The benefits of a truly global TMC

April 16, 2019

According to the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), worldwide business travel spend rose by 3.5% in 2016 to $1.3 trillion1 and is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2020. That’s the same as the US government has spent in the war on terror since 9/112. As travel spend rises, so too does the criticality of travel management. In 2016, half of corporates spending half a million (or more) on travel contracted with a single TMC for managed travel services worldwide3

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