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The Future is Virtual

By Chesley Turner on May 8, 2017 9:36 AM

Implementing Virtual Pay for Hotels

We’ve talked about the benefits of Virtual Payment technologies before. But it bears repeating.

Topics: content data expense management General Industry Update payment solutions WTI
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5 Tips for Implementing a New Travel Program

By Chesley Turner on May 1, 2017 4:00 AM

We sat down with Mary Barbagallo, Director of Project Management at World Travel, Inc. who oversees our Implementations team.

Topics: airlines Advice Consulting Services corporate culture General Hotel How-To implmentations travel policy Traveler Conversations WTI
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Self-Assessing Your Analytics Needs

By Chesley Turner on April 24, 2017 4:00 AM

Analytics are great.

Topics: Advice corporate culture data General How-To travel policy WTI
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You Don't Have to Be a Helicopter.

By Chesley Turner on April 10, 2017 5:00 AM

Keeping Travelers Informed

Where are your travelers?

Right now, in this very moment, who is on the road? Who’s in the air?

Topics: corporate culture Duty of Care General International Travel Risk Management Traveler Conversations WTI
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Stop the Madness!

By Chesley Turner on April 3, 2017 8:32 AM

Improve Travel Management with Trip Approvals

All those trips being booked, emails flying back and forth between travelers, arrangers and systems. How do you know your travelers are booking what they should be booking? How can you be positive your data is correct?

Topics: Approval Processes economy General travel policy Traveler Conversations Uncategorized
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What Travelers Need to Know about TSA Pre✓®

By Phylicia Sierer on February 27, 2017 9:18 AM

Are you scratching your head and wondering what you can do to make traveling a little less painful for your travelers? For many people, one of the biggest pain points is getting through security screening. The lines are always long, and by the time you reach the front you have to take off your shoes, pull out your laptop and wait around (barefoot) to be called through the screener.

Topics: airlines Airport General Global Entry Homeland Security Industry Update International Travel Traveler Conversations TSA WTI
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The Flip Side of the Coin: Hotel Dynamic Pricing

By Chesley Turner on February 20, 2017 6:00 AM

Hotel dynamic pricing sounds super shiny. It’s as bright and flashy as a coin toss in the sunshine. But careful, what may seem like a big savings opportunity could be a trick of the light.

Topics: Rewards Advice Consulting Services General Hotel travel policy
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How to Achieve Executive Buy-In

By Chesley Turner on February 13, 2017 4:30 PM

At the World Travel, Inc. Client Advisory Board meeting in January, our Board Members discussed strategies for how to get C-Suite buy-in and Executive-level sponsorship. Guest speaker Frank Hoffman from Hoffman & Associates, LLC gave a presentation reviewing the popular article by Robert B. Cialdini published in 2001, “Harnessing the Science of Persuasion.”

Topics: Advice corporate culture Executive Buy-In General How-To WTI
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The Basics on Basic Economy: 1, 2, 3

By Chesley Turner on January 30, 2017 3:02 PM

They say that Basic Economy fares are a reaction to low-cost carriers. (Low-cost carriers - and their baggage policies - respectfully disagree.) But no matter the reason they were created, Basic Economy Fares are here.

Topics: airlines Rewards Ancillary Fees content corporate culture General Industry Update travel policy Traveler Conversations
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Business Travel Etiquette: We Are Not Animals

By Chesley Turner on December 13, 2016 11:37 AM

Hello, dear reader.

Topics: Advice etiquette General travel policy Traveler Conversations