“Dans ce pays-ci il est bon de tuer de temps en temps un amiral pour encourager les autres”. At least that’s the explanation given to Candide in Voltaire’s 1759 classic satire for the execution by firing squad of the Royal Navy’s Admiral Byng. Having warned that he didn’t have the resources to successfully carry out the mission, Byng was found guilty by court martial. The Articles of War decreed one law for all: the death penalty for any officer of rank who did not do his utmost against the enemy in battle or pursuit. Thus, Byng was executed in spite of pleas for clemency from amongst others, the Lords of the Admiralty. No exceptions. Click here to read the full article.

Thanks to innovations like chatbots, artificial intelligence and mobile hotel check-in, the era of automated, “self-service” travellers may seem like a foregone conclusion. But as a growing segment of business travellers will tell you, tomorrow’s best-in-class corporate travel organisations don’t care about automation: they’re concerned with service. Whether it’s proactively solving problems for time-starved road warriors, providing a comfortable environment for relaxation and productivity, or knowing how to keep guests safe, providing the right attention to detail matters much more for today’s business travel providers than outsourcing to a machine or a computer. Click here to read the full article.

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This article examines some of the conundrums faced by international mobility professionals; those issues which do not fit neatly into your company’s mobility policies or create friction with your other people policies. There will usually be a tax and/or social security associated cost to the policy issue involved notwithstanding other complications. How do you react? Click here to read the full article.