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Death of Safe Harbor
06.01.2021 - Case story
If your company uses any United States-based travel service providers you urgently need to review what steps they take to protect your travellers’ personal data. On 6 October the European Court of Justice, the European Union’s highest legal authority, ruled that the Safe Harbor agreement between the EU and the US is no longer valid. If any of your US-based travel service providers – including travel management companies, online booking tools, expense management tools, global d...
Risk management – make y..
Shocking terrorist incidents and disasters during 2015 have proved yet again that companies need a robust risk management strategy for their travellers. If you don’t yet have a good risk programme, how can you launch one? If you do, what are the latest developments in security practices to help you make that programme even better? The Germanwings disaster and Paris shootings earlier this year provided fresh reminders that travel risk management is essential for corporations – and no...
Stay smart – how to impr..
Travel buyers are in the middle of negotiating their hotel deals for the year ahead. But is the lengthy process of putting together an annual accommodation programme still worth the hard work? And if it is, how can you deliver better value? Move to two-year dealsNegotiating hotel rates through an RFP (request for proposal) process usually creates substantial savings for corporate buyers. But RFPs require intense labour, from issuing tenders to negotiating backwards and forwards on price...
Adding China to your mul..
Different laws, technology, culture and even writing systems mean it is never business as usual for companies managing their fast-growing travel spend in China. What are the key distinctions from corporate travel in the West, and what is the best way to deal with them? It is many years since only the largest of Western companies traded in China. Today, the People’s Republic is the world’s biggest or second-biggest economy, according to different assessments. The Global Business Trav...
The Lufthansa GDS surcha..
Lufthansa has announced its intention to surcharge €16 for all bookings made through global distribution systems. That may sound like bad news for corporate customers, who will probably have to pick up the bill, but in the long run it could prove the start of a revolution that has long been needed. What has Lufthansa Group announced?LH Group has revealed a new distribution strategy to take effect from 1 September. LH Group airlines (Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airli...
Fuel surcharges – why ar..
Oil prices are plummeting, yet most airlines have made either limited reductions to their fuel surcharges or none at all. Critics say it is the latest proof that surcharges are arbitrary and unfair, and should either be made more transparent or, better still, abolished completely. The price of oil has fallen 60 per cent since June 2014. Motorists worldwide have seen what they pay at the petrol pump fall significantly in that time. Naturally, airline passengers expected similar cuts to the heavy...
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