Suppliers are starting out 2021 with smaller fleets due to the cost-cutting measures they took last year.

Tightened requirements to book through an online booking tool or travel management company, preferred supplier mandates, and rules against booking directly with suppliers will be the new norm.

If there is one takeaway from 2020, it is to expect the unexpected and whatever can happen, will happen. That is why partnering with a trusted travel management company for all your corporate travel needs is more important than ever.

With an expected boom in travel revving up as COVID-19 infection numbers drop and vaccination numbers rise, make sure you have an up-to-date passport or beginning Oct. 1, 2021 a REAL ID.

Know which lounges are open or closed in advance so that you can attempt to minimize long layovers and plan your pre-flight time at the airport properly.