AmTrav Blog
Insights, tricks and tips to help you deliver a great business travel program & traveller experience for your organization.

Do Travel Management Companies Make Your Life Easier? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Full-Service Account Management
Guest post with contributions by our own Heather McKibben – Account Manager

Making a Travel Budget for Your New Business
When you’re just starting out in business, it’s important to set a budget and stick to it as closely as possible. Since corporate travel can be a substantial piece of the pie, it’s important to establ...

Millennials: Their Place in the Business Travel Landscape
It’s important as an employer to understand the needs of employees. Naturally, the unique demands of the millennial generation are no exception. Defined as the those born between 1980 and 2000, millen...

In the Digital Age, Why Face-to-Face Meetings Still Matter
On March 10, 1876, the world began an irreversible shrinking process. On that day, Alexander Graham Bell placed the world’s first telephone call to his assistant, Thomas Watson, requesting “Mr. Watson...

Your Complete Breakdown of TMC Pricing
The decision of whether or not to use a travel management company (TMC) for corporate travel is one many companies weigh heavily, especially since business travel is among the largest budgetary expens...

The “But We Have a Contract” Dilemma
Guest post by our own Jim Wasson – Director, Business Development

How to Handle a Travel Crisis: What You Need to Know
There’s little doubt that business travel can be fraught with minor frustrations and occasional inconveniences. Delayed flights and lost luggage seem to be par for the course. There are circumstances,...

A Look Into the Changing Business Travel Landscape
There was once a time when business travel meant you booked a flight, arranged a cab (or limo) and checked in to a straight-up hotel. These days, however, “traditional” business travel means any numbe...

What Smart Companies Are Doing About Emergency Travel Policies
In June, NOAA.gov proclaimed this 2017 hurricane season would incur 11 to 17 named storms, which is more than the 30-year average for the Atlantic Basin. As Houston and Florida residents and companies...