Corporate Travel
Short breaks better than long holidays: Survey
Long holidays of two weeks or more sometimes aren’t worth the stress, according to a British survey.
Almost 7 in 10 respondents reportedly said several short breaks are a better way to relax and re-charge during the year than one or two long holidays.
This is because it’s easier to plan and organise only
Lego corporate travellers respond to mobile messaging
By pushing out destination-related and itinerary-triggered content via text message, Danish toy giant Lego gives its travelling staff relevant and timely information while also increasing corporate travel policy compliance.
Since 2008, Lego has been using ConTgo, a company that helps corporations track and communicate with their travelling staff through text messaging. The messaging has opened doors
Factor Sydney Festival into January corporate travel
January 7, 2012 to January 29, 2012
The Sydney Festival begins on Saturday, January 7 and concludes on Sunday, January 29. It includes 80 cultural events involving local and international artists and performers, with major productions held in the city.
BCD Travel recommends avoiding travel on or around the dates of the festival’s major events, which are likely to
BCD Travel’s top 5 business customs in Abu-Dhabi
Each month BCD Travel offers its top five tips for corporate travellers doing business in a particular country. This month we look at the fast-growing business travel destination of Abu-Dhabi.
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London to LA in one hour!
It may be many years away but Virgin boss, Sir Richard Branson, says one hour flights between London and Los Angeles are “not completely out of the question” as the company’s space travel business continues to develop.
With Virgin Galactic’s Mother Ship now finished, Branson is aiming to usher in the era of commercial space travel
Record leisure and business travel
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows more Australian leisure and business travellers are heading overseas than ever before.
In August, 664,900 Australians – or 1 in 34, left the country for holidays or corporate travel trips – the highest number ever recorded in a single month.
Corporate travel agency, BCD Travel
Staying Green
Will standardized hotel carbon reporting help travel managers meet their environmental goals?
The world’s largest hotel groups are trying to hammer out a standard measurement for hotel carbon emissions. But do they have any hope of reaching consensus — and how would travel buyers act on the data?
The hospitality industry is getting serious about sustainability.
Northern Territory musters for MICE
The inaugural Northern Territory Muster ’11 was held last month in a bid to attract more meetings, incentives, conferences and events to Darwin, Alice Springs and other areas.
The Darwin Convention Centre and Northern Territory Convention Bureau (NTCB) mustered its top meeting and event suppliers in a road trip through Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide.
They invited
Plan corporate travel during London Olympics now
BCD Travel is recommending that its corporate travel clients begin planning now for business travel within a month of the Olympics, which begins on July 27 and runs through to August 12 next year.
The corporate travel agency says two thirds of the city’s room stock has already been taken and visitors are expected to