Dear travel managers, Yours might be one of the most exciting jobs in the world. Seriously. You have the ability to affect the lives of many traveling employees, and that must be really cool. At the same time, it’s quite the task, which means yours is one of the hardest jobs in the world, too…
If you’re somewhat familiar with Roadmap, you might know we are a tad crazy. If you’re not, we’ll tell you right now that yes, we are nuts, but in a good way. Why? Well, here’s the thing: stepping into the business travel arena as a Dutch startup company, convinced you can improve traveler happiness, requires…
Last week, I met a fellow entrepreneur who asked me, “What do you think the travel industry will look like 10 years from now?” It was a triggering question in a lot of ways. Considering how little the industry has changed in the past few years, you probably won’t expect any major transformations in the…
Starting something new is exciting. It’s an adventure of sorts, a dive into the unknown – all that cheesy jazz. The reason I’m digging up these phrases is that I recently started a new job – or, more specifically, an internship at Roadmap. And sure, I was thrilled and all. But in all honesty, before…
At Roadmap, we always have a lot of fun preparing for GBTA. Every year, our design team builds a new demo app (to demonstrate what is on our roadmap in the coming year), determines our theme for GBTA, drafts the booth (4040) design, and – last but not least – creates our yearly outfits. I…
Roadmap is officially a toddler! And we’re quite the kid, if we may say so ourselves. At the ‘age’ of 4, we can share some impressive figures: more than 4 billion was spent on travel through our systems in 2019, 17 of our customers are big corporations, and our team consists of nearly 30 people.…
A few months ago, I treated myself to kitesurfing lessons in Bonaire. Why? Well, here’s the short version: I didn’t want to buy a motorcycle at 48. But as it turned out, kitesurfing was a disaster of sorts. During the first lesson, I twisted my ankle. The result: I was stuck in my hotel room…
One of my best friends is opening a new shop that is all about delivering great, healthy food. Its customers will feel more energized and look better. More importantly, they will become more productive. True, it is more expensive than ‘normal’ food. But you know what? It is not. Because if putting in a few…
Can you imagine being happier when cut off from your online oxygen? At Roadmap, we can. Even more so, we lead the way to digital detoxing. During my MBA I was inspired by a guy that was writing his thesis on ‘internet and happiness.’ This was back in 2008. Web-related emotional failure had not yet…
I just got back from the best holiday ever. And it’s because a week into it, I learned an important lesson from my three children (7, 5, and 2 years old): they are at their happiest when they get dedicated attention and are approached in a positive way. Looking at your cell phone two hundred…