Upcoming webinars
Nov 19, 2025
Ready, set, pay: Getting started with Andavo Payments
Implementing a new payment solution doesn’t have to be complicated. Join us to learn how Andavo Payments makes it easy to get started so you can streamline reconciliation, strengthen security, and align your travel and finance teams to drive greater efficiency and control across your program.
We'll cover:
- What Andavo Payments is and why it’s valuable
- How to talk about a virtual card program with your finance team
- How to implement Andavo Payments into your travel program
Please invite your finance colleagues to attend. Together, you’ll learn how Andavo Payments can create a more efficient, secure, and data-driven travel payment experience.
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Previously recorded webinars
2026 travel program playbook: Policies, savings, and success tactics
As you prepare for the coming year, your travel program strategy will be more important than ever. In this webinar, our experts share actionable insights to help you build smarter, more efficient travel programs.
You’ll learn how to:
- Shape policies that balance compliance with traveler satisfaction
- Identify savings opportunities without sacrificing service or safety
- Apply proven tactics to drive measurable program success in 2026
From friction to focus: Reduce traveler strain and boost ROI
Frequent travelers face stress, poor sleep, and nonstop schedules that drain health and productivity. In this webinar, we share strategies that keep your road warriors healthier, happier, and more effective—while boosting ROI and retention.
You’ll learn how to:
- Identify and measure traveler friction
- Leverage travel policy flexibility to reduce stress
- Integrate health and wellness support into your travel program
- Cut low-value trips to reduce friction and costs
- Leverage custom surveys and award programs for happier travelers
Andavo admin: The future of smart travel management
Get a sneak peek at Andavo admin (currently in beta). Discover how the Andavo platform equips travel managers with the tools to streamline operations, optimize budgets, and enhance traveler oversight. In this webinar, you'll learn how Andavo helps you:
- Track travelers and trip activity in real time
- Manage unused airline tickets efficiently
- Monitor travel spend and identify savings
- Streamline traveler profiles and permissions
Virtual payment solutions: Is simplicity, savings, and security achievable?
- What the cyber security landscape looks like today
- What virtual payments are and how they work
- How the travel industry is using them today
- What advanced solutions are emerging in 2025
Redefining risk management: A modern approach for corporate travel
- Traditional vs. modern risk management models
- The concept of “permacrisis” and what it means for travel programs
- Key services that support duty of care
- Tools and strategies to strengthen your program from the ground up
Traveler experience: Is your program working as designed?
- Why traveler engagement is more critical than ever
- The 3 key pillars of a strong engagement strategy
- Actionable steps to launch or improve your own initiative
Hotel savings: Are you missing opportunities?
- How to enhance direct hotel relationships and leverage negotiations
- Advantages of knowing your top hotel markets and program goals
- How to leverage existing (and introducing new!) consortia rate codes for hotel savings
- How Christopherson’s hotel sourcing automation service and Rate Assurance save you time and money
Manage your travel program like a rockstar
- How to set a winning strategy to achieve concrete results
- How to engage travelers through effective communication
- How to leverage data to realign strategy
Navigating winter travel: Delays, refunds, and emergency support
- How to plan for possible delays
- How to navigate enroute delays
- When to accept a refund vs. a re-accommodation
- How travelers can get the best emergency support
Travel program tune-up: How to optimize for 2025
We’ll help you optimize for the new year, reviewing elements of your travel program that might need a refresh, including:
- Vendor contracts
- Travel policy
- Travel alerts
- Guest booking permissions
- Unused ticket management
- Onboarding/Offboarding processes
- Checklists from the webinar:
Hotel program best practices
How can you get the most from your hotel program?
- Why now is the time to negotiate hotel rates
- What to include in your RFP request
- How automation in your hotel sourcing program can add value
- Advantages of travelers booking through your managed program
- Differences between consortium and dynamic rates
- Benefits of a mega hotel brand’s small business program
If you would like more information about BTP automation and/or rate assurance, click here.
Rate Assurance: Get maximum savings on air and hotel
Learn about the features of our exciting, expanded Rate Assurance offering, including:
- How travelers can book any time and still get the best rates
- How our “like for like” rebooking works
- How savings are tracked on your travel manager dashboard
- How our pricing structure works to your benefit
- And much more!
Meet Andavo, our new travel management platform
Built in-house from the ground up, Andavo is a modern, fully integrated travel management platform for business travelers, travel managers, and travel advisors. Andavo will provide simple and elegant experiences that embody Christopherson’s legacy of human-centered design in service and technology.
NDC: One year in, what's the latest?
- Advantages of NDC
- Disadvantages of NDC
- Christopherson’s current status with NDC
- Christopherson’s plans with NDC
Content is king: The future of modern retailing with Travelport+
Modern retailing is about more than just selling. Learn how Travelport+ provides:
- Expanded airline content (NDC, ancillaries)
- Expanded hotel content (Booking.com, Expedia.com, consortia rates)
- Rich content quotes for travelers
- Automated exchanges to reduce online assist fees
- Avoidance of nonstandard workflows, including associated service fees
Maximize your ROI with meetings and incentives management
Whether you are planning an incentive trip for your top 10 salespeople or a trade show for 5,000 attendees, Andavo Meetings & Incentives can help you get the most out of your organization’s most important days. From venue sourcing and vendor selection to transportation and onsite support, AMI leverages your buying power to create full-service experiences that are best in class.
Maximizing the value of your travel data
Learn about the features of our new reporting tools and how to use them to best leverage your travel data.
Driving cost savings in your managed travel program
Account management experts Matt Cameron and Paul Foster discuss several key savings opportunities, including:
- Preventing travel leakage
- Unused ticket management
- Vendor consolidation
- Travel policy management
- And more