Returning to Travel? Four Reasons it is Important to Reconsider Your Approval Platform Now!
Your travelers are anxious to get back out in front of their customers but you still have concerns. A comprehensive travel policy and approval platform is vital – not just for budget compliance but to ensure your travelers are safe and instill confidence in your...
Mitigate Travel Risk through Pre-Trip Approval
As your employees go back to the office and resume corporate travel, it is critical for organizations to prioritize their business travelers' safety. They must find new ways to mitigate risk and control travel spend in the post-Coronavirus era. It is also important...
Cut Costs During Corporate Travel Recession
Shortly before the new year, the business forecast was less than sunny yet not in danger of full-fledged recession. The political scene was chaotic. Economic factors spiraled out of control with a trade war between the United States and China and the fate of Brexit...
Green Business Travel
How Your Company Can Reduce its Carbon Footprint Buzz words like “sustainability”, “corporate responsibility” and “ecotourism” have been around for some time now, particularly since the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which effectively committed almost...
What is Artificial Intelligence?
When I made the decision for Trondent to initiate development on our first AI based project, I found myself in the position of having to explain what Artificial Intelligence is to members of staff, customers, friends, and family – people with a variety of backgrounds...
2020 Trends in Business Travel Policy
Today's emerging new breed of corporate travelers require something different from the cookie-cutter policies provided to their counterparts of the past. Customizable itineraries, increased choices, Â and travel policies reflective of individual company culture are...
New Distribution Capability (NDC) Impact on Corporate Travel
New Distribution Capability is a hot topic right now! We’ve heard our customers voice concern over what it means for them. We thought we'd tackle the issue head-on and diffuse some of the confusion around it. What is NDC? Introduced by the International Air...
Healthy Habits for Frequent Business Travelers
Corporations often require that their employees travel for overnight or more extensively to stay competitive. Although it may be good for the business, it can be taxing on the traveler. Frequent corporate travel has been shown to cause high degrees of stress as...
Duty of Care Obligations in Corporate Travel
Duty of Care risk mitigation is a migraine headache for corporations to manage. Why? Because travel considerations are as diverse as the travelers themselves: gender, sexual orientation, disabilities, religious observances, etc. Something as simple as having one of...
Pros and Cons of Online Booking Tools
Booking corporate travel is something that can easily become time consuming and overwhelming, especially if it’s not your area of expertise. Large corporations sometimes choose to hire third-party travel agencies to handle all of the details, while others have...