Top Travel and Expense Trends of 2021
A SAP Concur blog post shares insights from K.G. Subramanyam (KGS), Global VP of Enterprise Platforms at NielsenIQ, on four key T&E trends for 2021. Trend 1: 'Safe travels' takes on new meaning, with employee well-being central, vaccine passports, health checks, and screenings becoming more common, and employers strengthening duty of care. Trend 2: Sustainability goes beyond recycling, with younger employees focusing on ESG goals and technology enabling carbon footprint transparency. Trend 3: Shift to cloud solutions, with real-time data driving decisions and AI, ML, and RPA providing data-driven analytics. Trend 4: Compliance with changing tax laws, with VAT compliance a CFO priority and e…
Impact and considerations
These trends reflect structural changes in business travel and expense management post-pandemic. Companies need to adjust travel policies to focus on employee well-being, ESG goals, cloud technology adoption, and tax compliance, offering important reference for travel managers and financial decision-makers.
Key points
- Safe travels takes on new meaning, with employee well-being central, and vaccine passports, health checks, and screenings becoming more common.
- Employers need to strengthen duty of care, using data-driven strategies and referencing WHO and CDC information.
- Sustainability goes beyond recycling, with younger employees focusing on ESG goals and technology enabling carbon footprint transparency.
- Shift to cloud solutions, with real-time data driving decisions and AI, ML, and RPA providing data-driven analytics.
- VAT compliance is a CFO priority, and end-to-end automation simplifies processes and reduces audit risk.
- NielsenIQ has gone completely digital in North America, conducting global expense report audits via cloud-based ecosystems.
Sources and time
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- SAP Concur
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- First source publication
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:36
- Last updated
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
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