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Benefits of a Corporate Travel Policy

A Corporate Travel Policy is a personalised document that details the parameters and guidelines pertaining to companies corporate travellers. A detailed Corporate Travel Policy will cover who your account manager is, travel booking procedure, preferred suppliers i.e hotels, airlines or car hire, expense management and reporting. A good Travel Policy reflects the unique needs of a business and their employees helping them meet their targets and expectations. [vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008848756{margin-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="2700" nd_options_width="100%"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="2699" nd_options_width="100%"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1467643035435{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h2" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Why would I need one?"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text]On-the-job travel management is often a complicated issue for most small and medium-sized companies as they fail to realise the importance of a  Corporate Travel Policy for their employees.   If reports published by several leading travel associations and others are to be believed, many businesses without a Corporate Travel Policy could be easily missing out on extensive savings.   Why have a tailored Corporate Travel Policy? A Travel Policy streamlines the entire travel booking process to save a company time and money. A typical Travel Policy helps you gain better insight into expense and travel data. In addition to this, it helps you get complete and transparent control over what is booked and spent by your travellers. Travel Policies are also beneficial to pre-approve trips before they are booked and address duty of care requirements.   It is no surprise to anyone, bookings that aren’t monitored, increase admin and merchant fees along with a surge of the associated service charges. Therefore, every business (small or large and irrespective of industry) must understand the importance of a Corporate Travel Policy.   One of the best things about a Corporate Travel Policy is that it doesn't have to be complex. A dedicated travel manager can help you create one so that your business can reap the advantages of control, cost reduction, traveller information and travel management. It provides a solid foundation to your program, ensuring continuity of service from a travel professional who knows your requirements inside out. Individual Travel Policies are designed to facilitate business travel, maintain efficient processes, manage costs and create clear, fair and streamlined procedures for your employees.   A dedicated travel manager is the best person to evaluate your present travel expenditures by tailoring an effective and realistic policy to consolidate your travel expenses. Allowing you receive better control of your budget, increased negotiating power and save money irrespective of how many employees travelling every month.   With a Travel Policy in place, all elements are covered in relation to your travel services. Not only this, a Corporate Travel Policy integrates comprehensive traveller profiles for all employees resulting in substantial cost savings. Furthermore, Travel Policies are known to easily manage the otherwise complicated process of travel arrangements by overseeing every little detail without feeling the time, effort, and money associated with it. Have you got a Corporate Travel Policy in Place? Speak to us today about how we can tailor one for you![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1467643035435{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h3" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Want to know more?"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text]Since 1989, Pulse Travel has focused on efficiently reducing client’s Corporate Travel budgets, whilst policing Corporate Travel Policies thus saving both time and money. Make sure you follow our linkedin page 'Pulse Travel' for insightful information and how we can help you reduce your overall corporate travel spend. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Keeping your data safe while travelling

As of late, we are all on high alert for threats to our data, emails, logins and privacy as hackers up their game on getting what is most important to us. While we guard these details with our life in our day to day lives, you shouldn’t let your guard down when you travel for business. It essential that you take extra measures to ensure no personal information or company data is vulnerable to hackers while on the move.[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h1" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Tips"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text]What could be vulnerable to the tech-savvy business traveller? Smart watches, mobiles and notebooks/laptops/tablets are all at risk to data breaches and such hacks are on the rise daily.   According to Microsoft, the cost of cyber-crime globally exceeds US$500 billion, while data breeches can cost a company on average around $US3.8 million. In recent discussions with our IT consultant, he too has noticed the increase in cyber-crime and spam emails taking hard drives to ransom demanding bitcoin for safe return of company data.   Are you aware of the currently threats data security circulating? Would you know what to do if your computer is taken over by hackers?   If you or your staff travel for business and use wifi to access your data, here are some helpful tips to keep your personal information and data safe while travelling.   Before you leave, update all your operating systems. Out of date software versions can open you up to threats. Software companies are always improving data protection to everyday apps or programs to help keep us safe. Don’t click on links that you are not familiar with. Not sure – check the ‘from’ email address and if it doesn’t look legit, it won’t be. Even if you recognise the subject line, always triple check the content as simple things like spelling mistakes or bad English will give you red flags that it’s from a hacker and posing as a familiar brand. Never hand over personal data or information via a link in an email. Log into your account manually and enter form there (i.e paypal). Have a plan. You may take the precautions but there is still a chance you may be caught off guard. Will you know what to do? Make sure you have the contact details of your company’s IT provider prior to departing. If in doubt, run a virus check with your security software. Don’t use free public Wifi. Free public Wifi is popping up everywhere both locally and internationally as telephone providers aim to win over new customers. As the opportunity for something ‘free’ increases, so does the opportunity for hackers to nab unsuspecting victims. If you still need to access Wifi, try your Hotel as the next best option. However keep in mind that Approx. 38% of known data security breaches happen via hotel wifi. Best option is to disable your auto-connect Wifi function on your phone and purchase a local sim card. Keep your passwords strong. Use a unique password that isn’t obvious such as ‘admin’ or ‘passw0rd’ which were the most commonly hacked passwords of 2016. Enable facial recognition or fingerprint for your phone and finally implement two factor authentications. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h2" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Top red flags that the sender of an email is a spammer!"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text] The sender address is from someone you don’t recognise. The email is another language. Some of the words are misspelled in an attempt to trick your spam filter. For example, "Energy” may be written as “Enregy”, etc. You are offered a large sum of money, but prior to collecting said money, you have to provide a small sum of money to the sender first. You are asked to enter some of your personal data – bank account numbers, credit card numbers, usernames or passwords, etc. Product advertised is far below retail price. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h2" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Top red flags that you may be hacked!"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text] Your screen is black with warning that ‘you’ve been hacked’ with request to unlock after paying ransom with bitcoin Your device is running slower than usual Files moved or deleted without your knowledge New icons on your desktop [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008848756{margin-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="2694" nd_options_width="100%"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1467643035435{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h3" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="If in doubt, always ask someone. It’s better to be safe than sorry."][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text]Since 1989, Pulse Travel has focused on efficiently reducing client’s Corporate Travel budgets, whilst policing Corporate Travel Policies thus saving both time and money. Make sure you follow our linkedin page ‘Pulse Travel’ for insightful information and how we can help you reduce your overall corporate travel spend. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

5 Reasons You Need a Travel Manager

Working for large, even small corporations has its challenges. There are many elements that keep a business running and staff business travel is just one of them. The thought of booking corporate travel can be a daunting experience, it’s time consuming, costly and overwhelming and if you’re not consistently over everything, you could be missing out on huge savings.   An easy solution? A corporate travel manager can help you manage your business travel like never before, by taking control of cost management, negotiating the best deals, reporting and putting in place a tailored corporate travel policy. How will this benefit you? It means you will save both time and money![vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h3" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Here are five reasons why you need a professional travel management company:"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text] Costs A professional corporate travel manager like Pulse Corporate Travel is guaranteed to save you money. This means that you get complete control over corporate trips while reducing your travel expenditure significantly through negotiated supplier deals. If that was not all, you can benefit from a monitored corporate travel policy that manages costs and creates a clear, fair and streamlined procedures for your employees. High Level of Service Since 1989, Pulse Corporate Travel has been delivering the highest level of personal services to global clients. It focuses primarily to improve your business travel experience so that you get connected to the best end-to-end corporate travel solutions. Our dedicated team work with you so that all your expectations and targets are fulfilled without compromising on quality through a service level agreement. We also make sure your staff are trained on all systems to ensure smooth transition into the booking tools so they can hit the ground running without interference. Duty of Care No matter where you are in the world, the Pulse Corporate Travel team offers 24/7 support, with real time responses and emergency after hours support. You won’t be speaking to someone overseas, you will be speaking with an actual PCT staff member that knows your business, knows your needs and cares about your travellers as much as they would our own. Complete Transparency PCT provides travel management solutions that deliver greater value and transparency by tailoring a unique and personlised experience for each traveller. It allows corporations to maintain control over their corporate travel programs by integrating corporate travel polices, negotiated rates, preferred suppliers via an easy to use online booking tool. Travellers can easily plan, book and secure flight, car hire and accommodation itineraries that are automatically customised to keep within your policies. Industry leading technology Pulse Corporate Travel utilizes industry leading technology and secure online booking engines with 24/7 access to empower your business with innovative travel options. Helping you make smart decisions that result in hard dollar returns for your business.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1492008848756{margin-top: 20px !important;}"][vc_column width="1/2"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="3517" nd_options_width="100%"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][nd_options_image nd_options_align="center" nd_options_image="3519" nd_options_width="100%"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1467643035435{margin-top: 40px !important;}"][vc_column][nd_options_text nd_options_text_tag="h3" nd_options_text_weight="normal" nd_options_text="Need to know more?"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][nd_options_divider nd_options_align="nd_options_text_align_left" nd_options_width="30px" nd_options_height="2px" nd_options_color="#f1f1f1"][nd_options_spacer nd_options_height="20"][vc_column_text]Since 1989, Pulse Travel has focused on efficiently reducing client’s Corporate Travel budgets, whilst policing Corporate Travel Policies thus saving both time and money. Make sure you follow our linkedin page ‘Pulse Travel’ for insightful information and how we can help you reduce your overall corporate travel spend. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]