The ‘traveler friction’, or the stress suffered by travelers when they are away from home for professional reasons, exists and it is in everyone's hands to combat it. Under the title “Business Traveler and the importance of wellness”, IE Tourism Club has analyzed the policies of companies to improve the experience of their travelers in a session moderated by the co-founding partner of Forum Business Travel and MeetIN editor, Natalia Ros.
49% of companies continue to rely on manual expense management processes, even though they lead to high processing costs, lack of control, inadequate visibility, poor enforcement and non-compliance with travel policies, and long reimbursement times for employees.
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The corporate travel industry has undergone significant changes in recent years. The growth of the economy, the rise of new players in the industry and technological progress are factors that have transformed the world of Business Travel and promise to continue to do so during 2019, according to Ignacio González, National Business Director of Globalia Corporate Travel. Leer más
Spanish passengers take on average about 40 days to file an airline claim, while Portuguese passengers take about a month. Passengers from Canada and Norway take the longest to file a claim in the world, according to a study by Air Help. Under EC 261, Spanish passengers can get financial compensation of up to 600 euros per person. Leer más
Eight out of ten travel agencies will invest the same this year as in 2018 in innovation, according to a survey conducted by Amadeus, Segittur and consulting firm Braintrust, compared to 12% who will spend more money. Three out of four agencies believe that the innovations they are currently implementing fit the needs demanded by travelers. Leer más