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Meida Wong, FCM's Chief Privacy Officer for Asia, shares essential tips to protect your personal information while traveling. In this digital age, securing your data is crucial, especially when you're on the move. Discover practical steps to secure your devices, use safe networks, manage social media sharing, minimize location sharing, and disable Bluetooth connectivity to keep your data safe.
Q1-2024 saw steady growth in business travel, a trend expected to continue into Q2-2024, per FCM Consulting’s Global Quarterly Trend Report. While global airfare prices were 11% higher than in 2019, they dropped 16% in January 2021. Kenji Soh, General Manager of FCM Travel Southeast Asia, noted rising travel demand and corporate budgets despite global inflation and uncertainties. The "bleisure" trend led to longer trip durations and more advanced bookings. Forecasts indicate a 3.6% increase in monthly seats offered from May to December 2024 compared to 2019, with low-cost carriers gaining market share.
Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG), one of the world’s largest travel management companies, has announced the establishment of an ‘AI Centre of Excellence,’ a new global division that will focus on promoting, adopting, and integrating artificial intelligence technologies into the company’s corporate divisions.
The pulse of corporate travel is quickening, propelled by a shift in how we work. Let’s face it - remote work is well and truly a fixture now, promising enhanced well-being and work-life equilibrium. What will the outcome be for 2024? We unravel the Top 6 Predictions of Business Travel for 2024 by blending insights from our experts with the experts at Travelport.