Business Travel News

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the business travel sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on corporate travel management, technology trends, expense systems, strategies, executives and positions in the market.

The business travel landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by hybrid work models, sustainability goals, and digital transformation. At PhocusWire, we provide the most relevant business travel news—analyzing how corporations, travel management companies, and technology providers are rethinking policies, platforms, and experiences for the modern traveler.

Insights on corporate travel policies, trends, and innovation

Our coverage focuses on the tools and strategies shaping corporate mobility, from booking and expense platforms to duty of care and traveler wellness. We follow the latest developments in AI-driven personalization, ESG reporting, and the integration of business and leisure travel services, offering a full view of how the sector is adapting to the ever changing industry.

Why the heat is rising in the business travel world
News / Technology
Why the heat is rising in the business travel world
By Pamela Whitby | July 2, 2015
If you’ve ever been stuck on London’s sweltering, airless underground in a heat wave, you will feel the pain of the capital’s commuters this week. NB: This is an analysis by Pamela Whitby, editor o Read More
Startup pitch: DUFL wants to become your location-agnostic virtual suitcase
News / Technology
Startup pitch: DUFL wants to become your location-agnostic virtual suitcase
By Nick Vivion | May 15, 2015
It's rare that a travel startup comes out with a wholly unique concept, so its exciting when a category is created. DUFL is a service that acts as your virtual suitcase, a location-agnostic locker tha Read More
Move along there now, Airbnb just looking for business as usual
News / Distribution
Move along there now, Airbnb just looking for business as usual
By Linda Fox | February 26, 2015
It must be exciting in the early days to be dubbed disruptive and gain column inches, good and bad, for every move you make. And then, there must come a time when you just want to fit into the land Read More
What influences business travelers and how to adapt hotel marketing
News / Online
What influences business travelers and how to adapt hotel marketing
By Viewpoints | January 20, 2015
Kelly A McGuire (PhD), executive director of hospitality and travel global practice, SAS and Dr. Breffni Noone, associate professor at Penn State, conducted a thorough study into the booking habits an Read More
Concur DevCon: Corporate dining and lounge startups impress and lock in investment
News / Distribution
Concur DevCon: Corporate dining and lounge startups impress and lock in investment
By Nick Vivion | November 3, 2014
Eight companies pitched at the second annual Concur DevCon, a gathering of developers interested in learning about building and growing products on Concur’s platform. The company, which recently an Read More
Forget the toothbrush, it's the mobile Brits can't leave home without [INFOGRAPHIC]
News / Technology
Forget the toothbrush, it's the mobile Brits can't leave home without [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | October 15, 2014
Research released by Expedia and its business travel arm Egencia shows more than three-quarters of British people take at least one mobile device on holiday. The 2014 Mobile Index also reveals that Read More
High-tech NH hotel in Madrid adds 3D telepresence, startup aid
News
High-tech NH hotel in Madrid adds 3D telepresence, startup aid
By Sean O'Neil | October 14, 2014
When you're invited to try out 3D telepresence, you beam yourself up. After all, how many business hotels claim superinterestingness like that? Reporters in Madrid this week joined long queues to t Read More
Price, reviews, ratings and the business traveler: Hotel pricing in a social world
News / Distribution
Price, reviews, ratings and the business traveler: Hotel pricing in a social world
By Viewpoints | September 25, 2014
Now that online reviews and ratings are widely available at the point of purchase, consumers have access to a new source of information to inform their purchase decisions. Understanding how consume Read More
The sharing economy begins assault on business travel
News / Distribution
The sharing economy begins assault on business travel
By Nick Vivion | July 30, 2014
The annual Global Business Travel Association Convention is generally the bastion of big business, with legacy companies exhibiting to retain and grow their corporate client lists. Some startups targe Read More
International travel managers see static growth worldwide in 2014 with increased interest in tech
News / Distribution
International travel managers see static growth worldwide in 2014 with increased interest in tech
By Nick Vivion | March 28, 2014
Global business travel will be flat as far as volume in 2014, says the surveyed international travel managers in the latest International Travel Management Study. The study, available here from Air Read More
Amadeus identifies corporate shark as key business travel segment
News / Distribution
Amadeus identifies corporate shark as key business travel segment
By Linda Fox | February 3, 2014
Ahead of the Business Travel Show in London this week, Amadeus has released research on traveller priorities for 2014. The Business Travel Gets Personal study throws up efficiency as the number one Read More
What's the point(-to-point)? Man from the outside shares a view
News / Technology
What's the point(-to-point)? Man from the outside shares a view
By Linda Fox | February 3, 2014
Enhancements to KDS Neo announced earlier this week will play into the hands of its boss Dean Forbes. Namely the addition of ground transportation because although the KDS chief executive has lived Read More
Business travel goes super sci fi, leaps forward 50 years
News / Technology
Business travel goes super sci fi, leaps forward 50 years
By Linda Fox | December 3, 2013
Forget 2014, AirPlus is first out of the block with future gazing but with a twist - how the business travel landscape might look in 50 years. In coming up with its 20 predictions it takes into acc Read More
Carlson Wagonlit looks to last mile for developments
News / Technology
Carlson Wagonlit looks to last mile for developments
By Linda Fox | November 18, 2013
It's not often big companies provide a peek of tech stuff they're working on so a recent Carlson Wagonlit Travel session was refreshing. Although CWT's marketing technology director William El Kaim Read More
Fall shakeup in travel patterns shows thriving leisure travel
News / Online
Fall shakeup in travel patterns shows thriving leisure travel
By Nick Vivion | October 24, 2013
Business travel is struggling to return as the fall season checks in, according to the latest travel trends. The Q3 report, which can be accessed here from Sojern, looks at the aggregate airline se Read More