Insights

Loadshedding, energy costs, inflation and the rising cost of living is hitting small business owners in South Africa hard. With little or no cash to spare, many SMEs are reconsidering their business travel needs, wondering whether they’ll ever be able to travel again. After all, whether you’re talking flight tickets, accommodation options or even per diem allocations, having travellers on the road is an expensive business.

Company culture has become a top priority for leaders across all industries. It can be difficult to maintain a healthy company culture in a workplace that’s increasingly remote or hybrid. With people spending less time in the office, opportunities to build connections have become increasingly crucial to strengthening corporate culture. This is why business travel has never been more important. In a way, travel managers are becoming the new custodians of the corporate culture.

The travel industry has almost made a full recovery with travel numbers nearing pre-pandemic figures. But the return of travel is proving more difficult than most in the travel industry would have thought.

Does talking travel technology make your eyes glaze over? So many tools. So much functionality. We get it! But….it’s kinda important. Actually … it’s super important – especially if you’re an SME with growth plans and employees that travel to facilitate your company’s growth.

Business travel has come a long way. So too has the technology used to manage it. And while technology has advanced at super speed, there is one aspect to business travel that hasn’t changed – the need for personal service. 

It’s that time of the year when we’re celebrating the father figures in our lives. And this year, dads deserve our attention more than ever before. Our modern dads are definitely stepping up to the plate. Did you know that today’s dads spend three times more time with their children than their fathers spent with them according to recent research?

Move over Millennials, Gen Z are (almost) all grown up. Born between 1997 and 2012, the oldest Gen Zers turn 25 this year, which means they are finished studying, entering the workforce, and reshaping the way people live, work and travel.

Get your guide to the 2022 bleisure trend – blending work obligations with personal getaways.

SMEs and businesses can squeeze every last cent out of their budget through these techniques.

Businesses and organizations can be well-equipped and prepared for any bumps in the road ahead with this global risk review.

Is remote work all it’s cracked up to be? Well, it depends on who you ask.

Corporate Traveller ZA General Manager Oz Desai takes a closer look at the current state of business travel – and the trends which will shape our trips in the year ahead.