Remaking the Travel Experience

20 years after 9/11, we’re still moving forward in a world with Covid A letter from Carrousel Travel’s President As I was watching coverage of the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks it reminded me that this was the last time the country had unity of purpose and resolve. I mourn the lives lost…

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Webinar: Preparing for Future Travel

Watch as we review what you need to know to prepare your organization for business travel in a post-COVID-19 world. Carrousel Travel has seen a lot in our more than 40 years helping corporations move their people throughout the world. We’ve been in touch with our vendors to review and discuss new COVID-19 standards, and…

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Efficiency in Business Travel Reporting

Data can be overwhelming. And that might even be putting it mildly. Luckily, Carrousel can help. The long and short of it: robust data sets doesn’t do anyone any good unless you have ways to interpret it and turn it into something informative and actionable. For a lot of TMC tools, the data is available……

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4 Ways to Rethink Your Travel Policy

Improving travel policy compliance amongst business travelers is a goal of any organization. Which is why travel policies exist in the first place, right? Applying consistent, accountable standards around expenses is the first step to helping employees exercise not only good judgement, but to know what’s an appropriate expense and what isn’t. As one of…

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Key Takeaways for Business Travel from Concur Fusion 2019

Concur Fusion 2019

One of our favorite events every year is the annual Concur Fusion conference. Concur, in a nutshell, is an expense management software that organizations can use for invoices, budgets and of course, booking your travel online. Full of educational and networking opportunities for our clients and our employees, it’s an experience that always delivers a…

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REAL ID, Round 2

Real ID Compliant

REAL ID is coming. Albeit more slowly than originally planned. If this is news to you, here’s a quick recap. REAL ID is part of a federal effort to improve the reliability and accuracy of state-issued identification documents. This primarily affects driver’s licenses. States must implement enhanced security standards for driver’s licenses by a certain…

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4 Things Your TMC Can Do For You

TMC Benefits

When people are really good at their jobs, it can be easy to take for granted how much they do. When you make it look easy, it’s easy for people to assume that it IS easy. Even when it’s not the case. Like the work that travel management companies (TMC) do. With the variety of…

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On the Road Again: Finding Work-Life Balance While Traveling

Work-Life Balance

Work-life balance is a famously elusive concept. Some people think it’s just a mindset away. Others subscribe to a more Jack Welch-like paradigm of thought, where “…There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.” For business travelers, though, it might be possible to find…

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