Industry leaders, Agiito, have taken the next steps to offer meeting bookers live availability technology by rolling this functionality out with their customer, Royal Mail Group. Agiito announced in August that they were launching their live availability solution for their meetings and events customers. This enables bookers to view rates and venue availability in real-time, […]

Agiito has announced that, for the first time, its travel, meetings and events solution will feature on the RM6217 Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework.  Out of all the suppliers on the framework, Agiito is the only travel management company (TMC) to be awarded a place on two Lots: Lot 1 (UK travel booking solutions) and Lot 4 (venue-finding and events).  These two ‘Lots’ enables central government, wider public sector and third sector organisations access to fully managed, online and offline travel booking solutions covering UK and international rail and […]

Travel Counsellors has announced a new strategic partnership with GlobalStar Travel Management. Delivering bespoke corporate and leisure travel services since 1994, Travel Counsellors is an independent travel company with over 1,900 travel franchisees across six countries – the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa and UAE. This new partnership allows the company to deliver uncompromised personal service and market expertise […]

A new study of 313 European business travel managers by Business Travel Show Europe (30 September – 1 October) has revealed that over one -quarter (28%) of buyers have switched travel management companies (TMCs) over the last 12 months. A further 36% plan to move their business by summer 2022. When asked why they decided […]

A report by ACE Travel Management has found that 45% of people do not feel informed enough to make sustainable decisions when travelling for business. Despite the uncertainty caused due to the impact of COVID-19, now is the time for businesses to improve their consideration for sustainable travel. There is no question that sustainability is going to […]

The Advantage Travel Partnership travel management company (TMC) consortium has announced a partnership with HBAA – the trade association for the hotel booking agency, apartment and venue community. HBAA has around 225 venue members and over 100 agency members. Among the mutual benefits of the partnership, HBAA agency members will have access to the Global […]

Putting the train back at the heart of business travel is the aim of three UK train operators who are backing a new customer confidence scheme by Visit Britain. Grand Central, CrossCountry and Chiltern Railways have all gained accreditation to Visit Britain’s ‘Good To Go’ initiative, as they look to reassure passengers on the safety […]

To help clients rebuild a safe travel programme, Good Travel Management has launched a COVID-19 Travel Guidance Hub, providing resources and content to support businesses back into travelling at the right time. The COVID-19 Travel Guidance Hub has been designed to help organisations from all industry sectors who are thinking of making plans for a […]

A third of corporate travel managers across Northern Europe believe their business travel programmes will recover within six months, according to new research from Accor. The study reveals that just seven per cent of corporates believe it will take longer than 12 months for their business travel programmes to get back on track, with 21 […]

This Wednesday’s PA Life LIVE digital conference sees Not Just Travel take part as an Event Partner. Not Just Travel’s award-winning specialists are available to make planning your executives’ next trip stress-free and easy. From the whole package to finishing touches such as car hire and travel insurance, Not Just Travel will assist you in […]

Travel and experiences specialist Inspire Me Travel has signed as an Event Partner at the PA Life LIVE virtual conference, which takes place on Wednesday, June 24th. Inspire Me Travel provides a range of experiences for its clients – from wine-tasting to cultural and historical trips; to music, thrills and luxury experiences. Join 100+ fellow PAs, EAs […]

TAG and Tramada Systems have revealed the first global TMC implementation agreement for tramada, a cloud-based post-booking software platform. TAG first implemented tramada in Australia, where the software has been in place for a year. The global expansion of the relationship between the companies was driven by the regional results, which showed dramatic increases in […]

The business travel market is a huge arena, filled with numerous firms, such as travel management companies or consultants, all specialising in offering expert advice and travel services. We’ve compiled a list of the best out there to help support assistants this year… Whether it’s booking a visa, researching for the best budget hotel or […]

A travel management tool at the palm of your hands… Earlier this week, PA Life were invited to attend the press launch for Corporate Traveller’s exciting and innovative ‘chatbot’ app named Sam (Smart Assistant Manager). Sam is a next generation mobile app that blends artificial intelligence and the expertise of Corporate Traveller consultants to support business […]