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19/06/2023

FESTIVE ROAD ADDS STRENGTH & DEPTH WITH THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS

(19 June 2023 – LONDON) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on a mission to #CreateBetter…

12/06/2023

FESTIVE ROAD APPOINTS NEW CLIENT SOLUTIONS LEAD

(12 June 2023 – LONDON) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on a mission to #CreateBetter…

25/05/2023

Festive Road announces two additional outsourced roaders

PRESS RELEASE FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONAL OUTSOURCED ROADERS (25 MAY 2023 – LONDON) FESTIVE…

12/04/2023

Building Out the Travel Management Team of the Future

A quick scan of Travel Manager priorities for 20231 provides a fascinating insight into the…

13/03/2023

The Ladders we climb

As a kid, my dream was to become an Olympic hockey player. Not quite typical…

Katie Virtue

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08/03/2023

The TMC/Buyer Partnership Performance

The Macro Changes Affecting Travel Management in 2022 and Beyond

Lora Ellis

22/02/2023

FESTIVE ROAD ESTABLISHES LEADERSHIP TEAM TO SUPPORT GROWTH

(22nd FEBRUARY – LONDON) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on a mission to #CREATEBETTER travel & meetings…

16/02/2023

Travel Manager Voice: The Top 3 Trends Shaping Asia Pacific Travel Management Programmes

Mike Orchard, Principal, talks about the FESTIVE ROAD Macrotrends which hit home the most with…

Mike Orchard

17/01/2023

Modern Retailing And MACROSCOPE Trends 4,5 & 6

#4 - The Whole Trip Experience #5 – Dynamic Content, The True King #6 –…

15/12/2022

Switch On Your Accessibility Radar

A Blog About Accessibility And MACROSCOPE Trend 4, The Whole Trip Experience Paul Tilstone Shares…

25/11/2022

FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ROADERS ACROSS ITS BUSINESS

PRESS RELEASE FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW ROADERS ACROSS ITS BUSINESS (25 NOVEMBER) FESTIVE ROAD, the…

27/09/2022

FESTIVE-ALL 2022 #CREATEBETTER

At the beginning of September 2022, the whole FESTIVE ROAD consulting team gathered as one,…

21/09/2022

FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW HIRES TO DELIVER OUTSOURCED TRAVEL

PRESS RELEASE FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES THREE NEW HIRES TO DELIVER OUTSOURCED TRAVEL (23 SEPTEMBER) FESTIVE ROAD,…

15/08/2022

FESTIVE ROAD LAUNCHES NEW BLUEPRINT TO HELP TRAVEL BUYERS REFRESH PROGRAMME STRATEGIES FOR THE DECADE AHEAD

PRESS RELEASE (San Diego, California, USA – 15 August) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on…

28/07/2022

FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW HIRES TO DELIVER OUTSOURCED TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

PRESS RELEASE (28 JULY) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on a mission to #CreateBetter travel…

13/07/2022

JAMES WINDSOR & JENNY MITTLESTAT JOIN FESTIVE ROAD

PRESS RELEASE JAMES WINDSOR & JENNY MITTLESTAT JOIN FESTIVE ROAD TO #CREATEBETTER FOR CLIENTS (Rochester,…

16/06/2022

MARC ZUBER JOINS FESTIVE ROAD

(Morges, Switzerland – 16th June) FESTIVE ROAD, the global consultancy on a mission to #CreateBetter…

17/05/2022

Finding Your Pathway In The Era Of Purposeful Travel

Last year, FESTIVE ROAD declared 2021 as the beginning of ‘The Era Of Purposeful Travel’,…

05/04/2022

TRANSATLANTIC DUO JOIN FESTIVE ROAD TO DELIVER “INSIGHTS & IMPACT”

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Roaders joining the team to…

25/03/2022

Human Capital and The Role That Travel Plays

Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist, says we’ve entered the Human Capital Era, where “investing…

Katie Virtue

17/03/2022

Dating isn’t what it used to be…but then neither is the TMC RFP

Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist, says we’ve entered the Human Capital Era, where “investing…

22/02/2022

KATIE VIRTUE STEPS UP TO LEAD CLIENT SOLUTIONS AT GLOBAL CONSULTANCY

We are delighted to announce the expansion of Katie Virtue’s role within FESTIVE ROAD to…

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27/01/2022

The MACROSCOPE Report

The Macro Changes Affecting Travel Management in 2022 and Beyond

Caroline Strachan

09/11/2021

#BEYONDTHEPAUSE – UNDERSTANDING CULTURE

Lora Ellis asks what is culture? Why is it important? And how do you measure…

Lora Ellis

07/10/2021

From Permissible To Purposeful

“You can do everything remotely, that doesn’t mean you should!” These were the stand-out words…

Caroline Strachan

28/09/2021

NICOLA LOMAS JOINS FESTIVE ROAD TO SUPPORT CONSULTANCY GROWTH

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nicola Lomas to our global consultancy to…

24/08/2021

#BeyondThePause – It’s show time!

The Climate Crisis has been catapulted to the top of the agenda which means that…

22/07/2021

#BeyondThePause – The 3 waves of sustainability

As sustainability continues to sit high on the corporate agenda, Paul Tilstone shares his thoughts…

07/07/2021

A NEW ERA IN TMC SOURCING

Over a 2-week period at the end of April 2021, FESTIVE ROAD conducted a survey…

07/07/2021

CAROL PETER JOINS FESTIVE ROAD TO SUPPORT GROWING DEMAND

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Carol Peter to our global consultancy on…

07/07/2021

HOTEL RFPs – PART 2

If what will you do with your hotel programme has been on your mind then…

Sandra Deregoski

22/06/2021

Hotel RFPs

Spring has finally sprung, it’s normally time for spring cleaning at home to satisfy our…

Sandra Deregoski

21/06/2021

Permissible Travel – Policy Revisions

We were pleased to share some thoughts with the publication Business Travel News on how…

Love5

16/06/2021

Out With The Old And In With The New

Since writing a trilogy of blogs for FESTIVE ROAD around our Purposeful Travel Model, I…

10/06/2021

Hearing Diversity

Having written now a few times about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, at FESTIVE ROAD we…

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03/03/2021

The era of purposeful travel

It’s official, we’ve declared 2021 as the beginning of “The Era of Purposeful Travel”, where…

22/02/2021

Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 3 of 3

In this, the third and final part of the puzzle, we look at the future…

16/02/2021

Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 2 of 3

In part 2, we look at what we have learnt in the past 12 months…

10/02/2021

Purposeful Travel – External Stimulus Part 1 of 3

In late 2020, in between lockdowns, we were legally, logistically, and safely able to bring…

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In The Media

FESTIVE ROAD IN THE NEWS

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18/09/2023

Caroline Strachan guest edits BTN

Caroline Strachan

05/09/2023

Ami Taylor comments on “Why commuting is the new frontier for travel managers”

08/08/2023

Katie Virtue talks to BTN about Traveller Experience

08/08/2023

Future Ready – Ami Taylor comments on the future of travel distribution (page 32)

07/06/2023

Paul Tilstone Commenting in The Times on how to better measure the ROI from business Travel

07/06/2023

Paul Tilstone Commenting on NDC – What should buyers do now?

29/03/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on buyer frustrations around the roll out of NDC content within TMCs

29/03/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on NDC and how it is transforming the airline industry

28/03/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on the need to use NDC for rich data reporting

28/03/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on TMC Tech Stacks

24/03/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on the challenges of market readiness for NDC content

13/03/2023

Paul Tilstone comments on TMC technology within this guide

15/02/2023

Paul Tilstone discusses disruption and how it’s become the latest trend for travel mangers to watch

15/02/2023

Louise Kilgannon talks about ways in which travel managers can ease current pressures on them

25/01/2023

Paul Tilstone commenting on airline distribution & retailing for The Company Dime – please note this article is behind a paywall

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Festive Road on Film

What’s on the minds of ROADERS and our friends throughout the industry

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25/05/2023

The TMC Partnership Performance Survey Box Set – Prologue

https://youtu.be/6J2B5iem8d4

25/05/2023

Episode One – Traveller Experience – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/yRgc1uLoN6M

25/05/2023

Episode Two – Technology – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/k0DrW7W_6h4

25/05/2023

Episode Three – Relationship Governance – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/3dSi0wKxv08

25/05/2023

Episode Four – Service Culture – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/GsSZO97vjUw

25/05/2023

Episode Five – Relationship – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/yNLtlZthqOQ

25/05/2023

Episode Six – People – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/pfenLPFhVcU

25/05/2023

Epilogue – The Business Travel Box Set, TMC Partnership Performance

https://youtu.be/ruQPz8ymRyw

24/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #11 at GBTA with Mark Cuschieri – GBTA

24/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #10 at GBTA with Marcus Eklund – FCM

24/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #9 at GBTA with Mick Lee – BNY Melon

24/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #8 at GBTA with David McNeill – EHI

11/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #7 at GBTA with Ann Dery – S&P Global

11/10/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On the Road” #6 at GBTA with Dorian Stonie – SalesForce

10/10/2022

Macroscope Trends “On the Road” #5 at GBTA with Dave Harvey – South West Airlines

10/10/2022

Macroscope Trends “On the Road” #4 at GBTA with Nick Vournakis – CWT

27/09/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #3 at GBTA with Koreen Barbara – McDonalds

27/09/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #2 at GBTA with Charlie Sultan – SAP Concur

27/09/2022

MACROSCOPE TRENDS “On The Road” #1 at GBTA with Karen Hutchings – EY

18/01/2022

Episode 21 | BTSE 2021 | Jen Bankard – BTN Group

15/12/2021

Episode 20 | BTSE 2021 | Steve Banks – Agiito

14/12/2021

Episode 19 | BTSE 2021 | Ciaran Delaney – hubli

13/12/2021

Episode 18 | BTSE 2021 | Matteo De Renzi – Gett

09/12/2021

Episode 17 | BTSE 2021 | Paul Dear – SAP CONCUR

08/12/2021

Episode 16 | BTSE 2021 | Jonny Fitzsimons – KAYAK

08/12/2021

Episode 15 | BTSE 2021 | Lee Whiteing – Global Secure Accreditation

07/12/2021

Episode 14 | BTSE 2021 | Scott Davies – ITM

06/12/2021

Episode 13 | BTSE 2021 | Sammit Khandeparkar – Springer Nature Group

06/12/2021

Episode 12 | BTSE 2021 | Johnny Thorsen – SPOTNANA

05/12/2021

Episode 11 | BTSE 2021 | Karen Hutchings – EY

04/12/2021

Episode 10 | BTSE 2021 | Simone Buckley – TripActions

03/12/2021

Episode 9 | BTSE 2021 | Niklas Andreen – CWT

02/12/2021

Episode 8 | BTSE 2021 | Julie Cope – Take Two Travel Solutions

01/12/2021

Episode 7 | BTSE 2021 | Nouran Zarroug – NULIGHT

18/11/2021

Episode 6 | BTSE 2021 | Eric Meierhans – Hotelhub

16/11/2021

Episode 5 | BTSE 2021 | Jack Dow – Grapevine Travel

15/11/2021

Episode 4 | BTSE 2021 | Mark Cuschieri – Vice President of the Board of GBTA

11/11/2021

Episode 3 | BTSE 2021 | Marcus Eklund – FCM

10/11/2021

Episode 2 | BTSE 2021 | Tony D’Astolfo – Serko

03/11/2021

Episode 1 | BTSE 2021 | Catherine Logan – GBTA

22/10/2021

BTN/FESTIVE ROAD – BTSE – Paul Tilstone – Sustainability

19/10/2021

BTN/FESTIVE ROAD – BTSE – Katie Virtue – The Changing Role of Travel Managers

21/09/2021

The Era or Purposeful Travel – Episode 7 – Carol Fergus, Fidelity International

29/06/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 6 – Jerry Underwood, Columbia Sportwear Company

15/06/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 5 – Michael Lyons, HSBC

08/06/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 4 – Richard Eades, bp

25/05/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 3 – Emma Jones, Willis Towers Watson

13/05/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 2 – Geert Behets, UCB

22/04/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – Episode 1 – Eric Bailey, Microsoft

23/02/2021

The Era of Purposeful Travel – The Purposeful Travel Model

08/10/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 10 – Koreen Barbara, McDonald’s

15/09/2020

Colour Blind

27/08/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 9 – Carmen Smith, ICF

25/08/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 8 – Mark Avery, pwc

20/08/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 7 – Ann Dery, S&P Global

24/07/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 6 – Eric Bailey, Microsoft

16/07/2020

Preparing for the Return to Travel – Episode 5 – Karen Hutchings, EY

25/05/2023

The TMC Partnership Performance Survey Box Set – Prologue

https://youtu.be/6J2B5iem8d4

07/07/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 4 – Ben Park, parexel

23/06/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 3 – David McDonald, Hogan Lovells

16/06/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 2 – Kathy Rust, NetApp

09/06/2020

Preparing for The Return to Travel – Episode 1 – Richard Eades, bp

26/05/2020

The Return to Travel – “The Permissible Travel Framework”

28/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 25 – Kate Irwin

28/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 24 – Emma Wilson

24/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 23 – Kieran Hartwell

23/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 22 – Shane Berry

22/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 21 – Stuart Donnelly

21/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 20 – Leigh Bochicchio

20/04/2020

“In Conversation With…” Episode 19 – Douglas O’Neill