Designed for Travel & Expense Leaders, this FAQ gives fast, clear answers about corporate travel programme consulting, T&E strategy, supplier sourcing, outsourcing, and programme optimisation so you can improve governance, reduce total cost of ownership, and increase adoption, backed by an independent, buyer-only stance.
Festive Road: T&E Leader FAQ
Frequently asked questions
1. How can Festive Road help me improve my travel & expense programme?
Festive Road partners with Travel & Expense Leaders to design, optimise, and operate world-class T&E programmes. Our core services include:
- Programme Assessment & Design.
- Sourcing & Supplier Strategy.
- Programme Build (Implementation / Reset).
- Ongoing Programme Management.
- Expert Outsourcing.
We deliver impartial, buyer-only support with no supplier commissions or influence, ensuring decisions are always made in your best interests.
2. Is Festive Road the right fit for my organisation?
We work with T&E leaders looking to transform, optimise, or stabilise their travel programme, across procurement, finance, HR, mobility, and global travel operations. Whether you’re scaling, consolidating, or resetting your programme, we provide expertise and bandwidth.
3. Why do T&E leaders choose to work with Festive Road?
Travel buyers come to us for:
- Independence: A truly independent standpoint.
- Deep expertise: Senior specialists with global T&E experience.
- Proven impact: Clear, measurable outcomes delivered repeatedly.
Global scale: Support across regions, markets, and complex structures.
4. What results can Festive Road deliver for my programme?
Proven, Measurable Outcomes Across Governance, Cost and Adoption
Festive Road delivers measurable improvements across the areas that matter most to complex global travel programmes. Our clients commonly achieve:
- Stronger governance and clearer accountability.
- Higher adoption of tools, policy and processes.
- Reduced total cost and improved commercial outcomes.
- Better traveller experience and service performance.
Example outcomes include:
- Cisco — 34% total cost of ownership (TCO) reduction.
- Scania — 20% savings, +25% online adoption, –10% average ticket price.
- Shell — Sub‑1‑minute call response time, improving traveller experience.
- S&P Global — 80% online booking tool (OBT) adoption at launch.
We typically support organisations dealing with fragmented programmes, low adoption, inefficient supplier partnerships, and global complexity where governance and ownership are unclear.
5. What should I know before buying or evaluating your services?
What influences pricing? Scope, complexity, geographic footprint, and engagement type.
What Value-for-Investment can I expect? Most leaders see value within months, with continued gains as the programme evolves.
How long is onboarding? A few weeks for assessments; a few months for outsourcing.
When will I see results? Many clients see improvements within their first quarter.
Why not handle this internally? Most teams lack bandwidth, benchmarking data, or global insights for major transformation. We bring structure, clarity, and expertise.
Who should I compare you to? Other T&E consultancies, TMC advisory units, or internal staffing models.
6. Why should T&E leaders trust Festive Road?
Who’s behind the company? 100% independent ownership with a senior leadership team with decades of global T&E, procurement, and travel technology experience.
What experience does the team have? Former global travel managers, procurement leads, TMC leaders, technology, analysis and outsourcing specialists.
Who works with Festive Road? Global organisations across technology, energy, media, manufacturing, and professional services.
Why do buyers choose Festive Road? Our independence, measurable outcomes, and respected industry perspective. We also hear clients share we’re efficient and engaging.
7. Common questions from T&E leaders
Will this work for my company size? Yes, our programmes scale from mid-market to global enterprise.
How do I start? Contact us for an initial discussion and a tailored recommendation.
Thanks for taking the time to learn more about us!
These attributes all underpin the way we work. It’s our special sauce. It’s what makes Festive Road tick. We encourage all potential clients to think whether we’re a right fit. Different consultancies each have different personalities, ultimately this will be the make or break as to whether you enjoy working with your chosen consultancy (well that’s what our clients tell us anyway!)
