Virtual collaboration: Enhancing your travel program

whitePaper | January 22, 2020

The travel technology world is thriving, with a considerable amount of innovation occurring in Ireland. To highlight this, Enterprise Ireland, the trade and development agency of the Irish government, commissioned Atmosphere Research Group, an independent and objective travel industry market research firm, to prepare this Thought Leadership Paper. Atmosphere Research interviewed 10 of Enterprise Ireland’s portfolio companies, forming our own opinions about each firm. The report also includes data from Atmosphere’s proprietary studies of travelers in five countries that Enterprise Ireland selected:

whitePaper | February 9, 2021

With rapidly expanding business, there is always a need for travel and entertainment (T&E). Domestic or international travel may be required to connect with your customers and suppliers. Along with travel comes the need to submit an expense report and get reimbursed for your expenses. Travel costs make up the second largest controllable cost for most organizations, after salaries and benefits.

whitePaper | December 22, 2021

Tourism suffered the greatest crisis on record in 2020. International arrivals plunged by 73% as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted nearly all governments around the world to introduce a range of measures to restrict travel, including border closures to tourists.

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.

whitePaper | November 10, 2019

There’s nothing like a face-to-face meeting for getting results. But when you or your employees travel for business, the long hours, coupled with being constantly on the go, can leave you feeling tired and unmotivated. Meanwhile, being out of office means you can easily get behind on your to-do list, and have to work even harder on your return in order to catch up. So how do you maximise your productivity while travelling, while minimising the disruption to your day-to-day workload? Here are our top tips:

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.