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Q&A: How to build a smarter hotel sourcing strategy
Hotel sourcing is underway for many companies right now. But crafting a successful strategy is about more than chasing the lowest rates or hitting room-night quotas. Leading travel programs strike a balance—managing costs, keeping travelers satisfied, and building long-term value.
Build a better travel & expense policy
An effective travel and expense (T&E) policy does more than outline rules—it streamlines processes, supports travelers, and protects company resources. If the policy lacks clarity or consistency, it can quickly become a source of confusion and lead to overspending and compliance issues.
From Grab to QR codes: How to pay in Southeast Asia
Business travel to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam comes with a mix of cash, cards and digital wallets. Here’s what travelers need to know before they go.
What to look for in a Travel Management Company?
Finding the right Travel Management Company (TMC) to partner with your organization requires strategic planning, a methodical process and involvement from the right travel stakeholders.
Travel buyers are responsible for how an organization uses travel and meetings to help achieve their broader goals. Partnering with the right TMC leads to improved safety, productivity and wellbeing for business travelers and streamlined processes and cost savings for your organization.
The TMC should demonstrate broad experience in managing travel for organizations like yours. Identify the specific services you need from them, such as ability to connect travel program strategy to company mission and purpose, sector experience, hotel program expertise, sustainability, travel policy compliance, risk management, or a defined approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I).
Latest travel management resources
Visit our Business Travel Management Resources page for reports, case studies and tips to help you plan, streamline and optimize your company’s business travel.
7 steps to a travel and expense policy that delivers results
A strong travel and expense (T&E) policy is one of the most powerful tools you can have in your managed travel program. Done right, it doesn’t just set rules—it creates clarity, reduces friction, and keeps both travelers and the business protected.
Travel Market Report – Q3 2025
In this edition of the Travel Market Report, we review IATA’s latest 2025 airline industry outlook and update on the industry’s performance. We provide a summary of some recent immigration rule changes impacting travel to the U.S. and share some highlights from our surveys among travel buyers on sourcing and among travelers on booking accommodation.
Traveler insights: Hotel booking trends
In this survey, we explore travelers’ choice of hotels and other types of accommodation when traveling for business, along with their booking behavior and experiences during hotel stays.
BCD INVITE
Change how you manage guest travel
As business evolves, companies are relying more on contractors, consultants, and mobile professionals to travel on their behalf.
BCD Invite is an innovative solution designed to streamline the management of guest travel. Drive compliance, eliminate manual processes, keep information secure, and most importantly, safeguard your reputation by providing a best-in-class experience for your guest travelers. Because first impressions last.
How-to guides
How-to guides help travel managers and business travelers navigate every aspect of business travel, from planning and booking to budgeting and expense management, to ensure a smooth and successful trip.
How to avoid tech troubles when crossing international borders
Travelers risk fines, confiscation—even detention—if they don’t understand technology restrictions abroad. This guide offers tips on how to prepare, what devices to leave behind and why compliance matters. Share it with your travelers to help them navigate technology restrictions on international business trips.
How to keep travelers safe on the go
Travel safety doesn’t have to be complicated. Check out BCD’s simple, actionable safety tips for flights, hotels, ground transportation, and destinations, so your employees can travel with confidence — and peace of mind.
How to avoid common travel scams this summer
Here are some common travel scams – plus tips on how to steer clear of them.
When entertainment is your business, every detail has to be right.
For more than 40 years, leading artists, sporting teams, labels, media and production companies have trusted us with their travel.
We provide a broad array of global services tailored to your entertainment travel needs. That means a smoother experience for your travelers and greater savings for you.
The benefit to you is that we provide the high-touch, white-glove service of a boutique firm with the global scope, investments in innovation and creativity of one of the world’s largest and most admired travel management companies.
Visit BCD Media & Entertainment for more.
Aerospace & Defense
Strategic travel solutions for Aerospace and Defense professionals
As a leader in the travel industry and a specialist in servicing the Aerospace and Defense sector, we help companies make the most of their spend. Get the industry’s best technology on a single global platform that accommodates all types of travelers, including non-profiled individuals traveling on your company’s behalf.
Case Studies
BCD Travel leads the way with first-of-its-kind end-to-end solution for travel management in China
Learn how BCD implemented its proprietary online booking tool TripSource® China to pilot an end-to-end integration with Concur Request and Concur Expense, the first of its kind in China.
How TripPlanner helps Helder Maritiem book crew travel faster and smarter
Jan Brugmans, senior account manager at Helder Maritiem, shares how BCD’s TripPlanner became their go-to solution for fast, efficient and marine fare-compatible bookings — saving valuable time and ensuring professional, seamless service.
Philips’ journey to travel policy compliance and savings through online booking tool adoption
Read how BCD’s digital solutions and data-insights helped Philips drive significant improvements.
Life Sciences
We know life sciences
We support customers across the healthcare spectrum through our Life Sciences Center of Excellence.
As the leading life sciences travel management and meetings company, we service over 100 organizations in this sector across travel, meetings and consulting, including 90% of the top 20 pharmas in the world.
Travel solutions that power the Energy, Resources and Marine industries
We bring together corporate and crew travel expertise to simplify travel management. We tailor our technology and processes by traveler type, so you can manage all your traveler types within our platforms, while accounting for varied policies and ways of engagement. Get the industry’s best technology on a single global platform that covers all travelers across your entire organization. See how we can make your job easier.
