Managed Travel 3.0

September 19, 2017

Just as there is much more to the whole travel process than the booking, there is also more to business travel than the expense. In any Managed Travel programme, corporate and social responsibility and optimization of spending remain at the forefront of corporations’ minds. Yet there is more to Managed Travel. In a world of digital interaction, where technology, data and traveler expectations mean that freedom and control sit hand in hand, the power today is with the corporate citizen.

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Tourism Abbotsford

The Tourism Abbotsford Society was formed in 2003 in recognition of the vital role that tourism plays as an economic cornerstone for the City of Abbotsford. A five (5) member Board of Directors, appointed annually by the Chamber of Commerce (one director), the City of Abbotsford (one director) and the Abbotsford Hotel/Motel Industry (three directors), governs Tourism Abbotsford and strives to create a strategic vision for the future of tourism in our community.

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ActivitySim ACTIVITY-BASED TRAVEL DEMAND MODELING BUILT BY AND FOR USERS

whitePaper | June 6, 2022

Trip-based models have been around for over half a century. In that time, they have improved in many ways. But their primary shortcoming—that they model trips independently of each other and not the people who make trips—can limit their ability to answer complex transportation planning questions. Activity-based models address this core limitation through microsimulation of individuals and generation of daily travel diaries and activity schedules. However, user concerns about activity-based models’ cost, complexity, and support have limited their wider adoption.

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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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RESTARTING INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL WITHIN ASEAN

whitePaper | June 24, 2021

In the six months since the white paper was initially written, the ten Southeast Asian countries which comprise the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have continued to experience passenger traffic declines that are sharper than the global and AsiaPacific averages.

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TripLeverage Whitepaper

whitePaper | July 23, 2021

Business travel is a branch of the tourism industry focusing on visitors who travel for business and professional purposes. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the share of GDP generated by the business travel market reached 0.7 percent in 2019. In that year, the business tourism spending worldwide - which has more than doubled since 2000 - peaked at roughly 1.28 trillion U.S. dollars. Corporations use a wide variety of ways to book from legacy booking systems to using regular consumer websites. It has given rise to modern Corporate Booking Platforms that are specifically made for this purpose, based on this trend we identified an enormous opportunity for a crypto company to jump on this trend and be able to have an extremely disruptive and superior go to market strategy.

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STAY GREEN: THE CENTRAL ROLE OF THE HOTEL IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS TRAVEL, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Carbon reduction is often the primary focus for business travel sustainability initiatives, as confirmed by research among travel managers and procurement officers commissioned for this report. While decarbonization is a critical imperative for the industry, reducing carbon is just one opportunity for improving overall sustainability across travel and meetings, particularly when it comes to the hotel stay. Here, being “green” is complex and encompasses waste management, energy and water conservation, and responsible sourcing – as well as wider sustainability goals such as social impact on employees and host communities.

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HARMONISING AIR TRAVEL

whitePaper | May 4, 2022

As we begin to imagine a post-COVID reality, the imperative is to attract once again the millions of people now discouraged from booking flights as a result of confusion over travel requirements, and also to ensure as an industry we are prepared for future health crise The Harmonising Air Travel White Paper is ambitious and far sighted, and was created in consultation with a broad range of aviation stakeholders.

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Tourism Abbotsford

The Tourism Abbotsford Society was formed in 2003 in recognition of the vital role that tourism plays as an economic cornerstone for the City of Abbotsford. A five (5) member Board of Directors, appointed annually by the Chamber of Commerce (one director), the City of Abbotsford (one director) and the Abbotsford Hotel/Motel Industry (three directors), governs Tourism Abbotsford and strives to create a strategic vision for the future of tourism in our community.

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