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5 Business Travel Problems and Their Tech Solutions

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Here is a great article from Mashable about 5 common travel problems how to solve them with technology. (Thank you Mike Murphy!)

“Although business travel is on the rise again, companies are expecting employees to wring even greater efficiency and productivity from their business trips. Unfortunately, even the most seasoned road warrior can run into hurdles when traveling for business…..

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Travel Policy Trends – by the GBTA

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Our friends at the GBTA published a study on Travel Policy Trends: Control – what does it mean and who has it? Here is a teaser of the report –

“Travel professionals are playing an increasingly large and influential role in shaping and controlling business travel policy, aided by online booking tools and fueled by a growing focus on cost-saving efforts. This third annual study surveyed nearly 1,500 travel professionals in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America to determine, for the first time ever, what “control” over travel policy means to them and how travel professionals are adapting to new and evolving business travel requirements..

Highlights include:

•Who has the control over travel policy?

•What “control” over travel policy means to travel managers

•What travel managers are doing to adapt to new and evolving environments

•How travel policy differs by company travel spend

The full report can be found here