FCM Travel Solutions

Why are so many travel managers encouraged only to control travel costs rather than use travel as a tool to achieve a result? Measuring travel’s ROI could be the first step! Change rarely happens quickly or consistently. The GTMC contends that business travel should be seen as an investment, not a cost. After all, ask the travel management companies’ industry association, how can businesses grow without the face-to-face meetings that travel enables? But most companies’ structures mean that travel continues to be perceived as a fixed cost. Most travel managers are located in p...

In an age where gender diversity is a red-hot topic, are corporate travel programmes conditioned to treat their male and female travellers the same or is the trend towards personalisation and the cost of talent retention forcing travel managers to consider whether a more tailored approach is beneficial? In 2016, research amongst female travel buyers and their travellers found that, the main, travellers were treated equably. Only 21.94% said that women were treated less well than the men but 70.02% believed that travel suppliers should try harder to address the needs of female business travellers. The same research suggested a dis-engagement with travel policy. 77% felt policy should take account of female travellers’ specific needs. Two years on, have things changed? Are travel programmes treating male and female travellers any differently and, if not, are travel managers missing a trick?

FCM Travel Solutions has been named a finalist in two categories in the prestigious 2019 Business Travel Awards. The global travel management company is in line for Best Travel Management Company (annual UK sales over £200M) as well as Best Sales Account Management Team. Organised in conjunction with Buying Business Travel Magazine, the Business Travel Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of the travel industry’s leading businesses, teams and individuals, who have performed outstandingly in their chosen field over the last 12 months. Each year categories are carefully chosen to reflect the range of...

Mobile applications continue to promise so much in corporate travel but they haven’t quite delivered - yet. There is the distant dream of a single app acting as an access point to airline and hotel and restaurant reservations, itinerary management, ground transportation, loyalty schemes, digital wallets and perhaps even a virtual assistant. These services would all be seamlessly integrated to allow for travel policy compliance, duty of care obligations as well as expense management and the all important spend visibility.  And, they would truly act as a digital companion with in-trip timely information for travellers and push notifications with helpful tips and tricks that could increase efficiency and even improve compliance.

We’ve partnered with Oman Air to offer you and your travellers a flexible, comfortable and affordable addition to your business travel programme. Oman Air offers competitive fares, a network of over 86 destinations, and for those customers who frequently use the airline, its rewarding loyalty programme Sindbad. If you’ll be flying in First Class or Business Class, you can also look forward to the following services:   First Class Private Suite Book a journey in Oman Air’s new First Class private suite and experience an unmatched level of personalised attention in absolute serenity.