If your company is not looking to save money on its business travel in this past year, then your company is a miraculous and very rare exception. These days, almost all companies are looking to control and cut costs on business travel but a great many of those companies are simply not going about it in the right way. Business travel is usually the 2nd or 3rd largest controllable expense that a company has. Many Read more…

These days, all companies are looking for ways to save money on their business travel and one time-tested and proven method is very often overlooked. That is analysis of your company’s business travel data. It’s not exciting or sexy but it is something that all companies with well-managed travel programs do routinely to control costs. I always ask a prospective client how much they spend on travel each year. Very often, the people I meet Read more…

I’m reading lots of posts lately about trends in corporate travel. The number of amazing new tech tools is dizzying – OBT’s, bots, apps, etc. The list goes on and on and is getting longer by the day. Almost everything written about travel management recently focuses on technology and it’s not surprising. It’s new, exciting and it’s changing every day. However, as the saying goes “The more things change, the more they stay the same”. Read more…

There are two ways of finding the right Travel Management Company for your Singapore business. The first option is by far the simplest. You can just Global Travel! I assure you it will be a call you will never regret. However, I have a feeling that your company will require a bit more due diligence than that…….which leads me to the second option. If your company is part of a multinational corporation, there is a Read more…

Despite all of the financial and political instability in the world, businesses still need to travel in order to stay competitive. For most companies, business travel is the second largest controllable expense and managing that travel is both a daunting task and a constantly moving target.  Based on my experience of working with hundreds of companies, the level of travel “management” in those companies ranges from excellent to non-existent. Most fall somewhere in the middle Read more…

Every day of our life contains an element of the unknown and a story yet to unfold. Will my meeting go well? Will my wife/boyfriend/boss be in a better mood today? Will my stocks go up or down? These may not be events that keep you on the edge of your seat but, nevertheless, unknowns are part of each and every day. The world of travel, however, brings with it an entirely new and larger Read more…

Why Global Travel? 1       I often hear from companies that “We are booking online to save money”. However, does it really save you money? Is it the most efficient way to manage your travel… or your time? Most importantly, does it ensure that your travellers are both safe and well informed? Here are the top reasons why you should seriously consider using Global Travel, a true “one-stop” travel management company, to manage Read more…