Milad reflects on the World Business Travel Forum third edition.

Business travellers have a new way to move around the GCC region: taking the train. Green, fast and comfortable, ambitious rail projects are taking shape in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar that are likely to see many journeys being switched from road and air.   In the UAE, Etihad Rail (no relation to Etihad Airways) opened to freight in 2023, and at an unspecified date later this year the company will launch its first passenger services. Running all the way from Al Sila in...

Some companies spend as much on meetings and events as they do on regular corporate travel. Yet very often there are no controls on meetings even though there may be strict rules and processes for individual business trips.   One of the main reasons there is less management of meetings is that it is harder. But it’s not impossible, and even if you don’t introduce a full strategic meetings programme there are still steps you can take to control spend and compliance for your organisation.  ...