Resources

What (and how) should I budget for 2021? 2020 has had a huge impact on so many areas, and finance has not been immune to it. Businesses of all sizes have had immense pressure to continually reforecast budgets with each major announcement made as a result of COVID-19.

Earlier this year business travel as we knew it came to a complete stop and travellers the world over found themselves at grounded. Since then employees have learned how to communicate with their team members and check in with their customers via video conferencing, and the thought of taking a business trip feels like a long distant memory.

If you are part of a global company, at some point the discussion of whether a local or global travel management solution is a better choice is going to come up. To help you decide we’ve created a handy guide that takes you through the pros and cons of working with local and global TMCs, so you’ll be better informed when weighing your options.

Hear from our Managing Director of Flight Centre Travel Group NZ, David Coombes, as well as the rest of the Leadership Team about the impacts COVID-19 has had on finance, our people, customer communications, technology and our suppliers.

Our State of the Market Report 2020 on business travel is out now! 2,500 travel managers, bookers and travellers, give great insight into prevailing sentiment on business travel. This comprehensive report shows the state of business travel around the globe and in New Zealand.

Want to know what has happened to the average cost of hotel room nights in New Zealand? What Kiwi industries are returning to travel? What's happened to our airfare and hotel bookings?

Hear from our dedicated Travel Experts about how we give our customers the facts, support them with travel expertise, help maximise budgets and get our customers moving again.

To get to the heart of what people really want, we asked our customers and clients from around the world to give us their perspective on when travel will return.

As businesses start planning for a post-COVID ‘new normal’, has this very 21st century lockdown changed the working landscape forever? Will business meetings of the future stay virtual, or could a return to face-to-face be the key to getting companies back on their feet?

To help our customers make an informed choice when it comes to accommodation, Corporate Traveller and 4D have created a report that documents cleaning and safety protocols being implemented at our hotel partners, including all SmartSTAY hotels.

Travel programme leakage is the bane of any travel programme manager the world over. Is now the time to hit the 'reset' button on booking behaviour and tackle travel management leakage once and for all?

Since COVID-19, we know that businesses and travellers may be feeling a little nervous about flying again. Jarrod Patterson, our Customer Experience Leader from FCM Travel Solutions, takes us on a journey from Auckland to Wellington to show us how safe it is to travel again.