Category - Travelling With Vision

26
Aug

Travel Manager 2020 Foundational Shifts in the Role of the Travel Manager

Travel Management is an evolving process which shares characteristics with and is influenced by procurement and finance, but retains its own unique challenges and characteristics. Procurement generalists have a tendency to view travel as commodity purchases, which may be valid, but can result in glossing over the industry-specific nuances, like shifts in the travel value […]

25
Aug

Cutting the costs of Corporate Travel

With Ian Race, Senior Vice-President, Sales & Account Management  Even when the economy is buoyant, there are benefits in keeping a close rein on corporate travel costs. Recently I gave a presentation to the Global Business Travel Association in which I shared some of Vision’s top suggestions for cost containment.  Then we asked members of […]

5
Aug

Giving Back on your Holiday

A few years ago, volunteering holidays were all the rage: the chance to combine some volunteer activity with your holiday, making you a “voluntourist”. You could, make a difference by, for example, helping out for a few days in an orphanage. Nowadays responsible tour companies have been rethinking the concept of voluntourism and shifting the […]

5
Aug

Croatia: An Undiscovered Gem

Croatia is one of Europe’s “undiscovered” gems but is certainly not shy about making up for lost time! This small country – shaped like an upsidedown U and bordering the Adriatic Sea to the west, facing the boot of Italy – is punching way above its weight when it comes to active holidays. On the […]

30
Jul

Destination Spotlight: Cook Islands

Breathe in the fresh pure air. Wade into the cool, calm, blue lagoons. Let the untouched charm of these beautiful Cook Islands capture your spirit and hold your heart. The 15 islands of the Cooks lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii in the South Pacific, scattered like fragrant frangipani petals floating across 2.2 million […]

28
Jul

How 2015 is Trending

With Ian Race, Senior Vice-President, Sales & Account Management There’s one certainty in the world of corporate travel:  constant change.  Just few years ago, for example, our on-line bookings were numbered in single digit percentages.  And today?  Close to 40 per cent of our transactions are being managed through an online booking tool. What certainly […]