By Brent Blake I am not a big cable television news watcher, but found myself more attentive to it once the Coronavirus pandemic hit because there were direct personal and professional consequences involved. I have family, friends and employees at …
Dipping Our Toe in the Water
By Brent Blake Our role as a travel management company is to be your partner in achieving success. We are not here to tell you that you must travel, when you must travel or where you must travel. If travel …
St. Louis-based Gwin’s Travel rebrands to Acendas Travel
Company began in St. Louis in 1979 Mission, Kan. – The award-winning services remain the same, but the name Gwin’s Travel has changed. After 41 years operating as Gwin’s Travel, today it takes the name of Acendas Travel. A …
The Future of Travel
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel “The virus will tell us.” Who can forget the now famous quote by Dr. Tony Fauci, the inspirational director at the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases, when asked about the removal of …
“Can’t Wait to Say Wheels Up”
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel When everyone is sharing in the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a futile exercise to say one group is challenged more than another—especially when we are relatively early in the battle and tough …
Staying Ahead of the Snowball
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Legendary hall-of-fame pitcher and amateur philosopher Satchel Paige famously said: “don’t look back, something might be gaining on you.” At the risk of raising the ire of Mr. Paige’s soul, when I look back …
Putting Travelers on the Road to Happiness
Are business executives aware of the “true cost” of travel on their road warriors and how the days spent away from home affects their happiness? Such was the question posed to 50-plus travel professionals at the Acendas Travel annual Corporate …
Travel Managers and Travelers Agree on this: Bring on the Technology
In the ever-changing corporate travel industry, technology has had the most influence on evolving travel management programs — and it has come in areas beyond traveler tracking tools. This was the feedback recently received from 50-plus travel professionals at the …
Is Your Travel Policy Topic No. 1 Around the Water Cooler?
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel As business leaders, sometimes we tend to ignore national trends because we believe we are “different than the others” or insulated from what is happening elsewhere. But in terms of corporate travel, no one …
Enhancing Your Cybersecurity at Airports
What is the most appreciated airport amenity? No, it is not exclusive lounges or fine dining. It is fast and free Wi-Fi. Though public Wi-Fi is available, it is not necessarily safe to use or advised without following the recommendations …