Tagged: business travel

Canadian business travellers view mobile check-ins as most important feature for future travel

Pragya Sehgal

Published: August 27th, 2020

Canadian businesses are doing a poor job helping employees travel safely and effectively, says new study

Traveling for work is often stressful for employees, but a recent global survey of business travelers by SAP Concur dug a little deeper into the personal safety concerns, and the frustrations around ineffective

Published on: November 22nd, 2019 Pragya Sehgal

E-parking service now available at Toronto Pearson Airport

A Chicago-based e-parking platform has officially launched in Canada and as of today is offering its services to travellers looking to pre-book parking spaces at Toronto Pearson International. ParkWhiz is a mobile parking

Published on: November 30th, 2018 Meagan Simpson

Airports without passports?

LAS VEGAS – If you are going to the airport you need to prepare yourself to be inconvenienced. The check-in and security lines seem to be getting longer and longer. But one woman

Published on: November 29th, 2017 Paolo Del Nibletto

Do you know where your workers are? How AI-driven mobile apps are reshaping corporate travel

Among all the photos of cheese sandwiches and disaster relief tents that lit up Twitter a few weeks ago, one tweet sublimely illustrated the power and prevalence of mobile travel apps today. “@patricksurry

Published on: May 15th, 2017 Christine Wong

TP-Link launches travel router that’s smaller than a hockey puck

If you’re headed out on a business trip and already inwardly dreading dealing with the hotel Wi-Fi, you might want to check out TP-Link’s newest router. Last week, the Chinese hardware maker unveiled

Published on: November 3rd, 2014 Candice So

Concur partners with Air Canada to account for ‘rogue travellers’

Many office accountants are familiar with the 'rogue travellers' in their company - those who refuse to follow corporate-mandated processes for booking travel and instead just log on to the airline's website to

Published on: October 29th, 2014 Brian Jackson

Expensify targets Concur customers with free service offer

When you're No. 2, you try harder, according to the old rental car company ad. David Barrett, founder and CEO of travel and expense management service Expensify, says he's taken that to heart

Published on: September 30th, 2014 Dave Webb
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Guide to wireless roaming in U.S. without ‘bill shock’

If you’re heading to the U.S. over the holidays, you may be considering putting your smartphone on airplane mode for as long as you’re outside Canada. That’s not a bad move, given the

Published on: December 13th, 2013 Candice So
Essential Gear for the Business Traveller

Essential Gear for the Business Traveller

As I mentioned previously, I recently tried limiting myself to just one carry-on bag when flying. I couldn't do it--and frankly, I don't recommend the practice. However, the exercise prompted me to re-evaluate

Published on: September 1st, 2009 James A. Martin
Bell’s wireless USB modem: fast, convenient, and expensive

Bell’s wireless USB modem: fast, convenient, and expensive

I'm sitting outside on a park bench in the sunshine, and Michael Phelps is zipping to a new world record finish in the men's 200 meter freestyle right in front of me –

Published on: August 13th, 2008 Brian Jackson