Business Travel Resources
Research & Intelligence: Welcome to our Business Travel Management Resources page.
Here you'll find a variety of information to help you plan and manage your company's business travel. Whether you're looking for ways to reduce costs, streamline your booking process or ensure the safety and comfort of your employees on the road, you'll find valuable resources and tips on this page.
From reports and insights to case studies and infographics, our comprehensive collection covers topics such as travel policy development, cost-saving strategies, traveler wellness, sustainability and emerging technologies.
Latest Resources:
Research Snapshot: Total Trip Cost: Adoption and calculation
Most travel buyers don’t currently track Total Trip Cost (TTC) but would like to do this in the future.
Webinar – Keeping your travelers safe with BCD Alert
Keeping travelers safe is a 24/7 job. To help travel and security managers deal with this daunting responsibility, BCD Travel launched BCD Alert. Our newly released mobile app allows you to keep your travelers safe and informed. Anytime. Anywhere.
Surview: Payment & Expense: Travel Buyers Speak
With this survey we aimed to explore the role of Payment & Expense in a travel program looking at the current pain points and future trends.
Vaccinations and easing travel restrictions
While they have yet to become a mandatory condition of travel, a traveler’s vaccination status is increasingly being used to determine which travel restrictions they are subject to and which services and amenities they can access at their destination.
Research Snapshot: Finance as Payment & Expense stakeholder
Finance is the most influential Payment & Expense stakeholder in business travel, followed by Travel Management and Procurement.
Research Snapshot: Payment and Expense priorities
Processes simplification is the top payment and expense priority reported by travel buyers.
Research Snapshot: Travel policy post-pandemic
Travel buyers and travelers have different views about what policy options are essential to travel post-pandemic.
Research Snapshot: How travel program priorities are changing
On the travel buyers’ list of program priorities, sustainability keeps growing its importance at the highest speed.
Webinar – Trends and truth: Shift to sustainable suppliers
Sustainable travel solutions are a top priority for companies as travel returns. But how can you evolve your program from fulfilling a tick-box exercise to driving meaningful change? Join us for an open discussion with our partners at Air France KLM and Accor on building a sustainable travel program.
Insights: Transatlantic Rebound
The U.S. government’s relaxed restrictions have sparked a travel boom, and airlines are already responding with expanded schedules.
A guide to Singapore vaccinated travel lanes (VTL)
The Singapore government has announced an additional eight countries to be added to the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme, effective Oct. 19.
Digital Health Passes Update
We’ve created this new report as companion to the original paper, updating you on some of the recent developments and progress on digital health passes
Webinar – Building a sustainable future together
A sustainable tomorrow requires action today, and collaboration from every part of the industry. But what actions are truly propelling change? Join us in an open discussion with our partners at Delta Air Lines and IHG Hotels & Resorts on driving corporate climate action.
Software company saves US$4.4M with non-refundable ticket recovery during COVID-19
Read how BCD recovered thousands of non-refundable tickets, worth US$4.9M on file and achieved a cost avoidance of US$4.4M, representing a 90% savings to date.
Surview: Traveler Survey: Future of work and business travel
With this survey we aimed to explore travelers' attitudes towards new ways of working and traveling for business in the currently changing environment influenced by the pandemic.
Research Snapshot: Remote versus face-to-face meetings
Virtual setting is more suitable for certain types of meetings, while others may lead to better results when conducted offline.
Research Snapshot: COVID-19 – Current issues with travel suppliers
28% of the survey respondents resumed business travel. They reported the following issues experienced with travel suppliers on the recent business trips …
Research Snapshot: COVID-19 – Travel policy post-pandemic
We asked business travelers what travel policy options they consider important to travel post-pandemic. Here’s what they said ...
Report: Track and trace apps
Multiple locations have implemented apps to help travelers easily fulfill health regulations while traveling. This report summarizes the most common ones for Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and Southwest Pacific.
Research Snapshot: COVID-19 – how business travelers view the measures needed to resume safe travel
Business travelers have become less positive about the measures intended to support their return to travel. In this research snapshot you’ll learn how different COVID-19 measures have affected their willingness to travel.
Research Snapshot: COVID-19 – the resumption of business travel
The return of domestic travel is already well under way, but international travel will be slower to resume...
Report: EU Digital COVID Certificate
The European Union is introducing the EU Digital COVID Certificate to facilitate the safe free movement of EU citizens within the EU during the pandemic. EU Member States have already started issuing and using the certificate, although it officially launches on July 1, 2021.
Elite Partnership
As an Elite Partner with SAP Concur, BCD offers travelers, travel managers and procurement teams a powerful end-to-end solution that captures more data, better measures performance and optimizes travel spend.
Webinar – Reach new heights with American Airlines
Are you still hearing concerns from your travelers about flying in today’s conditions? Do the changing guidelines and processes bring up more questions than you have answers for? Tune in to hear from our partners at American Airlines, as they share how they’re supporting you and your travelers as you return to the skies.
