Insights

FCM's Global Managing Director Marcus Eklund joined ITM's #Trending Summit to discuss the new era of travel management. 

Travel has always been a risky business. Especially if you have ever had to navigate international incidents, industrial action or adverse weather. Not surprising then that risk management and duty of care is so important.

FCM has a solid global footprint. This means a home ground advantage in over 95 countries worldwide. We give local knowledge; on-the-ground support from dedicated travel managers; and after-hours assistance wherever you find yourself in the world.

As companies start to return to travel again, many will be thinking about how to limit the amount of business travel or have some visibility over who is travelling where.

How we communicate with each other has come a long way since email and SMS. And we’re not just talking about Zoom and Teams, but the way that we support and lift each other especially in times of a crisis.

Most companies ensure that their airfares are centrally booked for full visibility and compliance. It makes perfect sense. And not only from a booking, reporting and reconciliation point of view – but in terms of budget too.

Many travel managers have used lockdown to review their travel programmes processes and partners, in hopes to have a stronger, more efficient, travel programme in place when things begin to resume. Check out these 5 considerations when it comes to your travel management provider.