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For most organisations, travel – nationally and internationally – is central to daily operations. Many are experiencing spiralling costs, wasting time whilst also leaving their employees open to greater risks from extreme weather or international instability. At Travel Bureau, we work with businesses across the region and beyond, from all sectors, to ensure that policies are fit for purpose and deliver cost-effective, effi...
Read MoreBy Anne Bromley – Joint Managing Director Travel Bureau As the lines between business and leisure travel blur and business travellers increasingly look for accommodation that makes their trips more comfortable, flexible and convenient, serviced apartments and aparthotels are fast becoming the rising stars of the business travel world. With demand growing, sector bodies like ASAP* (the Association of Serviced Apartment...
Read MoreBy Anne Bromley, Joint Managing Director of Travel Bureau and Advantage Focus Partnership technology panel member. As technology gathers pace at breakneck speed and our lives become more dependent upon it, it is increasingly difficult to switch off. For those in the corporate travel sector, there is no exception: we expect the same instantaneous results at our fingertips in our business life as we do in our private life...
Read MoreBy Anne Bromley – Joint Managing Director Travel Bureau With Skype calls, video conferencing and online webinars all now part of an average day at the office, communicating with colleagues, employees and business partners has never been easier. Technology enables us to be ‘on’ 24/7, regardless of where we are in the world but are these interactions always meaningful and beneficial? People do business with people, and th...
Read MoreThe very idea that female travellers might require more safeguards than men as they traverse the world closing international deals might cause an outpouring of fury from some. Sadly, however, women are more susceptible to certain risks when travelling, especially alone and in a foreign country. Isn’t it right then that we shuld be considering the wellbeing of our female workforce as part of our business travel policies? ...
Read MoreWe live in a 'Do it Yourself' age where we're all seemingly 'expert' at everything. Nowhere is this more evident than when we travel. But is it always the best way to book? Our joint managing director Anne Bromley dispelled some myths and gave some top tips on how to get the most out of your business travel programme in the last issue of Northern Insight magazine. See the full article here (pages 112 - 113) https://is...
Read MoreI’m sure we’ve all talked to the mirror at one point or another; a pep talk before a big meeting; a dressing down after a big mistake; a confidence-boosting compliment before a big date. I’m equally sure that none of us has ever expected the mirror to talk back. To think of a talking mirror your first thought might be of the 1937 Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in which the Evil Queen utters the f...
Read MoreLooking ahead to Wednesday this week when the Chancellor gives his Autumn Statement it presents a great opportunity to make clear that the North East of England is open for business. Since the abolition of air passenger duty (APD) in Scotland, airports across the border have become much more attractive to the tourist and business markets alike. It’s important that we send a strong message to the international community t...
Read MoreTravel, nationally and internationally, is fundamental in meeting many of our business needs, as we engage clients, case out the international market for our companies, and even close important deals. Astonishingly, a recent survey conducted through the North East of England Business Network, revealed that as many as half of businesses in the region may not have a corporate travel policy, and of those that do, more than ...
Read MoreFollowing yesterday’s backing by the government of the proposed plans for a third runway at London Heathrow it’s safe to say that businesses across the region, Travel Bureau included, have whole-heartedly welcomed the news. The link between a West London airport expansion and the North East of England is not immediately obvious, but the potential it presents for the Northern regions is enormous. A third runway at Heat...
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