Insights

Travel managers across the world have shared their views on travel technology with GBTA and FCM. Among all the data that’s come from the research, it’s clear that travel technology has evolved and its role in travel programs has changed.

To wrap up Pride Month 2022, FCM hosted a webinar featuring corporate travel experts who covered a lot of very important and relevant topics for LGBTQ+ business travelers. We received more questions than we could answer live, so we wanted to make sure to follow up after the webinar. In this blog, you’ll find our panelists’ answers to the questions we didn’t have time to address live, and a list of the helpful LGBTQ+ resources we discussed. 

Even though December may feel far away, the venues, vendors, and supplies you need may be booked now. Don’t panic. There is still time if you start now, and here are FCM Meetings & Events’ 5 tips to booking a fantastic holiday party. 

The truth is you need to build LGBTQ+ inclusivity and awareness into your policies year-round. You may not be sure where to start, but the FCM Meetings & Events team is here to save the day with their five must-have tips to creating fun, safe, and collaborative events for everyone, every day of the year. 

There’s only one way to describe FCM’s presence at GBTA 2022: larger-than-life. Get ready to meet a suite of new travel tech (do we hear a new OBT?), on-site demos and consultations, main stage education sessions, after parties, prizes, a cornhole tournament...well, you'll just need to be there.

The best way to learn about LGBTQ+ people is to listen to their stories; so for the rest of this blog, we’re going to hand the mic over to the phenomenal LGBTQ+ employees across Flight Centre Travel Group brands. We hope by sharing these stories that we can give hope and support to LGBTQ+ people around the world.

The fight for protection and empowerment of LGBTQ+ people is far from over, and that even with all of these landmark decisions and policies over the years, there are still efforts to isolate and discriminate against the LGBTQ+ population. Take a look at some travel focused statistics. 

You’ve probably seen the following popping up on social media profiles or email signatures after people’s name: she/her, he/him, they/them, or even they/he or she/they. But what does it mean? Read about why you should be putting this at the forefront of your business travel program.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it’s a time when everyone is encouraged to have an open dialogue about mental health. We asked some Flight Centre team members about their favorite day-to-day mental wellness tips. From meditation to snuggling with dogs, check out what they had to say.

This AAPI Heritage Month, we urge companies to take the time out to consider how their travel program can support their AAPI corporate travelers. We’ve gathered some points to review in your duty of care and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) travel framework. 

The first quarter of 2022 signaled the long-awaited restart for the global travel industry. Read now to find out how the world is set to recover.

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