Egencia dedicates a dashboard to the well-being of business travellers

Le well-being dashboard - " Wellbeing Dashboard "developed by Egencia has been available since 7 December, for all Egencia and American Express GBT customers. It joins and completes the suite of tools linked to the sustainable development offered by both Egencia Consulting and American Express Global Business Consulting. And it has to be said that in the case of the well-being for travellers as in the sustainable developmentthe critical point is still often the measure. " Companies are aware that travel has an impact on their employees. But without clear indicatorsIt's hard to know what to change to reduce the risk. stress and the fatigue travellers "says John Sturino. Egencia's Vice President of Product and Technology explains: " That's why we've designed the Wellbeing Dashboard, which gives customers the data they need to design a travel policy that takes account of well-being ".

Among these indicators available to travel managers include the percentage of trips including weekends, the percentage of long-haul flights taken in economy class, and trips involving a time difference of more than six hours. Note that the Egencia Wellbeing Dashboard can also indicate the number of days spent away from home. bleisure We're also looking for ways to increase your potential by spotting business trips that include a weekend on site.

This enables travel managers to keep a closer eye on what's going on within their mobile teams. Above all, they can compare their data with that of other corporate customers. " By comparing these indicators with those of other companies, customers have access to a range of best practices based on typical traveller behaviour "The travel agency's managers explain. " This can be segmented by sector or travel budget. For example, based on the averages obtained from benchmarking data, a company may decide that the majority of its business trips should last a maximum of three days in order to limit the impact on employee well-being. ".

" To establish a balanced travel policy that takes account of well-being, we need to obtain adequate answers to a number of key questions "Richard Eades, Global Category Manager Travel, Meetings & Events at bp. " Do our employees fly too often? Are they spending too much time on the road? By monitoring and comparing our performance against indicators such as travel time, we can define policies to protect our employees from excess or discomfort, and thus ensure a good quality of life. work-life balance. This data is proving invaluable in many areas of the business and is helping to provide crucial information for collaborative conversations and decisions in bp's HR, health, ESG and safety departments. ".