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Aug 29Sat
  1. Skift Feed

    How SingleThread Is Growing Without Copying Itself

    SingleThread, the acclaimed Healdsburg farm-restaurant-inn, is expanding through culture transfer rather than concept replication. Its Kyoto venture SoNoMa by SingleThread and the upcoming The Selvedge illustrate this model. Co-owner Tony Greenberg emphasizes 'growing' over 'scaling,' moving people who have absorbed the ethos to create elegant translations rather than copies. The strategy includes integrated team operations, all-inclusive pricing, a widened price range, and extending guest relationships through products and a book.

Jun 30Fri
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Survey: 94% of LGBTQ+ Business Travelers Have Experienced Discrimination

    SAP Concur's 2023 Global Business Travel Survey found that 94% of LGBTQ+ business travelers have personally experienced discrimination while traveling for work, and 90% have hidden their sexual orientation on a business trip, citing safety (55%) and privacy (55%) as top reasons. 82% of LGBTQ+ travelers changed accommodations in the past 12 months because they felt unsafe, compared with 53% of all business travelers. 92% of LGBTQ+ travelers feel they have not had equal opportunity to travel for business. The survey was conducted by Wakefield Research between April 7-28, 2023, among 3,850 business travelers in 25 markets.

Jun 20Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Traveler Personas and Experience: The Next Big Thing in Business Travel

    In the SAP Concur Conversations podcast, Hansini Sharma, who leads the Travel Practice at Acquis Consulting Group, discusses the importance of traveler personas and traveler experience in business travel. She identifies three traveler personas: the new entrant, the space cadet, and the 'pirate.' She recommends travel managers improve compliance by offering more options and some wiggle room, and use online booking tools and non-invasive data collection to understand traveler preferences. She also notes the travel experience has become an important factor in talent retention.

Aug 30Tue
Aug 3Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    New Research Considers 2022 Impact on Business Travel

    SAP Concur's fourth annual global business traveler survey shows 98% are willing to travel, but 61% say current travel frequency falls short. 82% of companies use a 'more travel on fewer shoulders' approach. 23% would look for a new job if travel doesn't improve. Travelers expect flexibility and safety, with 91% willing to decline trips that don't meet expectations. Travel managers face pressure, with 55% reporting stress equal to or greater than last year.

Jul 9Sat
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Employee Experience, Evolved: An SAP Concur Podcast Conversation with EY About the Power of Employe…

    In an SAP Concur podcast, Andrew Walker and Crystal Schoenhals from EY discuss using employee sentiment data to improve employee experience. They note that top reasons employees leave include total compensation, flexibility, benefits, and well-being. Collecting sentiment data must be operationalized and ongoing, not a one-time survey. They advise organizations to proactively understand employee needs and close gaps to retain talent.

Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Global Survey: Employees Link Travel to Business Success

    A survey commissioned by SAP Concur and conducted by Wakefield Research among 3,850 business travelers across 25 global markets in April-May 2021 reveals that 96% of respondents are willing to travel for business in the next 12 months, with 65% very willing. 92% are motivated by personal reasons such as making connections and experiencing new places. However, 80% worry that without increased travel, their personal and professional lives will suffer, and 18% fear job loss. Flexibility (72%) has surpassed vaccination requirements (62%) as the most pressing need. 89% plan to add personal vacation time to business trips.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Podcast: AP Automation Frees People to Do Their Best Jobs

    A SAP Concur podcast conversation with Deloitte explores how accounts payable (AP) automation empowers employees and enhances strategic value. Deloitte specialist Oren Geshuri notes that AP has traditionally been viewed as a non-strategic area; automation does not eliminate people but frees AP teams from paper-based processes to focus on more strategic work. COVID-19 served as a litmus test for organizational survivability: organizations that had already automated could quickly shift to remote work, while those without automation struggled with paper invoices that couldn't be taken home. The discussion also covers talent retention, employee experience, and the impact of automation on overal…

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    The Great Resignation and Its Impact on Spend Management: Employee Experience Becomes Key

    An SAP Concur blog post explores how companies can retain critical talent by incorporating employee experience into spend management strategies amid the Great Resignation. Citing Marchelle Klippenstein, Vice President of Value Experience Group at SAP Concur, the article notes that in the post-pandemic environment, companies cannot maintain legacy T&E expectations and must balance serving employees with financial needs. Five recommendations are offered: broaden employee engagement, monitor sentiment data like KPIs, treat T&E as an emotional business process, communicate changes to employees, and accept that things will never be the same.

  4. SAP Concur Blog

    EY Survey: Impact of Hybrid Work on Productivity and Creativity

    SAP Concur podcast with EY discusses remote work challenges. EY surveyed 16,000 employees in 16 countries: 65% believe hybrid work will increase productivity, 65% say it supports creativity, 54% say it positively impacts problem-solving. 9 in 10 want flexibility in where/when they work; 54% likely to quit if not offered flexibility. Nearly two-thirds want to continue business travel.

  5. SAP Concur Blog

    Oxford Economics and SAP Concur Report: Employee Experience and Flexible Work

    Oxford Economics and SAP Concur released the 'Empowering your people' report based on a global survey of finance and IT employees and executives. Six in 10 workers said most employees reevaluated what they value in a workplace, but only 46% of executives think such a pandemic-related rethink took place. Half of executives and employees expect work to be fully or partially remote over the next two years. Nearly 7 in 10 employees say they perform better when they can set their job location and hours, but just 38% say their organization's technology and policies enable flexible work. Only 42% of remote-working employees receive seamless technology. Just 37% of employees are not actively seekin…

  7. SAP Concur Blog

    Employee Experience: The New Key to Retention

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that employee expectations about jobs and workplace experiences have dramatically changed. A survey by Oxford Economics and SAP Concur found that 60% of U.S. employees say the pandemic caused them to reevaluate what they value in a workplace; an Accenture survey found 78% of employees believe employers are responsible for their job satisfaction and well-being. The article offers four tips to improve employee experience: improve onboarding and training, empower employees to work from anywhere, streamline and simplify the technology stack, and improve software application experiences. Gallup data shows only 12% of employees feel their organization does a great job…

  8. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Podcast with EY: Taking Experience Data Seriously Amidst the Great Reset

    In this SAP Concur podcast, Andrew Walker and EY consultant Crystal Schoenhals discuss the importance of employee experience data. They emphasize that companies should continuously collect feedback, not just annual surveys, and use it to drive policy changes. Employees expect to see action taken on their input; otherwise, they may leave. The conversation highlights the need for iterative, operationalized experience management.

  9. SAP Concur Blog

    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.