Are you spending hours looking for flights and booking accommodation for your company’s business travellers? Does organising transport or managing travel claims leave you feeling frustrated? If the stress of business travel planning is getting in the way of the regular demands of your job, you need a travel management partner. Whether it is...
Why Face-to-Face Meetings are Essential in the Digital Age
In today’s technologically-driven business world, speed is everything. To keep things moving as fast as possible, in-person meetings are taking the backseat in favour of the latest high-tech solutions. Arguably, this is because face-to-face meetings are considered time-consuming and expensive (especially if your business travellers need to go abroad). Virtual communication has certainly streamlined...
Go Green with Thompsons Travel
Going green is more important today than ever before. As individuals, we have a responsibility to act. As corporates, it’s even more important that we take up the green charge and lead by example. Here’s how we’re going green – and how you can, too: #CarbonEmissions Are you monitoring the effect your business travel...
Celebrating Women’s Month with Thompsons Travel
On 9 August 1956, twenty thousand women marched to Pretoria to protest against the Urban Areas Act. Proof that women in South Africa will always stand together and support each other, the 9th of August has been celebrated as a public holiday since. With the whole month of August recognised as Women’s Month, we...
3 Tech Trends to Take your Conference to the Next Level
As with other industries, the use of technology is one of the most significant trends in the sector for meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE). It’s no longer just about attending an event – delegates want to experience it. They want a return on the impact of their attendance. Do you have the right...
5 Things to Look for in a Travel Management Partner
A travel management partner will do the heavy lifting of business travel for your company; carefully track, monitor, and evaluate all of your business travel data, providing insights into how and where to reduce costs. Additionally, you will benefit from industry-proven advice and expertise to get the best value for money within your company’s...
3 Things To Know About PCI
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) is a global data security standard to protect confidential payment card information against fraud and theft. Airlines have demanded that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) support their own internal compliance project, which is why IATA Accredited Travel Agents now need to become PCI DSS compliant....
Biodiversity & Community – Being a Responsible Business Traveller
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.” – Howard Zinn As supporters of the TreadRight Foundation, Thompsons Travel is committed to promoting responsible tourism through highlighting the foundation’s four key focus areas: Water, Biodiversity, Leadership and Community. Whether you are travelling for business or leisure – or both (bleisure)...
How to Host a Winning Workshop
Well-planned workshops can be incredible for everyone involved and particularly beneficial for brainstorming, interactive learning, building relationships and problem-solving. However, detailed planning is critical for success. So, how can you plan a workshop that will not only be relevant and productive but will inspire your attendees? Start with a goal Every workshop must have...
10 Tips to Green Your Conference
Going green is more important today than ever before. As individuals, we have a responsibility to act. As corporates, it’s even more important that we take up the green charge and lead by example. Thompsons Travel strongly encourages and supports the TreadRight Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes sustainable travel. As one of South Africa’s leading corporate...