Business Travel Resources
Research & Intelligence: Welcome to our Business Travel Management Resources page.
Here you'll find a variety of information to help you plan and manage your company's business travel. Whether you're looking for ways to reduce costs, streamline your booking process or ensure the safety and comfort of your employees on the road, you'll find valuable resources and tips on this page.
From reports and insights to case studies and infographics, our comprehensive collection covers topics such as travel policy development, cost-saving strategies, traveler wellness, sustainability and emerging technologies.
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Get travelers to mission-critical destinations
Relentless wildfires led to a 60% travel increase for U.S. Forest Service firefighters. BCD got them booked in under 30 minutes and on their way to save lives.
Business impact of your travel program
If you think your travel program doesn’t really affect other areas of the business, think again. This infographic shows how travel makes a difference in recruiting and retaining employees, boosting security, controlling costs, generating revenue and more.
Engage travelers in your program
LinkedIn launched a campaign to educate employees about benefits of the travel program and encourage them to use it. Traveler satisfaction hit 84%...
Connect travelers to policy
Pitney Bowes used analytics to understand how travelers were spending, then encouraged them to kick out-of-policy habits—yielding US$2.7 million in savings...
Influence travelers at the right time
By sending mobile messages to travelers at key moments of decision, Textron cut costs. The reminders increased preferred vendor use by 90%, and savings more than doubled...
Tie travel to business growth
A global agricultural firm wanted to cut travel costs but not revenue-generating trips. The solution: a virtual collaboration strategy that saved US$5.5 million in five months...
Refresh hotel strategy for more choices and savings
Imperial Tobacco’s hotel sourcing consumed too much time and money. The company adopted a modern approach, boosting traveler choices, negotiating leverage and savings...
Capture savings from end to end
Kellogg transformed its travel program into an end-to-end powerhouse that streamlines trips and expenses. The evolution enabled a 13% reduction in per-trip-mile costs...
Simplify trips to improve productivity
Daimler simplified the business trip to three clicks, reducing time dedicated to booking and expensing trips and adding up to US$27 million in annual productivity savings...
Cities & Trends Report – Luxembourg | May 2018
Top destinations for business travelers from Luxembourg
Cities & Trends Report – The Netherlands | May 2018
Top destinations for business travelers from The Netherlands
Cities & Trends Report – Switzerland | April 2018
Top destinations for business travelers from Switzerland
Engaging travelers at LinkedIn
A recently released case study explores how LinkedIn’s travel program tapped into Advito’s Traveler Engagement™expertise to strengthen bonds with on-the-road employees. The result: happier and more productive travelers who are better connected to the company.
BCD Travel Industry Forecast 2018 March Update
Airfare prices are slowly climbing in markets with the strongest demand, according to BCD Travel’s midyear update to its 2018 Industry Forecast. Meanwhile, the outlook for global hotel rates in 2018 remains unchanged with a predicted 2-4% increase compared to last year.
New Approaches to Hotel Sourcing
Hotel sourcing strategies are ripe for change. A new white paper from the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, underwritten by BCD Travel, shows corporate travel managers are increasingly frustrated with the manual, time-intensive process of hotel requests for proposals.
Advito Industry Forecast 2018
The 2018 Industry Forecast from Advito highlights: The lack of hotel availability at preferred rates Issues with traveler security and risk Challenges related to airlines’ New Distribution Capability (NDC) standards Machine-learning innovations that benefit business travelers and their employers
EcoVadis outlines BCD Travel’s path to gold
In 2016, BCD Travel became the first travel management company to earn a gold rating from EcoVadis, an independent, internationally recognized firm that measures corporate social responsibility performance. The gold status places BCD in the top 1% of all suppliers assessed by the ratings firm. A new case study from EcoVadis outlines the steps BCD took to achieve EcoVadis gold.
Cities & Trends Report BeNeLux | July 2017
Top destinations for business travelers from Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg
Cities & Trends Charts BeNeLux | July 2017
Charts from the Cities & Trends Report for Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg
Textron uses TripSource to boost in-program airport parking by more than 90%
Textron used BCD Travel's TripSource® to send travelers information about airport parking discounts, resulting in a 90% increase in usage of preferred vendors and double the parking-related savings. They plan to use TripSource for future campaigns to increase savings, traveler satisfaction, and policy compliance.
Advito Industry Forecast 2017 March Update
Good news for travel buyers is among several refreshed outlooks available in the newly released infographic update to Advito’s 2017 Industry Forecast. Advito advises travel buyers to use the reprieve from market volatility to make strategic plans for program improvement.
Get Engaged: Why you should be promoting traveler engagement
Traveler engagement plays an important role in a successful modern travel program. This paper explores how improved business intelligence, marketing tactics, evolving technologies and the availability of professional consulting services are helping travel managers promote traveler engagement. Get engaged to encourage smart buying decisions that drive savings and support safe travel.