Travel program managers are increasingly being asked to measure their success against corporate objectives. This white paper by BCD Travel’s consulting unit, Advito, provides travel managers with clear guidelines for directly linking travel program performance with corporate objectives using strategic key performance indicators, or KPIs.

Increased demand for air travel combined with flat growth in capacity is resulting in an upward climb in airfares – though disparities exist among individual regions. Meanwhile, a slower rate of recovery among advanced markets and an abundance of room capacity in emerging markets is keeping hotel rates down. The full report includes airline key performance indicators broken out by region and predictions for hotel average daily rates by region and top markets.

Advito's quarterly forecast updates reassess the economic parameters on which its initial forecast was based, analyze year-over-year booking data from the previous quarter and issue revisions as appropriate.   Additionally, this quarterly update provides a high-level view into key recent industry and market developments that may have an impact on corporate travel buyers.

Building on Advito's thorough understanding of the business travel market and the influence of global and local factors, the 2010 Industry Forecast provides clients with vital information for setting their travel budgets as the new calendar year and fiscal year approaches. 

Secure Flight is a behind-the-scenes process used by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) to screen passengers against U.S. government watch lists prior to ticketing. Secure Flight is a separate program from current TSA security checkpoint procedures at airports.

The white paper explores what consolidation means in the modern travel industry and what companies can hope to achieve from the substantial effort required to consolidate travel policies, suppliers and other program elements on a country, regional or global scale. In addition to defining consolidation and exploring benefits such as cost savings and increased traveler safety, the paper details how to execute a successful consolidation.

Business travel-related risk management is making it to the top of the agenda at the corporate level. Most security and travel managers are aware of these recent developments but unsure how to initiate a successful travel risk management program that does not inhibit corporate mobility. The white paper explains why companies should adopt a systematic, strategic approach to travel risk management – and how to do it.

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