The Evolving Relationship Between Travel Buyers and Travel Management Companies

August 18, 2017

Travel management companies are the operational backbone of most managed travel programs. As close allies to travel managers, TMCs can take on many roles for the organizations they serve. They often act as transaction enablers, assisting with planning and booking travel, processing reservations, fulfilling transactions and supporting travelers en route.

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7 KEY DIGITAL DRIVERS OF THE TRAVEL & LEISURE INDUSTRY

whitePaper | February 10, 2020

In recent years, there have been remarkable breakthroughs in technology which have led to exciting advancements in the way travel and leisure operators conduct business and attract new consumers. It’s been a period of discovery, with operators finding that the strategies that worked in the past, don’t work now. As the recent fate of Thomas Cook shows, there has been casualties as a result. Technology developments are showing no sign of slowing down, as innovation races to keep up with consumer’s expectations. While some brands have already adopted experience apps and slick social media campaigns, others are still in the discovery stage; soaking in insight while incrementally applying updates to their business model. The more businesses lag behind, the more their counterparts will thrive, and that’s a dangerous position to be in. Generation Z, the first digitally native generation, is quickly moving into the prime purchasing position.

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The force of change in the travel experience

whitePaper | March 10, 2022

The pandemic forced travelers—en masse—to shift their expectations completely and more rapidly than we’ve seen at any other time in history. It changed the playing field around travelers´ behaviors and habits, and caused them to rethink their personal purpose and reevaluate what’s important for them in their life. When it comes to travel, people care less about the way things were, and more about what they want from travel experiences now and into the future

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Rebuilding tourism in Asia-Pacific: A more conscious traveller?

whitePaper | February 24, 2022

Covid-19 has changed travel in many ways. Since the onset of the pandemic—which has had a devastating impact on human life and society— travellers are thinking more about the impacts of their holidays on communities, local economies and the environment. Although these discussions picked up in the past few years, the pandemic has resulted in a travel awakening of sorts and accelerated the push towards more conscious, responsible travel in Asia-Pacific.

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An Uncertain Future: COVID-19's Global Impact on the Travel Industry

whitePaper | April 14, 2021

The insights in this whitepaper are based on SimilarWeb data. To gain an exhaustive and unified view of the travel industry, we analyzed internet traffic and user acquisition strategies for the top travel (OTA, flights, and accommodation) sites in the United States and select countries worldwide. The data includes traffic from desktop and mobile web, and provides year-over-year and month-over-month comparisons.

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The Future Of Blended Travel

whitePaper | July 13, 2022

How we want to travel, live and work is changing fast. This is not just because, after two of the most tumultuous years that most of us have lived through, everything in our lives is changing. Our attitudes and desires around careers, leisure, home, and family are also in flux. We’re rethinking so many things due to the impacts of social changes, technological progress and the evolving nature of work and leisure. This is changing how, when and why we travel

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Conscious Comeback: Influencing a Sustainable and Regenerative Future for the Travel & Tourism Industry

whitePaper | July 20, 2021

The travel industry is at an inflection point as it recovers from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The confluence of a shift in consumer mindset, recognition of travel and tourism as an economic driver, and more robust acknowledgment on Wall Street of compatibility between profit and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards, creates the optimal time to focus on a more sustainable future.

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