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BCD Travel recognized for flexible, digital working environment

BCD Travel was recently named in FlexJobs’ Top 100 Hybrid Companies to Watch in 2023 for its hybrid workplace offering. The company also won a Silver in the 2023 Intranet and Digital Workplace Awards for its world-class intranet. Both recognitions demonstrate how BCD’s flexible, digital working environment empowers employees to connect and work efficiently around the world.

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Scott Graf to retire as Global President BCD Meetings & Events

Scott Graf, Global President of BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), will retire from the role after 26 years with the organization. Bruce Morgan, BCD M&E’s former Chief Operating Officer, has been named Global President.

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BCD Travel transforms guest travel management with BCD Invite

BCD Travel today announced the launch of global guest travel management solution, BCD Invite. The digital tool is designed to simplify the time-consuming process of managing guest or “unprofiled” travelers in a program.

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BCD Travel buyer survey: Travel & expense spend management is growing in importance

According to a recent BCD Travel survey of 164 travel buyers worldwide, the importance of travel and expense spend management has increased in priority, reaching its highest level since 2020. In 2023, 88% of buyers regarded payment & expense management as “very important” or “extremely important,” compared to 76% in 2021.

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BCD Travel launches all-in-one digital self-service travel platform for small and midsize businesses

GetGoing, BCD’s self-service tool for small-midsize businesses combines the ease of digitally managing business travel with personal expert service

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Stephan Baars assumes role of BCD Travel president and CEO

Stephan Baars this week assumed the role of BCD Travel president and CEO. Having previously served as the company’s global CFO for 11 years, he left BCD to become CEO of BORON, the private investment company of BCD founder John Fentener van Vlissingen. Baars returns with a vision of building on the company’s success.

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BCD Travel survey reveals biggest payment and expense pain points in business travel

The amount of time spent creating expense reports is the biggest pain point in the expense process for business travelers, according to a recent BCD Travel survey of 1,349 business travelers worldwide...

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Tangerine Travel joins BCD Travel Affiliate program, strengthening program’s Northwest footprint

As part of BCD Travel’s ongoing growth strategy, Tangerine Travel has joined the BCD Travel Affiliate program, a network of leading regional travel companies that tap into BCD’s global reach and vast supplier network.

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John Snyder to step down as president and CEO of BCD Travel

After more than 30 years with the company, BCD Travel President and Chief Executive Officer John Snyder will step down on July 1, transitioning his responsibilities to current BORON CEO and former BCD Chief Financial Officer Stephan Baars.

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BCD Travel invests in Asia-Pacific Service Center

Global travel management company (TMC) BCD Travel has opened a new wholly owned service center in Colombo, Sri Lanka. BCD Travel Asia-Pacific Service Center (BCD ASC) talent and technology hub provides always-on service for efficient program deployment for clients in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. In addition, the service center also supports travelers from around the world with front-line services during out of office hours in their regions.

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