By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel If you look at the TSA numbers, you might be inclined to say everything is back to normal when it comes to travel. But if you take a deeper look at the data, you …
Lessons Learned, Roads Not Taken
By Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel Everyone has a story to tell about how Covid-19 has affected them. Given the depth of the pandemic, it is a story which will no doubt continue to be refined for years to come. …
Data-Driven Decisions Provide the Best Results
Terri Barton, Vice President Corporate Travel The growth of technology applications in the travel industry over the past decade has obviously created efficiencies, but perhaps more important, it has also allowed for the compilation of large amounts of data to …
Is it a Train or Sunshine?
By Brent Blake Over the past 14 months, it is the one question I have been asked more times than any other. Perhaps people did not put it in those terms, but our clients (both business and leisure), suppliers, business …
A Look at Air Travel in 2021
Acendas Travel President Brent Blake was joined by Delta Airlines Senior Vice President Bob Somers for our monthly virtual Viewpoints with Acendas Travel. The two discussed air travel in 2021 in general and Delta’s strategy as travel ramps back up. …
Travel in the New Normal
Travel has become more complicated with the advent of the pandemic, but it can be executed with proper structures and processes in place; and resources to support the traveler. With the assistance of company travel administrators and Acendas Travel, support …
Case Study: Technology Creates Efficiency for Partners in Leadership
Partners in Leadership is an organization which focuses on culture management for its clients with the goal of elevating accountability and delivering breakthrough results. As its travel management partner, Acendas Travel was tasked to accomplish essentially the same result for …
Case Study: ARKRAY USA leverages Acendas Travel Technology During COVID-19 Pandemic
Renae Bathke was busy enough as the senior accounting manager for Edina, Minn. – based ARKRAY USA before being faced with managing a corporate travel program during a global pandemic, but thanks to the resources developed by Acendas Travel, her …
Acendas Travel, Lyft Partner to Offer Added Value for Clients
Shared ride services continue to grow in popularity and now Acendas Travel corporate clients and their team associates have the opportunity to benefit from a formal relationship with Lyft. Acendas Travel Vice President Terri Barton says the Lyft for Business …
Travel Outlook for 2021: Why You Might Need Us More than Ever
Brent Blake, President, Acendas Travel NOTE: Acendas Travel President Brent Blake and Senior Vice President Joe Curtis sat down to discuss their outlook for travel in 2021. Watch the video here. I won’t spoil it and give away all of …