Business travel is the second largest controllable cost for the average US organization and in 2010’s “new normal”, procurement managers are preparing for: more travel using the same if not smaller budgets (56% of NBTA’s 2010 Business Travel Forecast respondents cautiously reported that they expected their spending to increase – 31% expected flat spending*), the fact that air, hotel, and car rental rates will go down (between 1% to 8%*), negotiated deals will remain prevalent for those who can control and direct spending (70% of Travel Managers reported that they think they will negotiate better hotel rates, 30% think they will get better car and air deals*), increased pressure to leverage more of their travel and meeting spend to reduce costs and enhance benefits, virtual travel to play a larger role as well a mobile tools, miscellaneous costs to continue to rise, and lastly that national, world and emergency situations will require support and communication systems. We have already experienced terrorism attacks, two earthquakes and unusual weather catastrophes in the last 90 days.
So now that we know what to expect, what can we do to manage these changes and obstacles?
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/in Tools for Professionals/by Michael MacNairBusiness travel is the second largest controllable cost for the average US organization and in 2010’s “new normal”, procurement managers are preparing for: more travel using the same if not smaller budgets (56% of NBTA’s 2010 Business Travel Forecast respondents cautiously reported that they expected their spending to increase – 31% expected flat spending*), the fact that air, hotel, and car rental rates will go down (between 1% to 8%*), negotiated deals will remain prevalent for those who can control and direct spending (70% of Travel Managers reported that they think they will negotiate better hotel rates, 30% think they will get better car and air deals*), increased pressure to leverage more of their travel and meeting spend to reduce costs and enhance benefits, virtual travel to play a larger role as well a mobile tools, miscellaneous costs to continue to rise, and lastly that national, world and emergency situations will require support and communication systems. We have already experienced terrorism attacks, two earthquakes and unusual weather catastrophes in the last 90 days.
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Where are you in your evolution from business person to business professional? Picture yourself in the following 17 situations to find out:
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