisfaction. 

Business Travel Leakage Webinar Panelists:

• Jennifer Steinke, Global Travel Manager, PPD
• Greeley Koch, VP

As we approach 2021, it's critical to think strategically about travel program compliance and put a plan in place that safeguards your program. On December 8th, Traxo brought together three experienced travel managers to discuss what's next for program compliance.

Travel Program Compliance Webinar Panelists:

• Suzanne Boyan, ZS Associates (2019

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the business travel industry experienced a massive amount of disruption in 2020. This disruption created the necessity for several travel program changes, from urgent adjustments in how companies address duty of care to policy changes enforcing greater program compliance. On October 27th, Traxo brought together three

On October 15, 2020, ICF hosted a webinar about the return to travel after COVID-19 and the role of technology in managing this restart successfully. The webinar was hosted by ICF’s senior travel manager, Carmen Smith, with three travel data experts as panelists, including Traxo's Chief Product Officer, Matt Griffin.

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Dave

On September 29th, we hosted our first town hall during the Traxo Travel Managers Office Hours webinar series. This webinar was only open to travel buyers to facilitate an open conversation regarding the countless hurdles travel managers now face, from traveler safety to expense reporting and what to do about unused tickets.

Roughly 100 travel

Business Travel News and Hospitality Lawyer hosted the Global Travel Risk Summit on July 29th, 2020. During the virtual event, Traxo's Chief Product Officer, Matt Griffin, shared insight on how businesses can become "Data Ready for Duty of Care." This means aggregating and applying every data point required to create a responsible and transparent

Supplier Perspectives on Corporate Travel Recovery

As companies gradually restart business trips and the gears begin to turn again for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation suppliers, the world of business travel will look quite different for everyone.

Buyers have a host of considerations to address before they can re-open their travel

Wondering what industry experts are saying about the future of corporate travel and what to consider when adapting and evolving your travel program?

View a candid conversation with three strategic, innovative thought leaders in corporate travel, moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo.

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How to approach and develop new

Wondering what other corporate travel managers are seeing and doing in these confusing times? View a candid conversation with fellow travel managers on the front line and moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo. 

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How their travel programs have been impacted
• What they have done to adjust
• What they are planning going

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the business travel industry experienced a massive amount of disruption in 2020. This disruption created the necessity for several travel program changes, from urgent adjustments in how companies address duty of care to policy changes enforcing greater program compliance. On October 27th, Traxo brought together three

Last Updated: August 25, 2020

Many suppliers are enhancing their existing cleaning procedures and adding new protocols in order to provide better and safer experiences for travelers. The following information should help corporations to keep up with these updates.

Airlines

• Air Canada
  • CleanCare+ program for safe and flexible travel
  • The Canadian

Business Travel News and Hospitality Lawyer hosted the Global Travel Risk Summit on July 29th, 2020. During the virtual event, Traxo's Chief Product Officer, Matt Griffin, shared insight on how businesses can become "Data Ready for Duty of Care." This means aggregating and applying every data point required to create a responsible and transparent

Supplier Perspectives on Corporate Travel Recovery

As companies gradually restart business trips and the gears begin to turn again for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation suppliers, the world of business travel will look quite different for everyone.

Buyers have a host of considerations to address before they can re-open their travel

Wondering what industry experts are saying about the future of corporate travel and what to consider when adapting and evolving your travel program?

View a candid conversation with three strategic, innovative thought leaders in corporate travel, moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo.

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How to approach and develop new

Wondering what other corporate travel managers are seeing and doing in these confusing times? View a candid conversation with fellow travel managers on the front line and moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo. 

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How their travel programs have been impacted
• What they have done to adjust
• What they are planning going

Last Updated: August 25, 2020

Many suppliers are enhancing their existing cleaning procedures and adding new protocols in order to provide better and safer experiences for travelers. The following information should help corporations to keep up with these updates.

Airlines

• Air Canada
  • CleanCare+ program for safe and flexible travel
  • The Canadian

Supplier Perspectives on Corporate Travel Recovery

As companies gradually restart business trips and the gears begin to turn again for airlines, hotels, and ground transportation suppliers, the world of business travel will look quite different for everyone.

Buyers have a host of considerations to address before they can re-open their travel

How to prepare for what's coming next

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a massive blow to the corporate travel ecosystem and there is still a long road ahead.

Our conversations with leading risk management experts and travel management executives indicate the industry will transition through four distinct phases of recovery:

1. Triage
2. Taking Stock

Wondering what industry experts are saying about the future of corporate travel and what to consider when adapting and evolving your travel program?

View a candid conversation with three strategic, innovative thought leaders in corporate travel, moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo.

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How to approach and develop new

Wondering what other corporate travel managers are seeing and doing in these confusing times? View a candid conversation with fellow travel managers on the front line and moderated by Chad Costa from Traxo. 

In this webinar, we discuss:

• How their travel programs have been impacted
• What they have done to adjust
• What they are planning going