A perfect Business Travel experience: dream or reality?
Clara is a road-warrior: she usually travels more than ten days/month. She books her travel through the booking app provided by her company. Chooses the services needed for the trip and charges the costs to the credit card made available through the...
The anatomy of a Travel Manager – Part 3
The role of the Travel Manager (also in the more enlarged version of Travel & Mobility Manager) is often overlooked and not yet fully understood. Even in larger organisations, which have already started managing their Business Travel in a...
The anatomy of a Travel Manager – Part 2
The role of the Travel Manager (also in the more enlarged version of Travel & Mobility Manager) is often overlooked and not yet fully understood. Even in larger organisations, which have already started managing their Business Travel in a structured way, the...
The anatomy of a Travel Manager – Part 1
The role of the Travel Manager (also in the more enlarged version of Travel & Mobility Manager) is often overlooked and not yet fully understood. Even in larger organisations, which have already started managing their Business Travel in a structured way, the...
I love Business Travel
Over the years I handled several categories as Procurement Manager, and Business Travel has always had a special place in my heart. I reckon most procurement managers do not have matching feelings. The drawbacks of the profession are a many: phone calls from angry...
Five steps to the perfect hotel program with the banana principle
Hotel spending is one of the most elusive areas of Business Travel: a very fragmented and dynamic industry, lacking global standards. Couple it with the trend of Travelers booking outside the preferred channels, and any initiative to get the Hotel Program under...
Fairies, adventures and other stories – Lessons learnt from reading fiction novels
I’m a passionate reader with interest in historical novels, fantasy, adventure, and biographies. Unfortunately, I don’t read as much as I’d like. Nonetheless, I keep on buying and piling up books at every occasion. “Where will I put all my books?” is the first...
The perfect recipe – Lessons learnt from cooking and baking
In Italy, food is almost a religion. Put two Italians in a room, and the first topic will be food. They’ll begin to praising this or that regional product. The way his/her mother/aunt/grandmother cooks that particular dish is better than anyone else’s. So, you won’t...