Traveling Zombie (trave-uhl-ing zom-bee) n. One who journeys from place to place as a representative of a business but displays a poor semblance of life due to lack of management and guidance in the creation and execution of their itineraries.
The traveling zombies walk among us. They spend countless hours glued to their computers screens scouring various discounted booking sites, hoping to find the cheapest fares. They sit in a phone queue staring blankly at ceilings while listening to cheesy hold music, until they are finally able to speak to a stranger who may or may not meet their travel needs. They are sucking the life out of productivity in the workplace, and wreaking havoc to T&E budgets everywhere.
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| Online booking engines that waste time and energy as well as deceive travelers about the lowest price. | Travel policy that is poorly managed and is not easily accessible to employees. | No centralized place for employees to book travel to remain within company policy. | Mismanagement of unused ticket inventory as travelers rarely exchange unused tickets. | Partnership with impersonal TMCs causing you to be kept in the dark on advancement areas. |
Symptoms
- Glazed-over, slightly blood-shot eyes due to over exhaustion from spending too much time on booking sites.
- Irritability and feelings of helplessness due to unpreparedness in the event that a problem occurs during a business trip.
- Extreme frustration among travelers and travel managers.
Surviving the Outbreak
Ignorance to travel management options is the traveling zombies’ strongest ally, and knowledge of Direct Travel is their greatest enemy. If the outbreak already occurred, Direct Travel can provide you with the ultimate survival kit comprised of innovative technologies at the industry’s highest level of service. There are three key words to remember in order to ensure your survival: service, savings and solutions. Direct Travel maintains the human experience in corporate travel through our personalized services, leading edge technology and cost-saving solutions.
Contact us if you think your corporate travelers are at risk of becoming traveling zombies.
There is still time to prevent the outbreak!
