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Expense Approval

01 Sep 2021 09:09 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Gavin Smith, director of Element, says traditional traditional expense management systems don’t cut it in the new post-COVID reality

World of Corp Travel

04 May 2021 16:00 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Thanks Travolution for allowing us to post our thoughts - have a read

Gavin Smith, director of business travel solutions provider to SMEs Element, says the world of corporate travel will never be the same again, and that’s a good thing

Thanks to the incredible vaccination programme in the UK people ar...

Corporate Travel Tech and Resellers

04 May 2021 16:00 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Thanks to BusinessTravelNewsEurope for publishing our thoughts - Have a read

'Do not waste a good crisis' has become something of a mantra for many of us over the last year. Are corporate tech providers wasting this crisis? No, I don’t think they are, but there is one area I believe they are not givi...

Guest Post Travolution 05 Jan

06 Jan 2021 12:00 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Gavin Smith, director of Element, asks what is the future for business travel agencies when travellers return

Phocuswire - Imagine

13 Oct 2020 09:18 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Thanks to Phocuswire for publishing our opinon on what TMCs should be thinking about.

How will your travel business not just survive COVID-19 but emerge from it as a company ready to meet the opportunities of the next normal, the challenges that come your way and then thrive?

TMCs who ramp up their ga...

Put duty of care on your priority list or risk business failure

02 Oct 2020 09:42 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Guest Post - Travolution - https://www.travolution.com/articles/116970/guest-post-put-duty-of-care-on-your-priority-list-or-risk-business-failure

There is a new piece of data that is now as important as any data has ever been for businesses that sell or organise travel. This critical data, which...

Don't hold back on Tech

18 Aug 2020 10:49 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

The technology TMCs are spending their budgets on this year. An Op Ed for Business Travel News Europe

AI and TMCs

22 Jun 2020 13:37 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a key role as the travel industry begins to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis, according to Element, the value-added reseller that helps travel management companies (TMCs) to choose the best technology option for them. Our director Gavin Smith explains why.

T...

Use this time to your advantage

26 May 2020 14:00 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

Things to be thinking about and preparing for travel to come back for your TMC

TMC Digital Transformation with Element

11 May 2020 17:12 - By Gavin Smith - Comment(s)

OK, so hopefully the crisis management phase has passed for your TMC business and you are now figuring out what to do and seeking guidance? Now is really not the time to be thinking about your nice to haves. You should be looking at your technology stack. Not your IT infrastructure, you got that sor...