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12/12/2024

Expanding Horizons: Meet the Latest Members of Our Outsourced Team

FESTIVE ROAD Outsourced team continues to grow. We’re excited to welcome three talented professionals who…

10/10/2024

Festive Road expands outsourcing division with new specialists in technology, communications, and change management

FESTIVE ROAD is excited to welcome two new outsourced specialists to our Hive Mind, bringing…

25/09/2024

Enhancing Accessibility in Travel Programs: Insights from an ITM Buyer-Only Session Hosted by Louise Kilgannon

Accessibility is becoming an increasingly critical aspect of corporate travel management. At Festive Road, we’re…

19/09/2024

Welcoming New Talent to Festive Road: Meet Our Latest Roaders

At Festive Road, our commitment to being a purpose-led and people-first company drives everything we…

17/09/2024

Abi Cummings Elevates Her Consulting Role at Festive Road

At Festive Road, we pride ourselves on being a purpose-led and people-first company, where recognising…

12/09/2024

Highlighting Two Outsource Roaders: Our Hotel Analyst and Ground Transportation Specialist

We’re excited to shine a spotlight on Anu Kuchibhotla and Kristen Casillas, who have been…

14/08/2024

FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES FOUR ADDITIONAL OUTSOURCED ROADERS for a range of roles

FESTIVE ROAD announces four additional outsourced roaders for a range of roles...Read More

13/06/2024

GBTA Ladders: An Alternative Take

Festive Road’s, Sean Melchionno, shares his thoughts, learnings and experiences of the 2023-2024 Global Business…

30/05/2024

Macroscope 2.0: The Facilitators

We are now over the halfway point on our updated 2024 Macroscope trends podcast. Previous…

06/05/2024

Consultancy Welcomes 2 New Roles To The Hive Mind

FESTIVE ROAD expands its Performance and Client Solutions functions to support the growing business, welcoming…

02/05/2024

Macroscope 2.0: The Great Realisations

Since February, we’ve been taking a deep dive into our nine Macroscope trends, updating them…

04/04/2024

Macroscope 2.0: The Pandemically accelerated trends

Last month we relaunched our Macroscope trends, updating them for 2024 and adding in a…

Alex Kington

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28/03/2024

FESTIVE ROAD + temoji

Important update - Watch the video to learn more We’ve decided to “split” the two…

07/03/2024

FESTIVE ROAD ARRIVES AT AN IMPORTANT JUNCTURE CREATING EXCITING CHANGE AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES

We started FESTIVE ROAD eight years ago to create better travel and meetings management and…

29/02/2024

Macroscope 2.0 Podcast: Music To Your Ears

At FESTIVE ROAD our mission is to create better. And that means thinking differently about…

Alex Kington

15/01/2024

CONSULTANCY ADDS TO PAYMENTS & M&E CAPABILITIES

PRESS RELEASE CONSULTANCY ADDS TO PAYMENTS & M&E CAPABILITIES FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONAL ROADERS…

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08/01/2024

THE MACROSCOPE 2.0

The Macro Changes Affecting Travel Management in 2024 and Beyond

12/12/2023

How and why we hire the way we do…

We’ve been hiring lately. A lot. Because we are growing fast. Not so fast that…

Louise Kilgannon

07/12/2023

FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONAL OUTSOURCED ROADERS

PRESS RELEASE FESTIVE ROAD ANNOUNCES TWO ADDITIONAL OUTSOURCED ROADERS (7 DECEMBER 2023 – LONDON) FESTIVE…

05/12/2023

Governance: The Inside Track

This year, we published the TMC Partnership Performance study. The concept of the study was…

Lora Ellis

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…

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…

Louise Kilgannon

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

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In The Media

FESTIVE ROAD IN THE NEWS

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17/10/2024

What To Do About Marriott’s Stand Against Last-Room Availability Rates

24/09/2024

The Evolution Of Lowest Logical Fare Policies

24/09/2024

Navigating towards net zero – reducing the environmental impact of business travel

15/08/2024

How To Get A Budget For Tech And Win Support For Your Ideas

11/07/2024

Corporate Travel’s Key Performance Indicators Adapt To Updated Priorities

30/06/2024

GBTA announces the election of new Board Members, including Katie Virtue, Head of Sales and Marketing at Festive Road

30/06/2024

Lora Ellis comments in the Business Travel Executive

29/05/2024

The Company Dime | Explainer: The Do’s And Don’ts Of Corporate Travel Benchmarking

29/05/2024

Caroline Strachan interviewed by Dorothy Dowling, DEI Advisors

09/10/2023

FESTIVE ROAD’s Katie Virtue recognised in WINiT’s Top 50 for innovating the way we travel

18/09/2023

Caroline Strachan guest edits BTN

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

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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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17/01/2025

Future Proof Fridays – Episode Two – Smart tips to optimize your travel payment and expense solutions & going touchless

09/01/2025

Future Proof Fridays – Episode One – To mandate or not to mandate in your corporate travel program?

12/12/2024

Future Proof Fridays – Episode Two – How to approach resource planning

12/12/2024

Future Proof Fridays – Episode One – The art of the possible for travel and meetings

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

17/01/2025

Future Proof Fridays – Episode Two – Smart tips to optimize your travel payment and expense solutions & going touchless

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

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

Festive Road Podcasts

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23/07/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Epilogue

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

11/07/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #9 – Disruption At The Very Core

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

26/06/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #8 – Take the Lead Or Be Directed

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

13/06/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #7 – Hail to the Storytellers

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

29/05/2024

MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #6 – The API Explosion Brings Buyer Empowerment

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

16/05/2024

MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #5 – Dynamic Content – The True King

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

24/04/2024

MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #4 – The Whole Trip Experience (at last)

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

09/04/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #3 – It was always about the meeting

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

27/03/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #2 – ESG at the very core

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…

13/03/2024

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 Podcast Series – Trend #1 – The Future of Work Dispersed But Not Forgotten

The MACROSCOPE 2.0 outlines nine trends from the FESTIVE ROAD hive mind and deep listening…