Rental car suppliers are right to feel like they are on a merry-go-round. First the pandemic slowed business down to a stop. Then after laying off staff and selling inventory to stay in business the suppliers felt the merry-go-round start back up. And start to spin faster and faster. But, surprise, there are no new…
As corporate travelers begin heading back out in the world it pays to take a look, once again, at cultural differences and examine those cultural norms which are taken for granted in other countries, but may present stumbling blocks to American attempting to do business overseas. When meeting with your counterparts in foreign countries, there…
That’s right, saving money with your travel program isn’t rocket science. It’s actually easy to make an impact on your travel spend if you know what to do, and most importantly, you have the right travel management partner. Having a managed corporate travel program —where an external travel management company, who manages the booking, budgeting,…
As you move to increase your travel back to previous levels (and beyond) there are corporate travel services which are crucial to managing the movement of your employees around the world. Tracking Travel Restrictions Around The World. Even though we’re 18 months into the pandemic a wide disparity of protocols exist among different nations. In…
Just two months after adding the U.S. to its Safe Travel List, the European Union did an about face and recommended to its 27 member states that they ban nonessential travel from the United States. To be clear, the recommendation was not a ruling; each EU country would still be responsible for setting its own…
Just as we saw a dying down of travel restrictions in the United States, Europe has headed the other direction as reports of newly reported cases of the virus have caused a rash of shutdowns in countries which were close to opening up. One thing is certain: Change will continue to be a constant for…
AN INTERVIEW WITH TEPLIS TRAVEL CHAIRMAN MONICA TEPLIS Hardly any industry was left untouched by the pandemic. However, the travel industry was one of the very first to take a devastating blow. For corporate travel management and consulting company, Teplis Travel, as the first wave of the pandemic occurred outside the United States, a plan…
As we come to the end of another year, many travel managers, procurement directors, and other travel program stakeholders will turn toward the process of reviewing their choice of business travel agency. Some institutional accounts have rigid schedules for holding vendor reviews, while others do so on a semi-annual basis, and others only go to…
When searching for a corporate travel service to partner with, you’ll hear a lot about how each of them provides the best service. You’ll probably also hear several of them discuss how affordable they are. It can be hard to know who’s really telling the truth. At Teplis Travel, we want to be transparent about…
When you interviewed your current travel management company, you likely had a great experience. They were quick to respond, answered all your questions, had all the features you were looking for, and came at an affordable price. But now that you’re a few months (or years) into your relationship, you’re not sure if you’re getting…