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Similarweb
You're invited for Breakfast Bites: Travel is back on the agenda - what consumers are longing for
The pandemic’s impact on the global travel and tourism industry will create a long-lasting historical impact for years to come as operators piece their businesses back together, and there’s good news ahead.

Business travel
Study shows business travellers want new COVID-19 safety measures
Business travellers are eager to travel, but only with correct safety measures in place, according to a new study from Amadeus.

Cloud
Travel opportunities abound for China-based companies despite ongoing global uncertainty
More than half of China-based companies believe the country's Belt and Road initiative is creating opportunities for business travel.

Travel
Lonely Planet partners with Acquia to enhance the travel experience
“Lonely Planet recognises the value of putting the right technology in place."

Business travel
'Visual hacking' a privacy risk to business travellers
While 8 out of 10 business travellers consider visual hacking a threat, they don’t do much about it.

Business travel
Best mileage reporting practices for businesses
When it comes to business travel expenses, some still have to be done the manual way and they often rely on employee estimates.

CFO
How to overcome data blind spots in travel & expense management
Concur says that data blind spots can occur when internal travel and expense management (TEM) systems don’t allow for easy monitoring and measurement.

Cybersecurity
The top scams you should watch out for when travelling abroad
Whether travelling for work or leisure, even the most seasoned travellers can fall victim to common scams.

Communications
The five-step process to keeping employees safe during business travel
Employers' duty of care obligations need to be more closely managed as employees become more autonomous and book more business travel.

Xero
Serko & Xero officially launch travel booking app for small businesses
Serko and Xero officially launched their joint travel app 'serko.travel' yesterday, providing booking integration for small businesses across ANZ.

Serko
SME travel booking options no longer up in the air
Until now, SMEs were getting the short end of the stick, as they can't get access to purpose-built travel agent bookings. Serko wants to change that.

Telcos
Analyst Opinion: Operators make roaming more transparent and affordable
Over the last two years, pricing innovation has started to change the fusty old world of roaming pricing.

Serko
New Serko feature allows travellers to track luggage
“The Bag Tracker feature is really easy to use and is another way that Serko is helping to transform business travel."

Data
Employee travel expense data needs to visible
“Companies that fail to leverage the volume and quality of available information are missing out on opportunities to save substantial sums."

Business travel
Businesses around the world flock to Airbnb's new travel programme
Airbnb has had more than 500 companies sign-up to its new business programme within 24 hours of the launch.

Concur
Kiwi employers face increased responsibility for travelling employees
Increased travel risks means increased employer responsibility

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