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2020 Travel Trends to Consider

By Jimmy Davidson on October 21, 2019 1:41 PM

 

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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.

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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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A Flier's Rights

By Chesley Turner on April 17, 2017 4:00 AM

Voluntary vs. Involuntary Bumping

It's time to lay a little truth on you:

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The Wonderful World of Hotel Rate Auditing

By Chesley Turner on March 27, 2017 3:00 AM

They say there’s no place like home. But if you’ve ever rolled into a spotless hotel room after a day of exhausting travel and endless meetings, you might disagree. 400-thread-count sheets? Hello Emerald City!

Topics: Advice Consulting Services content GDS Hotel How-To open booking WTI
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Unused Tickets: Your Hidden Treasure

By Chesley Turner on March 13, 2017 10:52 AM

Unused Tickets. Depending on your travel-arrangements turnover, they may be an untapped treasure trove for your program.

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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.”

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10 Ways to Encourage Program Compliance

By Chesley Turner on January 23, 2017 10:02 AM

Vinegar vs. Honey

You’ve run the numbers, you’ve cut the deals, you’ve created the perfect travel program for your company. Now how do you get all your employees to obey the rules?

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Managing Millennials: It’s Strategy, Not Coddling

By Chesley Turner on January 9, 2017 11:08 AM

Whether you see your Millennial travelers as requiring kid gloves and a trophy case, or if you say “they’re the same as all my other employees,” understanding Millennials is about more than translating rampant abbreviations.

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