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New Launch: Business Redemptions Help Our Travelers Work Remotely

April 6, 2020 by Rocketrip Admin

With almost all business travel restricted to mission-critical right now, and with most office workers fully remote, there’s a lot of tips going around for how to successfully work from home. We’ve been sharing our favorite tips internally on Slack, along with photos of our Rocketrip remote offices (and pets)…

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Learning from the Travel Security Experts: Q+A with Brenda Davis at International SOS

March 26, 2020 by Rocketrip Admin

International SOS is the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services group. With years of experience helping other companies mitigate travel risks, we decided to find out how Brenda Davis, travel manager for the Americas at International SOS, is approaching COVID-19 safety with their internal travelers. (In addition to…

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Rocketrip on Rocketrip: Reid Fay’s Best-Laid Plans, AKA My Cancelled Work Trip

March 17, 2020 by Rocketrip Admin

Did you know all the business travelers of Rocketrip actually use Rocketrip? We realized we don’t share enough of our own savings and rewards stories, which brings us to this new blog series: Rocketrip on Rocketrip. Every month we’ll be introducing a new team member to share behind-the-scenes travel stories.

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The Future of Business Travel after COVID-19

March 12, 2020 by Rocketrip Admin

It’s with great empathy that I point out the obvious: this has been a chaotic few weeks in the travel community, and there’s no way to know how long this uncertainty will continue. But I’ve already been inspired by the way travel managers, HR, technology partners, and other leaders have…

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3 Reasons to Meet Rocketrip at Concur Fusion 2020

February 25, 2020 by Rocketrip Admin

Updated March 4, 2020: Although SAP Concur Fusion was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, we would still love to connect with attendees virtually to share travel industry insights — including how Rocketrip can help you with duty of care. Click here…

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Jump Trading Uses Rocketrip to Maintain Employee Comfort While Halting Spiking Costs

December 20, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Jump Trading is a globally-positioned, proprietary trading firm that remains on the cutting edge of algorithmic trading. Since they place significant importance on human capital, it was essential that any cost savings initiative in their business travel program also benefit employee engagement. We spoke with Marc Vernick, Jump Trading’s Business Process and Insights Analyst about…

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Questioning the Need for a Nudge: the Ethics of Workplace Behavioral Economics

December 13, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Behavioral economics has been a hot topic for several years now, and its applications in the workplace are highly touted. At Rocketrip, we encourage companies to optimize their travel programs through the use of behavioral economics and “nudging” (the popular term for behavioral change initiatives). This method works…

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Time Discounting: Why Some Behavioral Changes Stick While Others Turn Stale

November 26, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Business travel programs are focused increasingly on traveler satisfaction and employee engagement. Gone are the days when programs were governed by the tightening of policies without regard for their effect on employees. Favorable travel programs are used as perks and tools to increase talent retention. In order…

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Rocketrip Launches One-of-a-Kind Business Travel Recommendation Engine

November 15, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Every time we get an opportunity to speak with travel management professionals, we hear the same complaint: Business travel technology is too difficult to use, and this is a hurdle to wider adoption by travelers. User experiences are not on par with consumer technology in 2019, and we live in…

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How to Align Traveler Behavior and Company Goals with the D.R.I.V.E. Framework

October 31, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Companies we speak to at Rocketrip have many goals for their travel programs, from cutting costs to increasing online booking tool adoption. Of course, achieving these goals can’t come at the cost of employee satisfaction. Business travel is increasingly a driver of talent…

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Rocketrip and GetThere Launch Industry-First Integration to Elevate Business Travel Experience

August 15, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Rocketrip regularly comes together with our partners to share ideas, resources, and experience. Our aim is to create innovative solutions that are greater than the sum of our parts and which address urgent problems for our mutual customers. Today, we launched a full integration with the forward-thinking…

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What Behavioral Psychology Can Teach You About Saving on Business Travel

July 12, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

At Rocketrip, we hear time and again that companies are anxious to control their travel costs but worried that tightening policies will harm their company culture. If this catch 22 is plaguing your thoughts, take comfort knowing that your priorities are in perfect order. Business travel is…

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360 Degrees of Savings with VAT IT and Rocketrip

June 25, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Globally, companies are projected to spend $1.7 trillion on business travel per year by 2023. Travel is the largest corporate expense aside from payroll and real estate. What’s more, business travel is significantly more expensive than leisure travel — 67% more expensive to be exact. However, there are…

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How Quantcast Saved 26% on Travel and Delighted Employees

June 4, 2019 by Rocketrip Admin

Business travel is tough, both for travelers and for their employers. Travelers have to uproot, deal with the logistics of booking and being on the road, and wrestle with expense reporting. For employers, not only is travel expensive but it can sow disengagement among employees because of…

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