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East Midlands: A region shaped by and shaping travel

Posted on March 19, 2026 (May 26, 2026) by Toni Nickson
UK motorway sign showing directions to Nottingham, East Midlands, Stoke and Derby, highlighting the M1 corridor

by Steve Banks The East Midlands has travel in its DNA. Long before modern roads and airports, it sat on major Roman routes like the

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How to build a sustainable travel programme

Posted on March 13, 2026 (May 26, 2026) by Toni Nickson
Business traveller in a red coat crossing a zebra crossing near an office building, travel bag in hand

By Laura Busby, Director of Growth & ESG and Chair of the Travel Policy Working Group for Planet Plan, Business Travel Association Business travel is

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Is this the end of the travel RFP as we know it?

Posted on March 6, 2026 (May 26, 2026) by Toni Nickson
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by Laura Busby Warning this blog may contain typos and the odd piece of poor grammar. Why? Because it’s written by me. A human prone

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Consortium buying: The quiet power behind real commercial leverage in business travel

Posted on February 21, 2026 (May 26, 2026) by Toni Nickson
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By Steve Banks How collective strength, intelligent negotiation and shared ambition continue to reshape parity and performance in UK corporate travel. With a 30+ year

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The UK’s trade engines might not be where you think they are…

Posted on January 21, 2026 (May 26, 2026) by chillibyte
The UK's trade engines might not be where you think they are More than half of all exports through East Midlands Airport come from Midlands businesses. Steve Banks on regional connectivity and what it means for UK trade.

If your business operates outside London, you already know how much connectivity matters. It shapes how your people travel.How goods move.And how quickly you can

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Most companies use only 3 levers to reduce travel spend… There are over 40

Posted on December 11, 2025 (May 26, 2026) by chillibyte
Person in a red coat stepping across a geometric patterned surface, suggesting deliberate movement through a complex system

You’re probably managing your travel programme with three levers… Policy. Pricing. Process. Most organisations do. But there are at least forty levers that shape what

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