Following on from my earlier post on how travel managers can maximize the potential of their hotel programs, I want to look at those 4 key opportunities in a little more detail and show how travel managers can achieve both their strategic program goals and give their travelers what they want.
While inflation and continued labor challenges across the travel and events sector leaves some trepidation, there’s cause for optimism. Here are a few trends that are likely to stay top of the agenda and evolve in 2023.
After a strong recovery in 2022, there is plenty to look forward to in the new year! Here are 3 positive business travel trends from our industry experts:
Earlier this week in the crypt of London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, travel and meetings & events journalists and editors from around the world gathered at a sprawling refectory table overlooked by Lord Nelson’s tomb for the 19th Business Travel Journalism Awards 2022.
I'm going to start by stating the obvious: The way businesses operate has changed since the pandemic. Crazy right? Not really - these changes were felt in all industries, all over the world. In our world, this fundamentally changed the core of how we met.
As business travel continues to recover from the pandemic, travelers are noticing changes - which although may not be new in 2022 - many expected immediate post-pandemic changes to be more temporary. Now it seems many practices could well be something more permanent in the hotel industry in place for at least the next few years.
Gill Day, Snr. Director Global Sales & Marketing, CWT Meetings & Events on the engagement economy and how to invest in a relationship to make it last for the long-haul.
A former global sales leader, I have long been inspired by ancient tome The Art of War by Chinese philosopher and military general Sun Tzu. I lived in the Asia Pacific region for many years, and the influence of Chinese writers and philosophers made even more of impact on me. Sun Tzu’s philosophies are still frequently referenced, not least in relation to business strategy and management.
CWT today announces that its global hotel division RoomIt, has been selected by Amazon to provide comprehensive hotel category services support. This includes sourcing, booking and rate reshopping.
Back in 2012, Google launched voice search, which at the time was somewhat of a novelty. Since then, voice activation has become increasingly widespread. One estimate by digital agency DBS Interactive puts the percentage of adults using voice search at least once per day at 41%. Everything from asking your smart speaker for the weather forecast to turning the lights on and off is becoming common place