CapTrav Blog
A Soft Landing for the Frustrated Business Traveler
I have read suggestions over the past few months that business travelers have forgotten how to travel. This sentiment has also come up with clients as we engage in discussions around a return to a "new normal" in the corporate travel environment. At first glance,...
The Demise of Managed Travel?
Corporate travel programs have always fallen into one of two tidy buckets – managed or unmanaged. Historically, a managed program has been largely defined as a travel program whose operations are handled by a single Travel Management Company (TMC) of record whereas...
Brandon Strauss Chats With A Minute With ALTOUR
A Minute with ALTOUR Partner of KesselRun Travel Solutions as well as President and Co-Founder of CapTrav, Brandon Strauss participated on the ALTOUR Webinar - The Shift in Hotel Programs & Is Your Strategy Aligned to Meet Todays Environment. Watch Brandon's...
What is the Best Way to Manage My Company’s Corporate Travel Leakage?
Strictly defined, corporate travel leakage is any air, car, or hotel booking that a traveler makes outside of corporate policy. Typically, corporate travel leakage refers to a traveler who does not book through his company’s Travel Management Company (TMC). Even in...
A Home Run for Expense Management
Many of the new technology entrants in the corporate travel business have created vertically integrated “procure to pay” solutions. All position themselves as savvy tech companies that provide a superior user experience that drives efficiency. This strategy should...
ROI for a Hybrid Corporate Travel Environment
We all find ourselves prognosticating the “new normal.” What percent of travel will never return? Is business travel even important now that we are used to videoconferencing? Many have even tried to come up with a simple litmus test to measure the cost/benefit for...
Travel Risk Management Solutions Every Organization Needs in 2022
While employees may be eager to get back on the road and return to their road warrior lifestyles, leaving the impact of 2020 and 2021 behind, there’s one facet of travel the past year brought to the forefront: Attention to Risk. If your company doesn’t have a travel...
Danny Hood Talks Travel Recovery Strategies in The Company Dime
Danny Hood has seen it all during a career spanning four decades. In 1993 he joined WorldTravel Partners, which became WorldTravel BTI in 2001 and BCD Travel in 2006. He Served the company as president of the Americas until 2010, Over the years, corporate travel...
Top Expense Management Solutions for Travel Managers
Travel and expenses are not always managed centrally together, but nonetheless, travel and expenses always go hand-in-hand—and accordingly, when choosing an expense management solution, your travel manager should be a key player in the conversation. Whether or not...
Why Small to Mid-Market Organizations Will Lead the Way in Corporate Travel
It seems odd that less than 10% of the $1.4 trillion corporate travel industry is formally serviced under a traditional management model. Historically, industry suppliers have catered to larger, typically multinational organizations. Travel Management Companies...