Rewarded for Flying Coach
Its solution was an incentive program: it pays employees to fly coach, instead of business class, when traveling overseas.
“What we do for all locations except for Asia is we share the difference in the ticket price for up to $2,000,” said Doris Lee Middleton, the human resources and travel services manager at Energizer. “For Asia, it’s $3,000.”
Now, with the weak economy forcing them to make tough budget decisions, other travel managers are trying variations of the incentive program.
“Companies are always looking for creative ways to get more value out of their travel programs,” said Michael Steiner, executive vice president of Ovation Corporate Travel, one of the nation’s largest travel management companies.
Mr. Steiner said such programs were not foolproof. They can expose employers to higher taxes, and can sometimes create divisions between traveling employees and those who journey only from the photocopier to their desks. Nevertheless, in cases like Energizer’s, Ms. Middleton said, the benefits to a company’s bottom line “are substantial.” The company would not reveal the size of its travel budget nor how much it saves by using the travel incentives.
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