Specialized travel management requirements like implementing
a data strategy or new technology have increased the frequency of limited engagement
outsourcing.
Some outsourced travel managers say the external
“expertise” perception that comes with the role gives them more gravitas with company
leaders.
Will an outsourced travel manager come for your
role? Providers of outsourced travel managers say that’s the wrong question.
Outsourced travel management—roles where the person doing
the work is not employed directly by the company they are working for—is on the
increase. “The number of [outsourced] engagements we have has almost doubled
since 2019,” says Sara Andell, director, consulting strategy for…
