Business Travel

"Fly more sustainably" turned out to mean one fare option: 20% of the CO2 cut with SAF, the other 80% offset. How to test the climate claims in an airline RFP response, using what courts and regulators found.

A commissionable hotel booking earns nothing until the guest checks out. How bookings are tied to a partner, what the share is calculated on, when it is paid and reversed, and the report to ask for.

EPA's own venue clause asks 16 sustainability questions, then a 17th: can you document them? How to turn hotel sustainability answers into evidence, scores and contract terms.

Members have learned to distrust travel perks. How to launch a benefit they can check: the access route, disclosing how you are paid, and what to report.

You don't have to leave your travel management company to offer employees a travel benefit. The two ways to set one up, what to check first, and a 90-day plan.

Loyalty programs reward travelers for sticking with one brand, whatever the price. How to set up a reward for booking the cheaper comparable option instead.

At 11pm a canceled traveler wants a bed, a new flight and someone who picks up. What the airline already owes them, and what the refund rule requires of you.

Two companies can run identical trips and publish emissions figures a third apart without either being wrong. The differences are choices nobody puts on the dashboard.

Vendor ROI numbers come from other companies with other programs. Here is how to build your own, including the denominator most business cases never set.

Green bond issuers have answered the awkward question for a decade: where was the money held before you spent it? The framework translates almost line for line.

Most policies answer a question about seniority. The rule the US government writes for its own travelers asks whether the better seat is cheaper than paying someone to sleep for a day when they land.

The product exists to say members pay less. Since May 2025 a federal rule says the number allowed to dominate the screen is the total price, not the saving.

The rate is lower because nobody is allowed to see it. That constraint comes from the hotel’s distribution contracts, and it decides how you launch the benefit and how you are allowed to talk about it.

A wide-body business-class seat counts as four economy passengers in the standard your emissions numbers come from. That makes cabin policy a bigger lever than the carrier list.

If a vendor’s report subtracts the good thing it funded from the travel it sold you, it is not in a form you can disclose. That is true even when every project behind it is real.

Three questions, an eight-point test the GHG Protocol already publishes, and six documents to ask for. Most of these programs will not touch your Scope 2, and it is better to know that before the audit.

Employee travel benefits split into cash-funded and vendor-funded types that differ on tax and admin. Compare the types, cost, IRS treatment and setup.

The FY2027 federal per diem rates for every state, plus a live calculator to total any trip and find hotels under the lodging cap.

Learn how to write a business travel policy that employees follow. Covers booking windows, per diem rates, loyalty programs, and flight class rules.

São Paulo's best coworking spaces with day passes and flexible setups for traveling professionals, across Paulista, Faria Lima and Pinheiros.

Find sustainable small meeting rooms in London, with flexible booking, essential amenities, and transparent pricing.

Need a quiet place for a video call in Bangkok? Find soundproof, private pods with Wi-Fi and power, bookable by the hour at top coworking spaces.

Discover top eco-friendly work cafés in Singapore with free Wi-Fi, power outlets, and sustainable menus—ideal for low-impact business travel.

Discover Copenhagen's top work-friendly cafés with strong Wi-Fi, cozy seating, and exceptional coffee. Perfect spaces for digital nomads and remote workers.

San Francisco's FY2027 GSA per diem is $232–$325 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Washington's FY2027 GSA per diem is $192–$295 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

New York City's FY2027 GSA per diem is $189–$358 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Chicago's FY2027 GSA per diem is $148–$238 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Atlanta's FY2027 GSA per diem is $188–$207 for lodging and $86 for M&IE.

Denver's FY2027 GSA per diem is $170–$227 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Boston's FY2027 GSA per diem is $213–$365 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Los Angeles's FY2027 GSA per diem is $199 for lodging and $86 for M&IE.

Seattle's FY2027 GSA per diem is $188–$255 for lodging and $92 for M&IE.

Houston's FY2027 GSA per diem is $133 for lodging and $80 for M&IE.