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4 ways to tackle business travel program data 

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How to transform data into actionable insights that help you make good business decisions for your managed travel program.

 

 Travel managers want their travel program data to generate insights—not just reports. Here are some strategies to help transform your mountain of data into gold. 

  1. Set the right KPIs.

Choose key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with your program’s goals. This will give structure to your data and help you measure success. 

  1. Look at the big picture.

Avoid viewing reports in isolation because it’s easy to miss larger trends. Instead, look for the why behind the what. Once you know the reasons behind spend, your potential actions become much clearer. 

  1. Create stories.

Business intelligence involves telling highly relevant, persuasive data stories, personalized and delivered to your target audience in easy-to-understand ways. Finding the most compelling stories also means gathering data from a wider, less structured set of sources, including booking channels, GPS information, supplier ratings and even social media. Telling data stories designed to resonate with company leaders, travelers or suppliers helps you sell your ideas faster and influence your program’s performance more effectively. 

  1. Go beyond reports.

Reports and analyses are part of business intelligence, and using them gives you many benefits. But, pushing further into more complex analytics and modeling opens a door to a whole new world of possibilities. Journey deeper into your data to get ahead of budget problems, adjust policy, drive volume, find gaps, benchmark your program internally or externally and adjust KPIs, all while taking good care of your travelers. 

Tackle Your Data

“4 ways to tackle business travel program data.” BCD Travel News and Updates, January 4, 2023, https://www.bcdtravel.com/move-global/4-ways-to-tackle-business-travel-program-data/. 

 

Department of Homeland Security Extends REAL ID Deadline 

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced another extension to the REAL ID deadline.  The previous deadline was May 3, 2023.  The DHS has extended the deadline by 24 months, with May 7, 2025, being the new deadline to attain a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card.   

The extension is due to in part to the continued impact of Covid-19, which created a backlog of driver’s license applications and renewals.  The new deadline will give states sufficient time to ensure all residents can obtain a REAL ID compliant identification.  The DHS is also using the extra time to implement innovations that will make the process more efficient.   

The REAL ID Act was passed by Congress in 2005 following a 9/11 Commission recommendation that set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses.  Beginning May 7, 2025, all travelers 18 years and older will need a REAL ID compliant identification or other TSA-acceptable form of identification, such as a U.S. passport, to board domestic flights.   

Please click here to go to the Department of Homeland Security website for the most up to date, detailed information regarding REAL ID.   

 

 

 

 

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