Travel managers are increasingly concerned with the satisfaction and needs of their travelers to ensure a better travel experience.

In line to this, it is important that the companies create a well-defined strategy to offer more and more benefits to employees, especially when there is a purpose to retain talents within the corporations.

Below are some strategies that could be worked out to improve the well-being of corporate travelers.

With the crisis of the new coronavirus, health became the main issue, as we are talking about employee safety. This involves all the precautions that corporate travel providers have taken since the beginning of this pandemic. This also includes the attention that should be given to food, physical activities, level of workload, as well as the stress risk for each traveler.

The second point that should be observed is the travel policy adopted by the company. It is important to keep it flexible, so that, as far as possible, the employee can have, for example, comfortable accommodation, less tiring flights and enough time for his recovery after a long journey.

Another strategy to be worked on is the improvement on welfare management. This can be done through surveys with the traveler, seeking to understand the problems and also the points to improve the quality of the travel.

Another topic that must be assessed, now more than ever due to the pandemic crisis, is the real need for the trip. Obviously the objectives and possible results of the trip should be assessed, as well as the use of several virtual tools that allow video meetings at distance.

To finalize the list of strategies, it is important to know how to manage and deal with the possible unforeseen events that may interrupted the business trip for whatever reason. It is essential that the traveler has an easy access to the travel manager, the responsible agency or tools that make it possible to reduce the unforeseen impacts.

With these tips, travel managers can offer more comfort to their employees, which results in better productivity and, consequently, gains for the company. The important thing is to understand the difficulties of the corporate travelers and seek the possible improvements within the strategy of the corporation.

Do not forget that you must be sure that your corporate travel provider (agency) is in line with its respective suppliers in order to guarantee and inform, that they are following all the guidelines adopted to prevent the contamination by the new coronavirus . If you are looking for a partner, contact us.