Are you considering including bleisure in your company travel policy? Bleisure, in which business travellers add on a few leisure days to their business trip, is a convenient way to combine two trips, save costs and see more of a destination. Plus, by spending more time on the ground recovering from jetlag and having a couple days to...
5 Ways to Be More Cyber-Savvy on a Business Trip
In the digital age, information is currency, so it’s crucial that you protect your data (and that of your company) while you’re travelling. Seemingly innocent actions can lead to potential cybersecurity breaches, putting your business data at risk. Here are 5 ways to be more cyber-savvy on a business trip. Don’t leave the door open...
How to Stay Productive on a Business Trip
In between flights, transfers, meetings and client dinners, business travel can be stressful. Add on the effects of jetlag and your productivity levels really come under pressure. So, how can you remain productive on a business trip? We have a few tips: Lean on your travel manager Your travel management company will take care of the small details, leaving you...
5 Ways Smart Tech is Making Solo Travel Safer
Whether stealing a moment between meetings or taking advantage of a few bleisure days at the end of your work trip, business travel often equals solo travel. And if you have ever found yourself nervously wandering around a new destination alone, the good news is that smart technology is making solo travel safer. Here’s how: Language barriers are a thing...
What NDC means for your Corporate Travel Programme
IATA’S New Distribution Capability (NDC) is on everyone’s lips – from travel management companies to airlines. It’s set to affect the entire corporate and commercial travel ecosystem, but what impact will NDC have on your company’s business travel programme, and why should your corporate travellers even care about it? What is NDC? Introduced by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the NDC is...
Your Guide to Business Travel Budgeting in 2019
Travel is one of the most challenging and emotive of all expense categories for which to budget. Not only is overall travel volume unpredictable, but the cost of any given trip depends on market rates and demand, and is based on thousands of purchasing decisions made by employees. As leaders in business travel, we...
What does Gen Z want from a Travel Management Company?
Forget Millennials. It’s Generation Z (those born in the late 1990s) who are about to change the way we work, play and travel. These “new kids on the block” already make up a quarter of the world’s population and by 2020 will account for 40% of all consumers. Before you know it, they’ll be the decision makers in your industry. ...
Bizarre Business Etiquette from Around the World
Sometimes business etiquette can be downright bizarre. Small things could make or break a business relationship, like how you greet someone to how you accept their business card. Here are seven unusual business customs from around the world. Karaoke in South Korea How’s your singing voice? In South Korean, if your business hosts take...
Our Favourite Thompsons Travel Moments from 2018
The end of the year is upon us! As we tie up loose ends and wrap up our projects (while wrapping gifts for our loved ones), we take a look back at the last 12 months. Join us in celebrating our favourite moments and milestones in 2018… Thompsons Travel turns 40! In February, we...
Travel Tech Trends for 2019
Today’s travel is becoming phenomenally more demanding than it used to be. There is a higher expectation for speed, authenticity, personalisation, seamlessness and security. Innovative technology has reshaped the way we work, live and behave, and will continue to change the way we travel. Here are a few trends we’re looking forward to in...