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Marine travel: Remote sites, extreme conditions, tight deadlines. BCD can do it.
In a guest blog, Vivien Miranda, BCD’s vice president for Marine in Asia Pacific, dives into the question: What is marine travel and how is it different from business travel? He explains why maritime shore companies partner with BCD for our specialized marine travel services instead of attempting to manage crew travel for themselves.
Avanti West Coast adds more seats with summer timetable change
More seats and brand new trains introduced on the West Coast as part of June 2024 timetable.
BCD Travel at GBTA Convention 2024 | Sessions and speakers
Join BCD Travel at the 2024 GBTA Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, happening July 22-24. Speakers from BCD, Advito and Adelman Travel will cover topics like travel management basics, optimizing the RFP process, NDC, the potential of carbon-based air contracts, and travel risk management. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights and network with our team.
BCD named an inspiring workplace for a culture of employee happiness and well-being
BCD Travel is ranked #26 of the Global Top 100 by Inspiring Workplaces, an organization that believes in recognizing “people first” companies. BCD Travel this year earned six total awards from the group for our workplace best practices.
Survey: What do travel buyers care about now? It’s not payments.
A BCD Travel study of 200+ travel buyers uncovered surprising shifts in priorities related to modern corporate travel policies. It turns out that safety and compliance rank higher in priority than payments, compared to past years.
Meetings & Events planning: What makes meetings work?
In a Q&A, BCD M&E's Jenna Baker explores key trends, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of meetings and events, including AI advancements, sustainability efforts, and the rise of in-person and hybrid events. She explains how creative strategies and new technologies are driving success in 2024 and beyond.
Risk reimagined: Personalizing safety in business travel
Risk management traditionally has focused on destination-based risk, like avoiding war zones or hostile environments. But, it's time to rethink that approach and include individual-based risk assessments.
Gay and traveling: Safety, inclusivity and awareness in managed travel programs
In the latest episode of the “Connections with BCD Travel” podcast, the hosts linked up with two BCD colleagues to talk safety, accessibility and inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ business travelers. The discussion emphasizes why diversity, equity and inclusion for all traveler groups must be crucial considerations in managed travel programs.
Report: Carbon credits aren’t enough. They never were.
A recent report from marketplace partner goodcarbon and BCD Travel explains how managed travel programs can carry out climate actions that make an actual difference to the climate crisis. The report, “Taking real climate action,” urges companies to find the right balance between projects that genuinely reduce emissions and offsetting with carbon credits.
Groupize: Managing meetings includes duty of care and risk mitigation
Groupize, a BCD marketplace partner, offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for managing meetings from Small to Strategic and everything in between. It is one solution for internal and external meetings and small and large events and is ideal for both occasional and professional planners.
June agenda: What teams and crews need from lodging companies
On stage in June: BCD experts tackle the pros and cons of RFPS, how to make duty of care personal, and the lodging needs for teams and crews. Meet us at these conferences in Denver, Houston and NYC.
Introduce new employees to the travel program ASAP
When is the best time to introduce new employees to the managed travel program? From the very beginning. That may not mean day one (let’s face it, they’ll probably spend most of that time trying to set up their new inbox). But the onboarding process is the best opportunity to present the managed travel program to new employees.
BCD wins BTN awards for helping protect the planet
BCD received the “Achievement in Sustainability – TMC” recognition at the 2024 Business Travel Sustainability Awards & Summit for Europe and the Americas. The awards were announced May 8 and May 14 at BTN events in New York City and London.
Hyatt Regency strengthens guest offering with personal training platform, Future
Exciting news for World of Hyatt members and Hyatt Regency guests, who will have access to 130 complimentary guided workouts across 26 participating Hyatt Regency properties. These workouts are custom-designed for all fitness levels, and are tailor-made to leverage the participating hotel’s fitness equipment and activities.
East meets West: A business traveler’s guide to Singapore
With origins dating back as far as the 14th century, the modern city-state of Singapore in Southeast Asia has evolved into a bustling hub of business and innovation. Today, rich and diverse cultures, efficient infrastructure, and world-class dining and entertainment options abound across this destination. Will you be heading to Singapore soon? Then check out this guide with tips from resident and BCD staffer Agnes Heng.
TripSource’s new desktop experience looks great and works even better
We’ve all had moments when looking good helped us perform even better. TripSource® is having its moment now. We’ve improved the design of the desktop experience, and early feedback from travel arrangers and business travelers is overwhelmingly positive.
Turkish Airlines, renowned for its extensive global network including Australia, welcomes Denver in June!
Turkish Airlines keeps flying to more countries than any other airline in the world.
ALL by Accor: Your Lifestyle Loyalty Programme
Accor, a world leading hospitality group offers one of the most diversified portfolios of the industry with more than 5,600 properties in 110 countries, across 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, as well as lifestyle, including Fairmont, Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, ibis and more.
Texas is the new Silicon Valley, according to travel stats
BCD data reveals the top domestic and intercontinental cities that U.S. business travelers visited the most in 2023.
The power of connection: Generations at work
For Global Intergenerational Week 2024, BCD Travel celebrates the power of intergenerational connections at work. Here’s what our people had to say about belonging, what they value and life at BCD.
Make your managed travel program safer for travelers
When your employees are on the road, there is nothing more important than their safety. A Traveler Security Program Assessment can help protect your company’s most valuable assets: your people.
Report: Taking real climate action
Together with our marketplace partner, goodcarbon, we’re looking at ways we can engage in responsible climate actions that will make a difference to the climate crisis. This new report, “Moving beyond climate neutrality claims: Taking real climate action,” illustrates how companies can effectively reduce emissions and use carbon credits responsibly.
BCD cracks the code to delivering travel program data in an instant
We get it. Travel managers are busy. They need answers and insights fast – but massaging and analyzing travel data isn’t exactly a speedy process. Getting answers from travel data generally involves waiting and hours of sorting pivot tables. Not anymore. Not for BCD clients. Enter Instant Query (IQ), a new feature within our flagship DecisionSource® platform that does just what its name suggests: provides answers in an instant.
April agenda: Meet BCD in Toronto and Brighton
Meet and network with BCD Travel and Advito at these April 2024 events.