Demand Management...that's Travel Reduction to you and me.

25th May 2010

A new business travel culture is hitting the US called Demand Management, otherwise known as Travel Reduction or Travel Freeze.

Companies view demand management as one of the biggest opportunities they have to control or reduce costs without compromising their overall business goals and requirements. Here are a few steps we could incorporate here in the UK:

• Eliminate all non-client-related travel
• Freeze attendance at industry exhibitions and conferences
• Prioritize video/web-conferencing for internal meetings
• Reduce number of meeting participants
• Require meetings to be planned around travel, rather than vice versa
• Eliminate hotel nights before and after the meetings
• Choose meeting venues based on total cost, including travel and employee time spend

The Sustainable Routes team has lots of other advice and tips on reducing your business travel...not to mention the £1,000 grant to help implement any changes.