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Money (and stress)-saving reasons to offload your travel admin

 

Managed travel programmes can still give your colleagues plenty of choice and freedom. If anything, they free people up like never before by pushing all that travel admin onto a pro. And managed travel isn't only about saving money – it's about saving time and reducing stress too.

How can PAs, EAs and Office Managers make travel admin easier? By partnering with a corporate travel agent, PAs and travel arrangers can streamline booking processes, reduce costs, and give travellers the support they need. Remember to always think of travel as part of your wider business goals, and consider the objective of the trip.

 

Here’s five ways managed travel saves money that may not have immediately come to mind.   

 

 

TL;DR

  • Discover how much time your team wastes on DIY travel bookings
  • Learn how paying on account eliminates credit card fees and streamlines expenses
  • Find out why strong travel policies help retain talent
  • Understand the value of 24/7 expert support for stressed travellers

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Time to make own bookings vs a corporate travel agent

 

Booking randomly on the internet just isn't the most cost-effective way to organise travel, especially when you factor in people's time and the wider company picture. How much time are your team wasting on all those searches when they could be focused on the stuff that matters?

Corporate travel agents handle the heavy lifting – comparing routes, finding the best fares, and managing changes. This means your team can focus on their actual jobs instead of becoming part-time travel planners. See how much you could save with a quick comparison of DIY booking time versus using a professional service.

Avoid those hidden payment gaps

 

Stop getting hit by credit card fees. Instead, pay on account and avoid those pesky extra charges. It also means fewer invoices and fewer receipts to check when it comes to expenses.

Travellers will love it too – no more spending their own money to get back in a few months' time and less expenses to run through when they're back in the office. Streamlined payment processes mean less admin for everyone and more transparency around travel spend.

Stop employees wanting to quit

 

Replacing talent is costly in both time and money. Travel can help. A strong policy is your secret weapon here to still allow freedom, choice and flexibility – and so is your choice of corporate travel agent.

Employees want to be taken care of and enjoy perks from time to time, so find a partner that can do that for you. Everyone's happier, more productive… and less likely to quit! When business travel feels manageable rather than miserable, staff satisfaction improves across the board.

Someone to pick up the phone at any hour

 

It's happened time and time again. Bosses and travel arrangers getting a call from a distressed traveller stuck somewhere on a Saturday evening. What better way to show you care than to ensure they've got travel experts a call or click away to help them, even at 7pm on a Saturday or 1am on Monday morning?

It'll save you money on the weekend work and extra travel costs too, since your travel management company (TMC) will ensure the best travel options. Real-time support means problems get solved quickly, without eating into your personal time or causing panic for stranded travellers.

Make a crisis that bit more controllable

 

How can you even start to measure the stress that travel causes your team, especially if they've been travelling through COVID? It's a number you don't even have to measure if you've got a managed travel programme with a corporate travel agent, and they'll ensure the financial cost doesn't go over-the-top too.

From sudden flight cancellations to last-minute itinerary changes, having expert support on hand makes crises manageable. Your travel partner can handle the logistics while you focus on keeping your team informed and reassured.

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