Use Specific Examples to Encourage Compliance with Your Company Travel Policy
by Andrea Tsakanikas PresidentSome company policies may fail to deliver the expected
outcomes just because needless assumptions were made when formulating those
policies. Andrea Tsakanikas, founder and President of CrewFacilities, discusses
some of ways through which a travel policy can lack clarity.
The use of general descriptions, such as “the average
cost” and “domestic travel” can create a wide margin for the interpretation of
the contents of your travel policy. For example, employees may think that it
will always be okay if they select a hotel whose rates don’t exceed the upper
room rate limit indicated in the policy on domestic travel. Provide additional
clarification on this matter by categorizing various cities into clusters based
on the average costs in those areas. In this way, employees will know that an
acceptable room rate in one travel destination may be unacceptable in another
destination whose costs are lower. CrewFacilities provides accurate advice on
the reasonable range of rates for each destination.
Similarly, greater compliance with the travel policy
can be attained when specific examples are provided regarding different
travel-related facilities. For example, Andrea Tsakanikas recommends that you
provide vivid examples to illustrate the difference between economy class and
economy-plus class in comparison to business class travel. Should employees use
Uber or a taxi service company? Should they use Starbucks or another kind of
service provider for refreshments? Should they book at the Marriot or Holiday
Inn? Those specific examples can help your employees to be confident that they
are making the best decisions for the company in each situation.
How far should you go when including specific examples
in your travel policy? It can be hard to walk the fine line between the need to
be concise while having sufficient details and examples in the travel policy.
An easy way out of this dilemma is to hire CrewFacilities and Andrea Tsakanikas
to address the travel needs of your company. CrewFacilities.com will internalize
and implement that travel policy, as well as suggest any needed modification
which can make it easier for your employees to follow that travel policy.
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