As a business traveller, you want to make sure your trips are as productive and efficient as possible. Fortunately, with the help of modern technology, you can easily manage your travel plans and stay organised on the go. Whether you're travelling for work within South Africa or internationally, there are numerous business travel apps...
7 Effective Business Traveller Safety Tips
Travelling for business has significantly grown since the Covid period and remains a key part of business expansion and growth in many markets in 2023 and beyond. However, it may also present security risks, that business travellers need to be aware of and ensure they take precautions to ensure their safety.
Group Travel Etiquette: Important Do’s and Don’ts for Travelling with Colleagues
Travelling with colleagues can be a great opportunity to bond and create lasting relationships, as well as helping you to be more effective in the work environment together, but group travel can also be a minefield of potential conflicts and awkward moments.
How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle During Business Trips
Business trips are often associated with stress, long work hours, unhealthy food options and lack of sleep. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle on such trips is a challenge, but a bit of planning and effort can go a long way. Travelling for work can be an opportunity to prioritise wellness and self-care routines. In this...
10 Cybersecurity Tips for Business Travellers
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected and business travel becomes more frequent post-Covid, it's essential to keep your data and devices secure. Cybercriminals are always looking for ways to steal your private information and disrupt your business operations. Whether you're travelling for a meeting, a conference or working remotely, you can take simple steps...
The Rise of Bleisure Travel: A Balanced Approach to Reducing Employee Burnout
The world of travel is evolving, and so are our priorities when we hit the road. Once upon a time, business and leisure travel were two separate things. But nowadays, “bleisure”, which encompasses both business + leisure; might sound like just another buzzword, but the benefits go beyond just a clever portmanteau. We’ve unpacked...
Resilience, Obstacles and Kindness this Women’s Month
August is Women’s Month in South Africa, a time to celebrate and acknowledge the very many incredible women in our lives and communities. At Thompsons Travel, we are so grateful to be surrounded by diverse women of all cultures and creeds, whether as team members, partners, clients, or fellow businesswomen. We sat down with...
Why Business Travel should be Planned out Properly
Free up your Business Resources As one of the most significant spending areas for many businesses, business travel is a vital aspect that needs to be carefully managed with policy and structure. Partnering with a top travel management company frees up business resources and time, while delivering the travel function effectively, safely and to...
Loud & Clear: What your travellers need to hear
Corporate travel has always embraced innovative methods and tech to effectively communicate with its business travellers. Now with more people choosing remote work, it is even more urgent to communicate with our travellers. Are we providing them with what they need to know? Are our business travellers warned efficiently about covid travel changes? Are...
Travel Update: Seychelles Exempts Fully Immunised Visitors from PCR Tests [15 Mar 2022]
Effective March 15, 2022, visitors over 18 years, having received the first two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine including a booster dose after 6 six months since completing the primary series; will be considered fully immunised. Fully immunisation for visitors aged 12 to 18 years, necessitate the completion of only two vaccine doses. All...