Confessions of a Former Corporate Travel Manager
Posted in Engage
I must come clean and admit that I spent the better part of my adult career as a corporate travel manager before moving into Innovation at BCD Travel. My job was to manage the travel program for a large company doing things like negotiating airline contracts, measuring program performance and even dealing with individual traveler issues like lost bags or missed flights. One day I’ll share some of the more interesting stories I can remember from those years but in the meantime, it occurr to… Read more
Company Car Rental Policies: Why should I follow these?
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As business travelers, we are all familiar with the rules we have to follow when booking business trips. Policies, preferred airlines and spending limits are just a few. Through years of fighting the battle as a road warrior, I often questioned why I was told to book with certain companies even when I found a better one-time offer. It wasn’t until I became an official industry veteran … the parent, so to speak, of a large travel program … that I realized the true benefit of… Read more
