#travel

Forms went out to a lot of areas at different levels asking about ability and willingness to travel internationally. This being a part of their roles expanding. Asking about if they have passports and ability to obtain and how soon they can get passports. Heard that even lower level production roles were advised of the additional international travel as part of their roles. Our area of claims were provided the details and forms for this regarding our specific roles. Personally with my kids this is not an option for me.

Why are supervisors constantly traveling to Bangalore? I thought the whole basis of the model is remote support works. So why do they constantly need to be going there in person? What do they do while they are there?

Study being done to benchmark travel costs with recommendation to eliminate business class for non executives.

If you are traveling you better not spend more than the approved amount for the city you are in. There is a new dashboard and they are collecting data to we-ponize against those who spend too much in meals while traveling.

So LP is on a Europe tour. Do these things really make a difference to the bottom line/ROI/customer decisions at all - or just useful for sycophants to post photos on LinkedIn?

Anyone catch that LA mansion trip

Nike Budget Meeting:

'Sorry everyone, we're in really tough times. No raises. No team lunches. No travel. No new hires. Please share a stapler with three departments.'

Meanwhile...

'Book the 37-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion, fly in the athletes, reserve the Michelin-star restaurants, add a private chef, hire a DJ, extend the trip into a family vacation, upgrade everyone to first class, and if the infinity pool doesn't overlook the Hollywood sign, we'll need another mansion.'

Leadership:
'We're all making sacrifices'

A global travel technology company has initiated layoffs at its Denver office. Fifty-seven employees were affected by this recent workforce reduction. The company's new chief executive officer is overseeing these changes. This action impacts the company's local operations. The specific reasons for the cuts were not detailed.

Denver, Colorado

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/07/24/travelport-layoffs-downtown-denver-employees.html

Steve On The Spot returns from the World Cup after another successful display of cameras, travel, and self-promotion. Hopefully, the next appearance brings a little more leadership and a little less performance, especially as employees face the uncertainty of possible layoffs.

As I read it, Q2 was strong. However, travel still restricted, rumblings about layoffs are still loud. What is going on?

I was ‘laid off’ (UK) and had purchased travel insurance as a benefit. Is anyone able to provide details of the provider/group group policy number as having trouble locating.
Many Thanks.

Great news, everyone! There's a $9,500 weekly budget for first-class flights (up to $5,500) and five-star hotels so executives can visit the new GCC in India... to help outsource your job.

But don't worry, we're all "one team." Yippee!

So, a position that was once totally remote, now requires us to go on site multiple times a week. We reallyr had no choice. The clinics are as far as three hours away. We were just told this is what we will have to do now. Has this happened to anyone else? This began happening a few weeks before the vsp announcement but now it is a requirement.

How is Dan approving hans travel expenses but cutting for everyone else. Also, what is Hans doing as special advisor?

Listening to higher ups on their going to this country or that country is ridiculous. Constant layoffs, taking away tools needed for some roles makes it seem like a waste of budgets for the higher ups to be jetting all over the globe. These in person meetings could have been a Zoom and saved $.

Is it ok to pay 50 for seat selection?

Even though there no travel for everyone else , no money, LP and CB (costs extra on a plane) went to see that Investor that now has 6% stake in Prague yesterday. Wonder what they talk about? Why could not be done on teams?

https://www.startribune.com/executives-at-this-minnesota-company-commute-by-airplane-a-shareholder-wants-to-change-that/601847339

are there any corporate suites or company ticket opportunities discounted for attending the world cup, of the cage match at 1600 Penn Ave, or the July 4th ticker tape in NYC, Charlotte or Frisco ?

From London to New York on business class for frivolous reasons that achieves nothing substantial? Especially when Citi has laid off so many people? If this person is required to be in new York, why wasn't he made to relocate to let go and someone new York based found to fill the opposition?

Is it only a coincidence that this person has family in ny/NJ that he gets to meet on company dime when laid off people have struggled to find something new after being laid off, been on expensive insurance and many other struggles?

Why is Nawani and his team so special? They've barely achieved anything of note that isn't brittle as a house of cards that would fall apart when actual experts in data look into it rather than second or third line generalist that have made every decision for him on data products? And whatever was left was made by generalist consultants

I saw most of it on social media but the group who went kept it off LinkedIn, probably because they were told to. So many useless people who under perform got to go. Unbelievable.

Adnan stopped by and boy was that a waste of money and time! Fake smiles and selfies for everyone. Your lack ofsupport is not made up by these stupid visits! We are told to save money but Adnan is not holding back in his expenses! Dinner and drinks for the leadership team that could pay a weeks salary. Tip to executives no need to visit us

Spirit Airlines ceased operations at Atlantic City International Airport. The airline previously handled about 75% of flights there last year. This abrupt shutdown caused significant travel disruptions for passengers. Many travelers were left scrambling for alternative arrangements. The closure also resulted in some workers losing their jobs.

Atlantic City, New Jersey

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/news/local/layoffs-and-travel-troubles-plague-ac-airport-after-spirit-shuts-down/4396809/?amp=1

... are a sign of impending RIF. Anyone seeing meetings or L3 travel abruptly cancelled?

Going forward...

• 8 hours a day. max
• uninstalling BYOD
• if asked to travel the answer is No
• save your pizza parties and team building. if i'm not working, i'm going home

not good enough? bring on the PIP. Will gladly take it and the package when laid off. Not everyone will leave on their own without for free

Boarding begins soon :)

Your employees flaunt business travel and photos and activites in other countries clocking their miles and airline statuses, on LinkedIn.

All good, do you ever question the vakue of these business tourism trips? These are your leeches attending conferences foing to BTC and Munich and whatever to just ‘meet’ and ‘advise’

are you just id--ts to let it happen while others who work hard and dont travel and dont post on LinkedIn dont get noticed?

Saks executives must give up corporate jet used for personal travel under bankruptcy plan.

Saks executives were also use to luxurious travel, inclduing five star hotels and five star restaurants and limo service.

Does anyone else think with the price of oil being pegged above $100 a barrel for the foreseeable future, ongoing bo----g campaigns of oil infrastructure, and Europe already rationing oil / encouraging as little travel as possible that we might see a softening on the four day RTO?

Wasting gas to drive into the office to call into a remote meeting doesn't make any sense.

When I joined two years ago, travel for my role was described as occasional, but in reality it turned out to be anything but and it keeps increasing. A lot of it is last-minute, which makes planning anything outside of work difficult. Maybe if I was single I wouldn't mind so much, but I have a wife and two kids and this has been messing with my family time significantly. Why do they have to lie when hiring?

Anyone have any favorite hotel chain they like to stay at when traveling?

Hi. Any PNC corporate travelers out there? What are the real meal expense limits? Is it truly $20 for breakfast, $0 for lunch, and $40 for dinner? Also, are the meal time windows strictly observed?
Thanks.

the CMO has just put his story in L’In about special alignment sessions in AUSTRALIA - given the travel restrictions, how come he is there and what a coincidence the F1 was there.

With the amount of business fraud these agents do and the travel required for the role I don’t see how this position can survive much longer is it really profitable

Who is ready to show, blow everyone senseless, and get laid off in 3 months? Just put that money towards our salaries.

Some exotic location, while other resources get cut!

So the EC schlep to Lexington this week, spending first class money we don’t have, having another day off work and away from clients. But did they actually achieve anything that could not have been done remotely (or even at all)? I no the answer is no but it would nice to be told I’m wrong

Why are we not hearing about this from CVX health & medical, particularly since there is so much travel to and from India in our employee and contractor population?

What is the company doing about curtailing or cancelling altogether travel? This is how it started with the previous pandemic, and this virus has a very high mortality rate.

Please respond, Chevron.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-15505857/cdc-monitoring-outbreak-nipah-virus-india.html

Expedia Group, the Seattle-based travel company, will cut 162 jobs in Washington state, the company disclosed in a filing made Wednesday with the Employment Security Department.

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/filing-expedia-group-layoffs-will-impact-162-workers-in-washington-state/

Expedia Group is laying off employees, according to posts online from impacted workers. Program managers and engineers in the Seattle region and other locations are among those affected. The company cut about a fifth of its product team workforce.

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expedia-group-lays-off-employees-in-latest-cuts-at-seattle-travel-giant/