Is it time to refresh your travel program? A lot has happened over the last 2 years with the complexities of the pandemic. As travel ramps up, it’s time to travel again with expert advice and safety first.Read More
10 tips to reduce travel costs and increase efficiency. Are you ready to restart your travel program in 2022? Included in this blog post, you will find 10 tips to reduce travel costs. If you have traveling employees, it’s more important than ever to ensure your travel program is up to date. And it needs...Read More
Time To Travel It’s time to travel. As Canada and other countries start to ease travel restrictions, business travellers are starting to hit the road again. It is a new world out there with new issues and uncertainty about travel safety. In other words, the travel experience is different. Travellers and employers need confidence and...Read More
Business travel has always had its risks and rewards. The rewards can include landing a new customer; renewing a big contract with an existing customer; attending an important conference, etc. The risks of travel have typically included weather delays, natural disasters, and terrorism. But moving forward, business travel comes with new travel risks. More specifically,...Read More
We were invited for an airport tour of the Air Canada Jetz charter aircraft and a closer look at Air Canada Vacations’ Jetz Experience. Here are some thoughts from our very own Darlene Wipp: 1. What was your first impression of Air Canada Jetz? I loved the transformation of the Airbus A319 to 58 Business...Read More
Business Travel in a COVID-19 World is different. Nothing seems normal in a pandemic and travel is no exception. As the economy reopens and we all move forward, it’s time to travel again. Business needs to travel for a variety of reasons including company growth, customer visits, internal company meetings, etc. I flew with Air...Read More
In the fast-moving complicated world of travel, there at least 5 reasons why you need a travel agent. A good agent is vital for the expertise that they bring to help travellers of all budgets. Tech-savvy travellers appreciate the support and service of travel agents, and so does every major corporation. It just makes sense....Read More
Could you track down your travellers in the event of a crisis? Unfortunately, due to events such as terror attacks, natural disasters, virus outbreaks, etc. it’s more important than ever to ensure your company has a duty of care procedures in place for travelling employees. To begin managing travel-related risks, employers need to create a...Read More
In recent years, a movement has begun. It’s a movement that takes consumers away from large, impersonal companies and introduces them to the people doing business in their very own cities. PLUS Travel Group is 100% Canadian owned and operated. They are very proud to be one of the only fully Canadian Travel Management Companies...Read More
Cost savings has long been the focus of many corporate travel policies. The only reason businesses spend money on travel is because they expect positive outcomes from those trips. Travel programs should be designed to maximize those outcomes rather than to minimize travel costs. Senior management should prioritize trip success rates as well as road...Read More
