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DRIVING NDC INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION AN OPEN LETTER FROM BCD TRAVEL Positive innovation in an interconnected ecosystem requires partnership and collaboration. The corporate travel customer experience depends on multiple parties – including but not limited to airlines, travel management companies, online booking and other service and technology providers – working together to optimize delivery. Corporate customers care about what they buy, where they shop and how those choices support their programs. Forcing solutions that aren’t completely ready into the market puts customers at risk and harms the ecosystem. Successful distribution innovation requires better content (that customers want), better displays (so ... Read more

Three-quarters of travel buyers have little to no knowledge of the ISO 31030:2021, the new international guidance specific to travel risk management (TRM) and could potentially be missing important components of their TRM program, according to a recent BCD Travel survey from January. Only 14% of buyers have actually read the ISO 31030, and 11% are somewhat familiar.

BCD Travel has expanded its agreement with Amadeus as the forward-looking travel management company (TMC) refines its global technology approach to best capitalize on opportunities in the new era of business travel. Under the new agreement, the two organizations will partner on multiple initiatives, each designed to provide BCD Travel with a platform for growth, productivity improvement, and technological innovation.

Leading global travel management company BCD Travel has opened a new office in Panama City, Panama. This new operation expands the company’s footprint in Latin America and enhances service in a region where business travel demand is growing.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the digital transformation of corporate travel and expense, travel management company BCD Travel today announced the availability of a structured set of invoice data that will streamline the spend management process for customers.

Air travel is experiencing a period of growth after a tumultuous three years due to the pandemic. It’s expected to rebound stronger than ever with an emphasis on sustainability according to a recent report by BCD Travel. The leading travel management company released the first of a two-part report detailing the future of air travel.

Readers of The Beat have selected BCD Travel as the Most Admired Travel Management Company for the sixth consecutive year and tenth time in total since 2009.

Representatives from all areas of the business travel eco- system gathered at the GBTA Europe Conference in Brussels in November during The Big Idea session, sponsored by BCD Travel. The travel management company developed the theme for the session “Travel and The Law of Attraction” to discuss the pain points and solutions that appeal to talent both in and outside of the industry.

Travel management company BCD Travel welcomed Wolfgang Strasser and Joanna Greenfield as two new senior vice presidents (SVP) for the European region. Strasser began his role on September 1 and Greenfield began on December 1.

More than three-quarters of business travelers say their employer treats traveler health, safety and security as a priority, but only 36% of travelers say their employer unconditionally takes care of their safety and security when working remotely and another 25% don’t know, according to a recent BCD Travel survey in August.