The business trips companies still make are the ones where being there makes a real difference. With travel costing more, FCM Consulting, part of FCM Travel, says travel managers who can show what each trip delivers are in the strongest position to make the case for investing in it. Its new Insight Report sets out four gaps that programmes should close in 2027 to do that. 

FCM Travel today announced the release of ‘Sam for browser,’ designed to bring the same intelligence that powers Sam, FCM’s digital travel assistant, within FCM’s ecosystem to Chrome and Edge to improve the beginning and end of the business travel experience.

FCM Travel has been named one of the Best Workplaces for Women™ – Middle East 2026 by Great Place To Work®, building on a culture journey that began in 2018.

FCM Travel has today launched FCM Proactive Analytics, a new capability that monitors a travel programme around the clock and sends in-depth analysis straight to the inbox, before small issues become budget problems. The launch marks the second of three ways FCM now lets customers work with their data, alongside interactive dashboards and a forthcoming conversational tool.

Flight Centre Travel Group (FLT) has released its full-year FY26 Financial Results.

FCM Travel today announced the creation of a new Chief Customer Officer role, appointing Jo Lloyd to the position, as it continues to strengthen how it delivers seamless, consistent service to global enterprise clients across regions.

FCM Travel today announced its new AI-powered conversational booking feature which will allow travellers to simply describe what they need and receive options shaped by their policy, profile, past trips, loyalty status and preferred routes, dramatically cutting the time it takes to book.

Discover data-backed strategies to upgrade your corporate hotel programme, boost policy compliance, and meet the evolving needs of your business travellers.

FCM Travel today demonstrated the latest in its next-generation AI-powered technology ecosystem at Business Travel Show Europe (BTS), as the company continues to redefine what enterprise travel management can deliver as the demands on travel professionals grow. FCM's technology ecosystem is built with an AI core at its centre - not layered onto ageing infrastructure. The result is a travel programme that drives higher adoption, stronger compliance, and less leakage, while giving travel professionals more time to manage the programme instead of the system.

FCM Travel has re-signed global design and consultancy organisation Arcadis to an industry-defining 10-year contract. The agreement represents a significant long-term commitment in the travel management sector and solidifies a partnership built on shared innovation and trust.

FCM Travel today announced that Sam – already known to customers as the company’s AI travel companion - has been fundamentally reimagined. What goes live across more than 90 countries in June is not just an upgrade.

Business travel is not in decline – it is evolving. New data from FCM Consulting's inaugural hotel-focused research report suggests the shift may be more commercially significant than many organisations have yet recognised.