June 20, 2019 View in browser

It might sound counterintuitive to companies dead set on reducing costs, but there are significant perks to expanding the company travel budget, especially for businesses that have offices set up all over the globe.

In fact, putting more money into travel might make employees happier, create stronger relationships with customers, and ultimately lead to higher profits. At least that's what new research from the Harvard Business Review suggests.

This week we dig into the numbers behind these findings and look at the reasons why travel spend is so beneficial.

Plus we lay out the lingering fears of travel managers in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max 8 grounding.

If you have any feedback about the newsletter or news tips, feel free to reach out via email at ic@skift.com or tweet @izkrose.

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Global companies with a high volume of travelers, take note. Tight travel budgets and overly strict travel policies don't make for happy or productive employees.

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Travel managers are concerned for the safety of travelers who will be flying Boeing 737 Max series aircraft in the future, and with good reason.

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Emirates Is First Major Airline to Launch Basic Business Class Fare

Emirates has fired the first salvo in the unbundling of business class fares. Now you can buy just the seat, with none of the other trimmings that travelers are used to with top-tier carriers. It's a pragmatic strategy, one that gives more choice to travelers. The tension will now be maintaining that great luxury brand halo and still letting the premium cabins do the marketing hard yards for the carrier.

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Skift Tech Forum: Marriott Sees Google as Effective Add-On to Direct Channels

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