White Papers

After a pause of business travel, FCM and GBTA felt it was time to assess the state of technology used in travel programmes to see how, if at all, needs have changed. In a joint piece of research, we surveyed travel managers across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific to explore how technology has changed the travel manager’s role and the travel programme-to-TMC relationship.

Travel is back with earnest. With COVID travel restrictions rapidly disappearing around the world, it wasn’t long until travellers returned in their droves to airports and hotels. However, with inflation at a high, some borders opening later than others and employment constraints across the travel industry, the recovery hasn’t been without its challenges.

FCM Consulting’s global quarterly travel report has landed. See what’s influencing aviation, accommodation and ground transport around the world.

FCM Consulting delves into the ESG movement and offers expert advice to optimise travel supply chains, booking tools and travel supplier RFPs.

With safety and security of employees high on the agenda for many travel programmes, we’ve created this Travel Risk Review 2021 - 2022 to summarise the risks in 2021 and what security risk levels look like for 2022. 

Travel trends in the EMEA region for Q4 2021, covering accommodation and airline trends and data

From handy reminders of how to sanitise your seat area on a plane to utilising our latest travel safety technology, our essential guide to staying healthy while travelling will have you returning home safe and well. 

There's been a shift. A shift in how we work, a shift in our priorities, and a shift in our mindsets. 

But what's shifted in business travel? After months of being grounded and spending more time at home, companies are reevaluating in-person meetings and thinking twice before approving a trip. 

The question becomes - how will companies start to prioritise what happens face-to-face vs. virtually? It starts by defining meaningful travel.

FCM has released a series of five in-depth reports on sustainability strategies in the hospitality industry, detailing carbon and energy conservation, water scarcity and pollution, waste and community engagement. Get the FCM perspective by downloading the white papers...

Safety and Risk playbook for travel managers.  Make a complex landscape simple again. 

Last year, we conducted our State of the Market Report which surveyed 1,600 business travel managers, bookers and travellers to gauge their feelings on the outlook of business travel. Now, we’re taking a look back to see how these stats held up.

Sustainability it has caught the imagination of many; no more so than the campaign to reduce and ultimately eradicate single-use plastics. This white paper explores whether the travel industry is doing enough to limit the use of single-use plastic...