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The Top Business Travel Articles of 2025

Revisit the most popular business travel topics of 2025. Use these key takeaways to prepare your corporate travel program for 2026.

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Travel Manager 2.0: Top Takeaways from BTN’s Webinar

Use insights from the webinar’s panel of experts to strengthen your travel program with actionable data, intelligent automation, and personalized service.

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Q&A: How Can Data and AI Strengthen Your Corporate Travel Program?

Direct Travel EVP Martin Tuncaydin explores how human expertise, data, and AI can combine to build smarter, more resilient travel programs.

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Podcast: Building a Modern Travel Program with ZS

Key takeaways from episode 1 of the Altitude with Attitude podcast. Direct Travel & ZS explore how travel managers can drive program success.

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6 Steps for More Sustainable Business Travel

From setting climate goals to engaging employees, learn how to embed sustainability into every stage of your business travel program.

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Key Takeaways from GBTA’s Perfect Business Trip Report

Read what nearly 200 travel managers say about the current state of managed travel and where the industry needs to evolve.

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Beyond Cost Cutting: How a TMC Delivers Value When It Matters Most

Learn how the right travel management company can transform uncertainty into opportunity by helping you save costs and drive program success.

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Rail Travel: A Positive for Sustainability and Business Connectivity

As companies face pressure to meet sustainability goals, rail travel is emerging as an efficient alternative that can provide a seamless travel experience.

Sarah Kuberry Martino

The Modern TMC: New Value, Relationships, and a Better Traveler Experience

Direct Travel CPO Sarah Kuberry Martino shares how a tech-forward travel management company can improve the traveler journey.

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What’s Ahead for Business Travel in 2025

Set your travel program up for success in 2025. Learn about rising costs and the latest business travel trends in technology, AI, sustainability, and NDC.

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The Top Business Travel Articles of 2024

Revisit the most popular business travel topics of 2024. Use these key takeaways to prepare your corporate travel program for 2025.

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Top Takeaways from Steve Singh on the Travel Again Podcast

From open tech platforms to the evolution of TMCs, here are highlights from Steve Singh’s conversation on the Travel Again podcast.

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