Field notes on corporate travel.

Travel Budget 7 min

6 Ways to Create an Effective Corporate Travel Budget

Six practical ways to build a corporate travel budget that holds up — booking windows, negotiated rates, and the line items finance always forgets.

Natasha Sasson Read

Cost Management 8 min

Corporate Travel Costs Are Rising. Here's How to Get Control.

Fuel surcharges, tariffs, and hotel inflation are pushing corporate travel costs up. Here's how to get control without grounding your team.

Natasha Sasson Read

Travel Policy 6 min

6 Tips for Handling Flight Cancellations in Your Corporate Travel Policy

Six tips for handling flight cancellations in your corporate travel policy — so a 6pm cancellation doesn't become a stranded executive.

Angelica Vasco Read

Switching TMC 10 min

Thinking About Switching Corporate Travel Management Companies? Here's What to Know

The complete guide to switching your travel management company — timelines, what to ask, and how to move without disrupting a single traveler.

Natasha Sasson Read

Travel Policy 8 min

Why Your Employees Aren't Complying With Your Travel Policy

Why your employees aren't complying with your travel policy — and the enforcement patterns that actually change behavior.

Natasha Sasson Read

VIP & Executive 7 min

VIP Travel for C-Level Executives: What It Actually Means

VIP travel for C-level executives: what it actually means — priority access, a named agent, and disruptions resolved before anyone has to ask.

Natasha Sasson Read

From the Team 4 min

A Message from Our Founder, David Mendal

Why we built Telios — and who we built it for. A note from our founder on bringing 40 years of luxury-travel service into …

David Mendal Read

TMC Selection 9 min

Navan vs. a Boutique TMC: What Mid-Size Companies Actually Get

Navan looks compelling on paper — but mid-size companies keep hitting the same walls: an AI bot instead of agents, the SAP Concur connector …

Natasha Sasson Read

Latin America 8 min

Corporate Travel Management for Miami Companies with Latin America Operations

Miami-based companies with offices across Colombia, Panama, Mexico, and Latin America need a TMC that knows the routes, the airlines — Avianca, Copa, LATAM …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 8 min

Navan Pricing: What It Actually Costs for a Mid-Size Company

Navan pricing looks compelling — a free travel tier and a low per-user expense fee. But the real cost for a mid-size company sits …

Natasha Sasson Read

TMC Selection 8 min

What Is a Travel Management Company (and Do You Need One)

A travel management company (TMC) books, manages, and controls corporate travel on your behalf. Learn what a TMC does, what it costs, and the …

Natasha Sasson Read

SAP Concur 8 min

SAP Concur Travel: What It Costs and Whether It's Worth It

The SAP Concur cost has no public sticker price — it depends on configuration, support, and whether Concur Travel is even turned on. Here's …

Angelica Vasco Read

Cost Management 7 min

What Corporate Travel Management Actually Costs for a Mid-Size Company

The real corporate travel management cost for a mid-size company isn't the booking fee — it's the lost hours, the rates you never negotiated, …

Natasha Sasson Read

Latin America 7 min

Corporate Travel Agency for US and Latin America Companies

If your company operates between the US and Latin America, choosing a corporate travel agency means more than low fares — it means one …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 7 min

BCD Travel vs Telios: What a Mid-Size Company Gets and Gives Up

Looking at BCD Travel alternatives for a mid-size company? An enterprise TMC is built for very large programs and typically reserves dedicated agents and …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 6 min

Egencia vs Telios: Which One Is Actually Built for You

Searching for Egencia alternatives? Egencia is built for large, high-volume programs with an in-house travel manager. For a mid-size company spending $100K–$2M a year …

Natasha Sasson Read

SAP Concur 8 min

How to Know If Your SAP Concur Travel Setup Is Actually Working

Concur Expense can run perfectly while your SAP Concur Travel setup sits half-configured, booking nothing. Here are the signs your Concur Travel program is …

Angelica Vasco Read

SAP Concur 7 min

Why SAP Concur Adoption Fails at Mid-Size Companies (and How to Fix It)

SAP Concur adoption usually fails for setup and support reasons, not the software. Here are the real reasons employees abandon Concur, what low adoption …

Angelica Vasco Read

Switching TMC 7 min

How to Transfer Your SAP Concur Account When Switching TMCs

Switching TMCs does not mean rebuilding SAP Concur. Here is what actually happens to your configuration, history, and travelers when you transfer SAP Concur …

Angelica Vasco Read

Cost Management 8 min

Managing Corporate Travel by Email Is Costing You More Than You Think

Managing corporate travel by email feels free, but it is one of the most expensive ways a mid-size company can run a program. See …

Angelica Vasco Read

Travel Policy 7 min

How to Build a Corporate Travel Policy Employees Actually Follow

A practical guide to building a corporate travel policy your employees will actually follow — what to include, why most policies fail, and how …

Angelica Vasco Read

Duty of Care 6 min

Duty of Care in Corporate Travel: What Mid-Size Companies Owe Their Travelers

Duty of care in corporate travel is the employer's responsibility for travelers' safety when a trip goes wrong. See what mid-size companies owe their …

Angelica Vasco Read

Switching TMC 6 min

Christopherson Business Travel vs Telios: Which Fits a Mid-Size Company

Christopherson Business Travel alternatives for a mid-size company: how a boutique TMC with five named agents, one account manager, and no lock-in compares to …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 6 min

What a Dedicated Account Manager Does That a Travel Platform Never Will

A platform gives you software; a dedicated account manager gives you one accountable human who owns the outcome — QBRs, proactive rate negotiations, policy, …

Natasha Sasson Read

TMC Selection 9 min

How to Choose a Travel Management Company: A Buyer's Checklist

How to choose a travel management company without getting sold: a practical buyer's checklist of the questions to ask, the red flags that should …

Natasha Sasson Read

Cost Management 7 min

Corporate Travel Reporting: The Numbers That Actually Matter

Corporate travel reporting only works when someone reads it. Learn the travel spend metrics that actually drive decisions — spend by department and traveler, …

Natasha Sasson Read

VIP & Executive 6 min

The Executive Assistant's Guide to Booking Executive Travel

You already have a full job, and executive assistant travel booking still lands on your desk — even at 11pm when a flight dies. …

Angelica Vasco Read

Meetings & Events 8 min

Group Travel and Company Offsites: Book Them Without the Chaos

Group travel and company offsites turn one admin inbox into the single point of failure for the whole trip. Here is how dedicated group …

Angelica Vasco Read

TMC Selection 7 min

When Should a Growing Company Get a TMC? Five Signs

Trying to decide when to get a TMC? Forget company size — the real triggers are breaking points: travel spend past $100K, an admin …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 8 min

Why Your TMC Stopped Picking Up the Phone

Your once-great TMC went quiet, and it's not your imagination. Here's why an unresponsive TMC happens — your account got too small, agents rotated …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 6 min

TravelPerk vs Telios: Booking Software or a Travel Team

Weighing TravelPerk alternatives? The real question isn't which booking tool looks nicer — it's whether you need software to self-serve or a travel team …

Natasha Sasson Read

Industries 6 min

Corporate Travel Management for Technology Companies

Corporate travel for technology companies breaks on volatility, not volume — distributed teams flying to HQ for offsites, conference-season spikes, and headcount outrunning DIY …

Natasha Sasson Read

Industries 7 min

Corporate Travel Management for Healthcare and Life Sciences

Corporate travel for healthcare means constant last-minute changes, duty of care for staff at clinical sites, and expense records held to strict scrutiny. Why …

Angelica Vasco Read

Industries 7 min

Corporate Travel Management for Manufacturing Companies

Corporate travel for manufacturing isn't a tidy calendar of conference trips — it's a moving set of plant visits, supplier audits, international sourcing, and …

Angelica Vasco Read

Industries 7 min

Corporate Travel Management for Professional Services Firms

Corporate travel for professional services firms runs on billable hours and client-site weeks — booking and fixing it eats the time of the people …

Natasha Sasson Read

Industries 6 min

Corporate Travel Management for Food and Consumer Goods Companies

Corporate travel for food and beverage companies means field reps covering retail and distributor accounts, plant and co-manufacturer visits, trade shows, and seasonal spikes. …

Angelica Vasco Read

Cost Management 8 min

The Hidden Cost of Booking Business Travel on Consumer Sites

Booking business travel on consumer sites looks cheaper, but the public rates you never negotiate, airline credits that expire, painful rebooking, lost policy control, …

Natasha Sasson Read

Switching TMC 7 min

What to Expect When You Onboard a New TMC

TMC onboarding takes three to four weeks and your travelers keep booking the entire time. Here is what actually happens week by week, from …

Angelica Vasco Read

Switching TMC 7 min

Amex GBT vs Telios: Enterprise Scale or Dedicated Service

Weighing Amex GBT alternatives for a mid-size company? American Express Global Business Travel is the largest enterprise TMC, but enterprise scale isn't dedicated service. …

Natasha Sasson Read