Marriott’s acquisition of Starwood is set to change the hotel industry significantly. Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s (CWT) latest white paper shows corporate travel buyers need to start thinking about the implications now and start planning how it will change their travel programmes. Scott Brennan, CWT EVP and Head of Global Supplier Management said: “Consolidation in the […]

Aer Lingus has revolutionised its check-in experience at Dublin Airport with the launch of a new Express Bag Drop service, designed to make travel as seamless as possible. Ideally timed to coincide with the busy summer months, the new check-in facility is set to dramatically reduce the time it takes to check-in at the airport […]

Driving is a method of self-reliant transport we take for granted every day. However well we think we drive, we still get distracted and that causes us to make mistakes. If you’ve got to drive for work, it’s even more important to not make errors, as you’re representing your employer on the road. Aviva’s recent […]

New analysis by Collinson Group reveals that UK business travellers spent £1.05 billion on trips to the US in 2015, the first time it has risen above the billion-pound mark and up 35% from 2014. Such is the value of the US market that the amount spent in 2015 was more than the combined value […]

Duty of care for staff is a top concern for businesses of all sizes booking taxis and private hire vehicles, says Roy Hughes, Director at One Transport and OT-24 Licensing, insurance and passenger safety have become hot topics in the ground transport industry. A trawl through recent headlines will alert you to that fact. Over […]

Today Edwardian Hotels London launches a new ‘virtual host’ service to its hotel guests, designed by Aspect Software. The artificially intelligent service, called ‘Edward’, is designed to deliver exceptional experiences for guests who prefer digital brand interaction. Available at 12 Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels, including Heathrow and the Vanderbilt in South Kensington in London, the […]

Florence is home to hundreds of years of art history and offers the ideal location for both leisure and business trips. Molly Dyson escapes to the Tuscan hills outside the city for a taste of true Italian hospitality. Classic film aficionados will recognise the picturesque Belmond Villa San Michele as the location of 1962’s Love […]

Double the number of larger corporates than SMEs (53% compared to 25%) say that they conduct risk assessments only if the employee is travelling to an area deemed high risk, according to the latest research from Collinson Group. Asked if their business has a corporate travel risk partner in place in addition to a travel […]

Women book their flights 1.9 days earlier than their male counterparts, according to Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s (CWT) analysis of 6.4 million air booking transactions. They therefore pay an average of around 2% less for their tickets than men. The full findings are published today by CWT in a white paper: “Gender differences in booking business […]

Skyline Worldwide, a leading brand in the field of serviced accommodation, has entered into partnership with YourWelcome. By the end of April, all Skyline serviced apartments in London will be provided with touchscreen technology devices loaded with the YourWelcome app. The YourWelcome app enables accommodation providers to create their own welcome video and instruction guide […]

Leading train company CrossCountry, part of transport group Arriva, has extended availability of ‘Advance on the Day’ tickets to corporate travellers using the EvolviNG self-booking platform. The ‘Advance on the Day’ initiative has seen CrossCountry introduce across all its routes* the opportunity for passengers to buy discounted ‘Advance’ tickets within just 15 minutes of their […]

The swiftly expanding serviced apartment provider Skyline recently announced the opening of its latest acquisition – the newest building located in the prestigious Canary Wharf and Docklands area. Lincoln Plaza by Skyline is a serviced apartment development offering stylish, sophisticated and highly desirable living accommodation for family, leisure, or corporate travellers in a location boasting […]

Almost three quarters (72%) of business travellers bolt on additional leisure days to their trips, but new research reveals that many may be doing so without the protection of their firm. The study commissioned by Collinson Group highlights that despite 89% of companies allowing this so-called ‘bleisure’ travel, almost a third (31%) do not extend […]

CTI, the leading regional travel management company, has announced a partnership with Concur, the global leader in integrated travel and expense management, to offer its customers an enhanced and simpler way to manage travel and expenses. CTI’s customers will now have access to Concur’s entire technology stack, incorporated into the existing offerings and tools available, […]

New research commissioned by Collinson Group has found the majority of HR professionals (58%) believe the process of sending employees abroad has got more complicated and difficult from a duty of care perspective over the past 12 months. At a time of heightened global travel risks, the study also found more than half (54%) believe […]