White Papers

FCM Consulting’s Quarterly Trends Report Q1-2023 explores business travel trends in 2023, and how prices are affected by inflation, travel demand and traveller choices.

FCM’s annual Global Travel Risk Review reflects on the major safety and risk stories of 2022 and looks into what lies ahead.

Many organisations have started taking the first important steps toward hosting more eco-friendly events. To help you along your path, FCM Meetings & Events has curated a handbook of the most important steps you can take to turn your event from sufficient to sustainable.

Business travel confidence is at an all-time high now that meetings and events can go ahead without interruptions and cancellations, and quarantine and testing measures have been removed in most countries.

FCM Consulting is excited to share their newest quarterly trend report. Most regions are reporting 90%+ airline capacity, with major air carriers like United Airlines, American Airlines, & Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific forecasted to exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2023.

Treat your data like more than just a buzzword. We’re breaking down the best ways for you to take advantage of the data you’ve already got. Get ready to peek into the goldmine and pave the way to a high performing travel programme for your business.

This eBook, developed by FCM, discusses how the agile methodology can be applied to the corporate travel management space.

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.

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.