Generative AI, Blockchain and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) are transforming traveler experience and service delivery. How should travel managers prepare their programs to take full advantage and avoid big risks? What's the current state of play and future prospects over the next year and beyond?

To launch CWT and BTN Group's industry white paper 'Emerging Technologies in Corporate Travel' Cobb & Hutch Consulting's Karen Hutchings, Microsoft's Steve Clagg, and Travlr ID's Gee Mann and Ian Spearing dissect how these advanced technologies intersect with business travel management. Discover how these innovations are transforming travel management, enhancing traveler experiences, and driving cost savings and efficiencies.

Find out:

• How to apply GenAI, Blockchain and SSI to managed travel
• What is the reality and promise of each application
• How to prepare your program to capitalize on new tech

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The production and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining critical momentum. As demand for air travel increases worldwide, corporate travel customers must play a leading role in the race to decarbonize aviation. But, it's no mean feat for travel managers looking to balance cost and sustainability, while staying clued-in to developments,

CWT's Global Head of ESG Richard Thompson talks to Dan Kreibich, Founder and Chief Product Officer of climate tech company Squake and Susanne Bouma, Head of Partnerships & Programs (aviation) at SAF-producer Neste, responsible for accelerating emission reductions through partnerships to increase SAF uptake. Together they unpack the mandates, cost, challenges, opportunities and future of SAF and other carbon removal offerings, for corporate travel customers.

Find out:

• How the 'book-and-claim' method works and why there's scepticism about the effectiveness of carbon offsetting.
• What risks and opportunities do global SAF mandates present?
• The premiums corporates can expect to pay for SAF, and the value it brings.
• The perils of 'double-claiming'
• How to incorporate SAF and other solutions to your sustainable travel strategy.

Learn how CWT and Squake's partnership helps corporate travel programs access sustainable aviation fuel at scale here.

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The prices of plane tickets, hotel rooms and ground transportation for business travelers are determined by an array of industry and macro-economic factors like capacity, leisure travel volume, inflation, and fuel charges. This year, is there a new driver in the mix?

Over 60 countries have, or will head to the polls in 2024, the biggest global election year in history.

CWT's Emma Woodhouse talks to Chris Ely, Research Director of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and Shawn DuBravac, NY Times bestselling author, futurist, economist and analyst about the CWT GBTA Global Business Travel Forecast, whether elections and precarious geopolitical environments will impact the cost of travel, and what companies and organizations of all sizes can expect in the months ahead from their budget allocation.


Find out:

• The near-term pricing outlook for airfares and hotel average daily rates, plus why.
• The relationship between AI, the changing nature of work, and implications for the value and purpose of business travel.
• What to expect regionally from the price of travel

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