The Cost of Business Travel

What would it take to get you to spend less on a business trip? Would you embrace smart spending strategies if it meant being rewarded with a gift card? That’s the idea behind Rocketrip. With global business travel spend forecasted to reach $1.3 trillion USD in 2016, some companies are looking for new ways to reduce their travel spend. With Rocketrip, business travelers earn rewards for staying within a specified budget and, in essence, save their company money.

GBTA’s Caitlin Gomez recently had the opportunity to chat with Rocketrip Founder and CEO Dan Ruch at our GBTA Convention Broadcast Studio. After giving a quick walk-through of how the company works, Dan considered what the future of the industry holds. He shared, “I do finally think that the industry is changing, and I think that the mentality is shifting towards a more employee-centric view… I think that the industry is becoming much more progressive than it ever has been.”

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