I was invited to lead a session on traveler well-being at the recent GBTA meeting in Dallas. Such an interesting topic, as most of our customers now need to think about employee well-being standards while considering organizational goals and environmental impact.
Global business travel and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, albeit at a much more moderate pace than the exceptionally steep increases seen in 2022. This is according to the 2024 Global Business Travel Forecast, published today by CWT and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
There are lots of ways you can create a fully inclusive event environment; here are the top tips from our experts at CWT Meetings & Events.
'Sustainable travel, meetings and events starts with measurement' advises Ian Cummings, Global Head of CWT Meetings & Events in ‘Business Travel & Events’, a special report in UK national newspaper The Times and Raconteur.
Combining travel, hotel stays, meeting space and food & beverage carbon consumption information for corporate events, it provides detailed environmental impact insights to both CWT event planners and clients alike.
Are you a 'train-bragger'? If you travel regularly for business, you may already be one – and if you are a corporate travel manager, you will certainly want more of your colleagues to be one, according to Liz Emmott, Global Distribution Director at Trainline Partner Solutions.
Finland is officially the happiest place to live in the world. That’s according to the World Happiness Report, which has seen the Nordic country top the list for a sixth year in a row. The report cited nature and community as two of the biggest reasons that keep Finns smiling.
'Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent in the office or mowing your lawn, said author and adventurer Jack Kerouac, 'Climb that damn mountain.'
Over the next ten years, we are likely to see change on a scale not witnessed since the Industrial Revolution. From NFT loyalty programs to self-driving cabs, from adaptive travel policies to flying taxi hubs, the era ahead will be both exhilarating and challenging to navigate.
Meeting planners are famous for their logistics expertise and ability to multitask. Still, they had to adapt and expand their skillset extensively with the arrival of virtual technology. Here are 3 important lessons to learn for meeting planners in a significantly digitized world.