Are Traditional TMCs Becoming Obsolete—or Reinvented?

Corporate travel management: obsolete relic of the fax-machine era… or the industry’s best-kept secret weapon? It depends who you ask. Airlines may say, “We don’t need TMCs,” while TMCs respond, “Good luck with duty of care when your VP of Sales is stuck in O’Hare at 11pm.”

Corporate travel management: obsolete relic of the fax-machine era… or the industry’s best-kept secret weapon? It depends who you ask. Airlines may say, “We don’t need TMCs,” while TMCs respond, “Good luck with duty of care when your VP of Sales is stuck in O’Hare at 11pm.”

In this 20-minute episode brought to you by the GBTA Canada Tech Committee, Stephanie Lachance (EHI) and Kosta Tsimiklis (Rio Tinto) dive into what’s next for TMCs—whether they’re evolving, merging, or facing extinction.

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