Get Your Free Travel Analysis Does your Company Travel Program need some attention? Or more specifically an update to reflect company goals and culture? Do you have a travel policy that takes full advantage of corporate services and savings? Do you have up-front airline savings with your primary carriers? Could your average ticket price be...Read More
Get Prepared!… If you’ve never gone through the travel management procurement process, it can sometimes be daunting. So many questions, so many options, how does one make a choice? Many companies start the process by meeting with Travel Management Companies (TMCs) or putting out RFPs. However, we’ve found that success often stems from first thoroughly...Read More
Do Your Research! The internet has made it so easy to do your research on a variety of topics so naturally, it is also a great way to find a potential TMC (Travel Management Company). A great way to begin the research process is to do a general search for questions that are related to...Read More
Key considerations for selecting the right travel management company… Transaction Fees By far the most popular commercial model, the transaction fees model is where the client pays a small fee for each transaction they make with a Travel Management Company (TMC). Such transactions include bookings, cancellations, or changes to existing bookings. Usually, TMCs offer discounted...Read More
Issuing an RFP isn’t always necessary when choosing a TMC… Some view RFPs as an outdated method. Companies who thrive on innovation are looking for a better process, one that focuses on building rewarding client-vendor relationships. When looking to hire a vendor who offers a service, a cookie-cutter approach may not yield the best results....Read More
Although TMC benchmarking can be an important factor in most procurement processes, the usual techniques used can often lead to inaccurate results when it comes to evaluating Travel Management Companies (TMCs). For ordinary items that are not sensitive to a variety of external factors, such as paper, you can easily solicit a quote from suppliers...Read More
