January 9, 2024
There are many benefits of having a managed corporate travel program. You should consider that many services performed by your Travel Management Company (TMC) would have to be accomplished internally within your company or organization. Listed below are the many benefits which come with a managed business travel program. With over 50 years of expertise managing Business Travel for our clients, Teplis Travel is well suited to take your corporate travel program to the next level. We can manage your online Concur travel and offer expert corporate travel agents to service your complex business travel needs.
Founded in 1972, Teplis Travel is an award-winning provider of innovative and cost-effective corporate travel management solutions. Teplis has maintained a reputation as a highly trusted Women-Owned travel management company with a global client list and travelers based in locations all around the world. We specialize in corporate travel, international travel, association travel, group travel, and VIP travel. No matter if you are based in Atlanta, Georgia like us or travel internationally, we can help you realize the benefits of a managed corporate travel program.
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Travel Issue |
Benefit of Managed Travel |
Consequence of Unmanaged Travel |
| Finding The Lowest Fare | Teplis Travel will guarantee the lowest corporate policy fare | “Lowest fare” may be defined by the traveler, and not by corporate policy |
| Securing Corporate Discounts | Consolidated data provides spend detail & improves negotiating leverage with suppliers | Suppliers unlikely to grant meaningful discounts based on non-detailed general ledger data |
| Risk Management | Teplis Travel can intercept travel to risk sensitive destinations and find travelers when a crisis develops | Corporations are at legal risk when employees traveling on corporate business cannot be tracked in one consolidated risk tool. |
| Non-Refundable Tickets | Teplis Travel’s Non-Refundable Ticket Tracking ensures that all dollars spent are re-used and not lost. | Unmanaged travelers can forget to rebook non- refundable tickets prior to travel date, and lose the full value of the airline tickets |
| Web/Direct Fare Flexibility | Teplis Travel can reserve all fares on major carriers via Sabre or Worldspan GDS, allowing corporate travel customers to void tickets and avoid the full airline ticket price loss or change fees | Travelers cannot void airline tickets on airline websites and will forfeit full value of the ticket if changed. |
| 24 Hour Emergency Support | Teplis Travel is available 24/7 for support of GDS and direct fare corporate airline tickets and will answer your calls timely. | No service delivery guaranteed, and airlines will not have access all carrier schedules and all reservations and profile data. Airline call center wait times can be lengthily (e.g. sometimes over an hour) |
| Online Booking Products | Teplis Travel offers a choice in your online booking tools (OBT) that support your business travel culture and policy. This approach promotes compliance through invisible filters. Concur, Deem, Atriis, etc are just a few of the corporate travel OBT’s that we support. | Inconsistent policy application and fare offerings |
| Business Hotel Reservations and No- Shows | Teplis Travel can find “hidden” hotel rooms in sold-out situations and often arrange waiver of no-show bills | Securing and supporting preferred hotel agreements will be challenging during negotiations and consolidating data |
| Car Rental Programs | Teplis Travel will support in sold- out situations and often arrange waiver of no-show bills. | Preferred Car rental rates, insurance and direct billing options are at risk |
| Groups & Meetings | Teplis Travel will ensure that groups travel on group zone fare discounts and that meeting travel are budgeted at lowest possible costs | Direct connect will not shop all options for group movements. |
| Consolidated Reporting | Teplis Travel can integrate direct bookings into business intelligence reports, adding credit to corporate travel customers corporate discount targets | Direct fares are reported by and not credited to corporate customers’ contract targets. In addition, it will be a disjointed program to ensure what your buying is a competitive offering in the market |
| Data Security | Teplis Travel ensures your business travel data security when booking through corporate travel agency booking channels | Business Traveler frequent flyer numbers are owned by the traveler. This is data that would have to be provided to the airline to enable your travelers to earn points for the company. While this is not PCI data it does enable exposure to the corporation. |
| Service Delivery | Teplis Travel’s focus on exceptional service delivery is a primary objective. From the travel agent, account managers and leadership we are all committed to a outstanding corporate travel service delivery | Corporate Travelers would be on their own to get support from the airline in case of service interruptions. In addition, the travel manager would be responsible for managing the integrity of the profiles with the airline. |
This blog was reviewed for accuracy by
Ted Petty, CIO/CTO Teplis Travel
Ted is a seasoned expert in the corporate travel industry, currently serving as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Teplis Travel. With over two decades of experience, Ted has consistently demonstrated his prowess in optimizing travel solutions for businesses, leveraging innovative technologies to streamline operations and enhance the traveler experience. His dynamic leadership and commitment to staying at the forefront of industry trends make him an invaluable asset in the world of corporate travel and leisure travel.
