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Heading to China soon for business? It can be daunting to make your way to a different continent to do business, especially when the culture differ...

If you travel for work quite often, you’ll know that a layover can be a headache if you don’t have access to a comfortable area to relax before...

Corporate journeys are supposed to be at least a little thrilling. After all, you're getting out there, building a business network, stepping up yo...

Just when you thought the corporate travel landscape couldn’t get any more exciting, 2018 goes and ups the ante with a whole lot of technological...

Travelling for business can be a double-edged sword - people think you’re a super glam jet-setter who’s seeing the world on the company’s dim...

Travelling frequently for work and not feeling quite as bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as you're used to? Business travel can take its toll on your h...

Business Travel is an important sector that is often overlooked in Travel & Tourism. It makes a significant contribution to employment and global t...

The modern marvel of Latin America is one of the top destinations for the discerning traveller. While a mere 24 hours is woefully insufficient to a...

What makes a good business destination? Advanced and adaptive conference spaces are a good starting point. They are the keystone of modern business...

For the most part, business travel can be tiring with crowded airports, planes, delays and the ever-present jetlag. Everyone has at least one bad t...

Can your company’s travel policy be counted upon to be agile enough to roll with the punches when global airlines adapt their own in-flight polic...

Heads up savvy business women of the world - we've found a few travel hacks that will streamline your adventures abroad in 2018. We’re all equal ...

Are you hitting the road with your boss in 2018? A work trip is a great way to bond with the higher-ups, but when handled incorrectly it also has t...

At TravelManor, our clients don’t only include individuals who travel to the USA, Europe and the East. In fact, a significant percentage of our c...

While business travel may be a necessity, it can be stressful and as a specialist corporate travel agency, we know all about it. Extensive business...

It may be the holiday season but business travel never stops. Living on the road is not easy especially during the holiday season as all the focus ...

Even though we are predominately a corporate travel agent, our clients often ask us to include a leisure leg to their trip, or “bleisure,” whic...

As a proudly South African corporate travel agency arranging business, pleasure and bleisure travel destinations, we are exposed to many exotic des...

At TravelManor, we are always on the lookout for innovative ways to help our valued clientele save on corporate travel expenses. Going into 2018, a...

At TravelManor, we always have our ear to the ground to ensure that we have the necessary up-to-the-minute info...

The rise of globalisation has opened the door for more people to work abroad but it doesn’t come without risk. Many employers may not fully compr...

Global business travel is certainly on the rise but some destinations could set you back more than you expect. International corporate travel isn�...

Frequent fliers may be more accustomed to jet lag but no-one really escapes the symptoms. Some refer to it as flight fatigue or the more scientific...

Many people think that travelling for business is glamorous and a welcome change from everyday life in the office. Although for some this might rin...

Last month we started with our series on green diligence in the travel industry. This month we take it a step further by addressing another aspect ...

Holidays and business trips can be exciting but it doesn’t always go according to plan. Whether travelling overseas, across the border or plannin...

A suitcase is just a suitcase, right? A receptacle to ferry your belonging across continents at best, and the thing you have to lug around looking ...

About a decade ago, the travel buyers of large firms were extremely focused on securing environmentally-friendly service providers. But then the wo...

In 20 years working in corporate travel, we’ve learned just how important business traveler feedback is. We can say with certainty that it’s a ...

The next generation of entrepreneurs or millennials is changing the way business travel is conducted. They are more tech-savvy, socially conscious ...

We’ve got some great news for travellers who do frequent business throughout Africa. It looks like the African continent is poised to free its ai...

If your line of business requires frequent globetrotting, you’ll know that things you take for granted in your home country can become a bit of a...

Frequent business travel may seem like a glamorous ideal, but when it forms part of your everyday life, the bloom can quickly go off the metaphoric...

The notion of the Spanish siesta is not a new one by a long shot. In fact, the practice of pulling down the shutters to grab a little shuteye has b...

In 2017 communication is king, which is why when travelling for business these amazing travel apps can keep you connected to the office, allow you ...

In 1777, Samuel Johnson said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford," and today thi...

Business trips can be gruelling- a jam-packed schedule of days that start with breakfast meetings and that can end with long drawn out dinners. Thr...

The BDRC Group, which is one of the most respected research consultancy compan...

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released its 2017 Global Economic Impact Report, and it makes for some interesting reading. The repor...

The past decade has seen a massive change in the way people experience business travel, but what we have encountered up to this point is nothing co...

The last few years have seen a massive increase in the amount of woman travelling solo for business, which is why we have decided to do a blog piec...

The United States and Britain have initiated a ban on certain carry-on electronic devices on flights coming into their respective countries from ce...

If you do a lot of travelling for work you will know all too well that one of the major downsides is the endless hours spent in airports. While you...

With a volatile economy, a local currency that changes value on a daily basis and ever increasing international visa restrictions, it is not always...

Africa has always been a very popular travel destination for South Africans. Traditionally, tourism has been the primary call of the continent, but...

Travel is one of the most effective ways of doing business in the modern world. It is good etiquette, easy to accomplish and above all impactful on...

Traditionally the island of Mauritius has been a favourite holiday destination. The tropical climate, sweeping sugar plantations, ancient giant pal...

For people who don’t do a lot of travelling for work, the idea of business travel is totally different to the reality of it. Waking up at the cra...

Business travel, when arranged by a well trained and experienced travel agent, should be incident free; plain sailing from departure to arrival.

They say that there are few things you can guarantee in life, two of them being death and taxes. Well, we have a third: when you go away on a busin...

It is doubtful if the red eye flight is the favourite of any business person who uses them, but it cannot be argued that they are now an integral p...

Long layovers at airports put the fear of God into most travelers, particularly those of us who travel for work. There is no pool to lounge by, coc...

All businesses with either national or international clientele or suppliers recognise the value of face to face meetings and that therefore travel is ...

There are many reasons why in-house corporate travel management companies work for an organisation, but thanks to modern technology, the ability to...