Learn how to bring meetings, events, and travel spend into one view.
Most travel managers and executive assistants have clear visibility into flights, hotels, and ground transportation. But can the same be said of the travel spend tied to meetings, events, team offsites, training sessions, and client gatherings?
Meetings and events (M&E) is one of the largest drivers of business travel, yet it's also one of the biggest blind spots in many travel programs. Small team retreats, leadership meetings, customer events, and departmental offsites are often booked outside managed travel channels and that may make it difficult to understand total spend across an entire travel program.
The main challenge is that many of these activities aren't labeled as ‘events.’ They may sit in departmental budgets or be booked by colleagues in a number of departments. Or they may be spread across expense reports, corporate cards, venue contracts, and group travel bookings. As a result, a significant portion of travel-related spend can remain invisible.
Download this guide to learn:
Why meetings and events are often hidden within travel budgets
The most common places to uncover unmanaged M&E spend, from expense reports to venue contracts
How to identify meetings and events earlier in the planning process
Practical ways to improve visibility, compliance, supplier leverage, and duty of care
Steps to create a single source of truth for travel and event spend
By bringing travel and events data together, organizations may gain a more complete view of spend, uncover savings opportunities, strengthen traveler support, and maximize the return on investment in events.
Most travel managers and executive assistants have clear visibility into flights, hotels, and ground transportation. But can the same be said of the travel spend tied to meetings, events, team offsites, training sessions, and client gatherings?
Meetings and events (M&E) is one of the largest drivers of business travel, yet it's also one of the biggest blind spots in many travel programs. Small team retreats, leadership meetings, customer events, and departmental offsites are often booked outside managed travel channels and that may make it difficult to understand total spend across an entire travel program.
The main challenge is that many of these activities aren't labeled as ‘events.’ They may sit in departmental budgets or be booked by colleagues in a number of departments. Or they may be spread across expense reports, corporate cards, venue contracts, and group travel bookings. As a result, a significant portion of travel-related spend can remain invisible.
Download this guide to learn:
Why meetings and events are often hidden within travel budgets
The most common places to uncover unmanaged M&E spend, from expense reports to venue contracts
How to identify meetings and events earlier in the planning process
Practical ways to improve visibility, compliance, supplier leverage, and duty of care
Steps to create a single source of truth for travel and event spend
By bringing travel and events data together, organizations may gain a more complete view of spend, uncover savings opportunities, strengthen traveler support, and maximize the return on investment in events.