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Top Business Travel Trends Coming in 2024

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Public safety expert Frank Harrison, who serves as regional security director, Americas at World Travel Protection , predicts that three central trends will shape business travel in 2024: Remote work, a focus on sustainability and budget constraints. Remote Work & Bleisure Travel Remote work, once rare, has become commonplace.

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Australia Innovates – Redesigning Water Solutions for Remote Communities

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Project Gilghi started as a conversation among Australian engineers whose goal was to provide remote access to clean water. Adopting a “plug and play approach,” Gilghi only requires truck transportation and a forklift to install. The results have been tremendous.

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Traveller survey highlights ‘duty of care’ gap for remote working and bleisure travel

Travel Daily Media

The post Traveller survey highlights ‘duty of care’ gap for remote working and bleisure travel appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. When travellers do feel unsafe, it is most often when walking in the streets (44%), driving in an unfamiliar location (43%), or using public transportation (40%).

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Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business?

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.:27%) Their accent (17%, 23%) Their gender (17%, 26%) Their physical appearance (16%, 25%) Their ethnicity or race (15%, 22%) Being a parent or caretaker (13%, 18%) Their sexual orientation (8%, 17%) Their disability (7%, 14%) The survey also reported that remote workers say business travel is critical for workplace relationships.

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Corporate Travel That Works: New Trends

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Organizations have remained steadfast in their belief that meeting in person drives performance and growth , no matter if they’re fully remote, entirely office-based or a hybrid of the two options. Super Commuting and Employee Exchange Programs Emerge Top talent is not always conveniently located close to the office.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

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While “90% of large companies have committed to hybrid work plans [that reduce] the touch points that once conveyed company culture, for all companies, including those which never went remote, unprecedented reports of burnout are signaling that businesses must quickly adapt,” said GBT. We learned quickly how well the remote model worked.

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

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1: Know Your Location While you think you may know what types of weather to expect when you are in certain parts of the country, the truth is you cannot be too sure. Should you arrange transportation for attendees to get to another venue, or would you cancel it altogether? It’s important to also communicate with attendees remotely.

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