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  1. SAP Concur Blog

    4 Steps to Control Employee Spend Before It’s Too Late

    Part two of SAP Concur's blog series discusses how to prevent employee expense fraud by reviewing T&E policies, establishing prevention and detection processes, using reporting to monitor data, and comparing control benchmarks. ACFE's Global 2020 Study on Occupational Fraud shows companies with internal policy controls have lower fraud losses and quicker detection. The article recommends regularly updating T&E policies, clarifying acceptable expenses, and setting up automated audit rules.

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    Concur Data: Analyzing Millennial Corporate Travel Spending Habits

    Concur analyzed $36 billion in travel expenses processed between Q1 2015 and Q1 2017, revealing spending differences between millennials (ages 22-35) and older employees (ages 36-65). The data shows that older employees' total expenses per employee are 66% higher than millennials', but millennials spend slightly more on hotel-related expenses. The article also explores industry and regional differences and suggests companies adapt travel policies to meet millennials' demand for a seamless experience.

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    Balancing Compliance and User Satisfaction with an Employee-Driven Travel and Expense Policy

    The article emphasizes combining employee sentiment data with operational data to create more effective T&E policies. By understanding the reasons behind employee behaviors, companies can adjust policies to improve compliance and satisfaction. For example, discovering issues like low meal limits or poor supplier performance and making improvements.

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    SAP Concur: What Does Automating Expense Reporting Have to Do with Boosting Productivity and Compan…

    A SAP Concur blog post cites Gallup data that only 15% of full-time employees are highly engaged, while 85% are not engaged or actively disengaged. AMI-Partners research shows 93% of SMBs have employees who travel for work regularly, but only 21% use a dedicated travel and expense solution, and more than half lack well-defined travel and expense policies. The article says SAP Concur customers save on average US$23 per expense report.

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    World Environment Day: Sustainable Business Travel Choices

    World Environment Day 2021 focuses on ecosystem restoration, encouraging businesses to adopt more sustainable travel policies. SAP Concur research shows 59% of European travel decision-makers don't know how to implement sustainable travel policies, yet 97% of business travelers are willing to invest extra journey time for sustainable options. Companies can drive change through carbon offsetting and alternative transport modes.

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    The Loyalty Program Game Has Changed. Do You Know the Rules?

    This SAP Concur blog discusses changes in loyalty programs post-pandemic. It notes that traditional mileage and stay-based programs are no longer sufficient, and companies should renegotiate contracts and integrate loyalty programs into travel policies. A survey shows only 31% of aerospace and defense customers incorporate ground loyalty programs and 49% incorporate frequent flyer programs.

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    How Much Do You Worry About Business Travel?

    A whitepaper published by BTN Group reveals that 54% of small to midsize business leaders are concerned about traveler safety, well-being, and satisfaction. Executives cited cyber threats, trade conflicts, and terrorism as chief concerns impeding travel, along with fears of infection and economic downturn. The whitepaper also notes that most executives found the following cost-avoidance methods highly effective: reviewing regular travel budget reports (77%), enforcing travel policy compliance (72%), proactively educating travelers about preferred suppliers (70%), and using a pre-trip approval system (70%).

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    SAP Concur Shares Tips for Creating Effective T&E Policies

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses how to create T&E policies that support employees while controlling costs. It recommends keeping policies simple to avoid ambiguous booking rules that lead to mistakes and hidden spend; talking to road warriors to understand their needs; and making it easy for employees to find and follow the rules. The article notes that when compliance is simpler, more people do it, leading to better spend control and employee satisfaction.

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    SAP Concur: Three Tips to Save on Business Travel

    SAP Concur published three tips to save on business travel. GBTA reported 514 million business trips were taken in 2016. The article recommends booking at least three weeks in advance, as tickets booked fewer than seven days before departure are on average 44% more expensive than the same ticket booked 15 days in advance; considering ridesharing instead of renting a car for short trips; and researching meal options ahead of time to control costs. It also suggests companies set booking guidelines and approval processes and use expense systems to simplify reporting.

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    Travel Managers See More Travel and Expanded Roles

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that U.S. companies are restarting domestic travel to varying degrees, while international travel remains business-critical and requires special approvals. Travel managers from Harman, ServiceNow, and Barclays, speaking at the SAP Concur Travel Industry Summit, said employees are eager to resume face-to-face interactions, but approval processes are stricter, involving senior management and security officers. Companies are enhancing communication through internal microsites, travel portal prompts, and personalized outreach, while integrating sustainability into travel policies. The role of travel managers has been elevated during the pandemic, taking on more resp…

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    SAP Concur Global Survey: COVID-19 Impact and Outlook on Business Travel

    SAP Concur commissioned Wakefield Research to survey 4,850 business travelers and 800 travel managers in May-June 2020. 59% of travelers felt positive about their next business trip, but 45% identified the trip itself as the most stressful stage, a 50% increase from last year. 96% of travel managers said their company was not fully prepared to manage evolving travel demands during the outbreak, and 65% of travelers placed personal health and safety in their top three considerations.

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    SAP Concur 2021 Predictions: New Ideas from Challenging Times

    SAP Concur's global experts share 2021 predictions covering responsible business travel resumption, accelerated AI adoption, DE&I progress, changing consumer travel, and SMB responses. Predictions include travel providers potentially requiring COVID-19 health status disclosure, digital health passports and travel corridors becoming mainstream, and sustainability becoming table stakes.

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    GBTA and SAP Concur Poll: Travel Managers Shift Toward Technology Oversight

    A GBTA and SAP Concur poll of 226 travel managers and buyers examined how digital transformation is reshaping corporate travel management. The findings show travel managers' responsibilities shifting from managing people and policies toward overseeing the technology that enables modern business travel management. 72% expect bookings through their online booking tool (OBT) to increase over the next three years, while only 4% expect a decrease; four in ten expect bookings made directly through airline (40%) or hotel (38) websites to decline. 58% of travel managers either already include or expect to include NDC bookings within the next year. Facing airline fees on TMC and GDS channel bookings…

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    Geisinger AP Thought Leader Shares Top Read for 2022

    SAP Concur blog published its 2022 top book and podcast recommendations from T&E industry thought leaders. Ashely Lehman, Concur Administrator in Accounts Payable at Geisinger, recommended 'The Anticipatory Organization' by Daniel Burrus. She connected the book's hard and soft trends concept to hard and soft stops in audit rules, and suggested approaching travel policies with a hard and soft trend vision. She also noted that pandemic-related travel disruption provided an opportunity to re-examine travel programs and processes.

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    SAP Concur Survey: Travelers' Requirements for Return to Business Travel

    A survey commissioned by SAP Concur and conducted by Wakefield Research in April–May 2021 polled 3,850 business travelers across 25 global markets and 700 travel managers in seven markets. It found 96% of business travelers are willing to travel for business over the next 12 months, including 65% very willing. 68% are pushing for a return to business travel, while just 32% feel their company is requiring it. Flexibility is now the most pressing need, ahead of vaccination-related demands (72% vs. 62%). 89% plan to add personal vacation time to business trips. If companies fail to meet health and safety expectations, 31% would ask to limit travel and 20% would look for a different position.