Blogs & Vlogs – Nina & Pinta

March 25, 2019

March 2019 – Blog – Time for a different view on the Airline RFP?

Linkedin Article Published by Jo Lloyd, Partner – Nina & Pinta RFPs have long been a thorn in the side of the corporate travel industry, and try as we might, there doesn’t seem to be anything else to replace it as a means of negotiating agreements between buyers and suppliers. But perhaps we’re looking at […]

January 30, 2019

Nina & Pinta launches Training Division in North America

Travel Industry Veteran Debbie Thomas Joins Corporate Travel Consultancy Nina & Pinta Thomas to Lead Accredited Training Arm in North America WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 29, 2019 – London-based managed travel consultancy and accredited training provider Nina & Pinta announced today the addition of travel industry veteran Debbie Thomas, effective immediately. Thomas will lead the […]

January 30, 2019

Nina & Pinta Expands Global Footprint in North America

Toronto-Based Industry Expert Garth Jopling Joins Team as Partner LONDON – 22 January 2019 – London-based managed travel consultancy and accredited training provider Nina & Pinta announced today the expansion of its global footprint in North America with the addition of Toronto-based Partner Garth Jopling, effective immediately. “We are extremely excited to welcome Garth to our team,” said Jo-Anne Lloyd, […]

August 9, 2018

Nina & Pinta, Topaz International and Dots & Lines Form Global Network, The Nina & Pinta Group

Strategic Partnership Brings Together Travel Management Consulting, Training, Auditing, and Marketing and Communications Expertise The partners of Nina & Pinta, Dots & Lines, and Topaz International announced today the formation of a new global network, The Nina & Pinta Group, serving clients in the managed travel space. The strategic partnership formed under the agreement will […]

August 7, 2018

New Air Data Dashboard Solution Launched by Nina & Pinta

Pioneering Solution Provides Clients with Flexible Offerings for Air Sourcing Requirements, from Self-Service to Full Sourcing The new solution helps drive informed purchasing decisions throughout the air sourcing process by providing users with an independent, interactive dashboard that consolidates travel data into a user friendly, flexible format. The fully interactive dashboard increases data visibility for […]

July 26, 2018

Corporate Travel Leader Tom Stone Joins Nina & Pinta

Well-Regarded Industry Veteran Brings Wide Range of Experience to Independent Travel Consultancy Nina & Pinta announces the addition of travel industry leader Tom Stone to the company, effective immediately. He will be based in London, England. “We are thrilled to have Tom join our Nina & Pinta team,” said Jo-Anne Lloyd, Partner. “He will add undeniable […]

March 22, 2018

BT Show 2018 – Policy, why it’s time for a complete rethink

At the Bt Show held in London in 2018, Jo Lloyd from Nina & Pinta moderated a panel discussion on travel policy. Simply put, lengthy, old-school “thou shall not” travel policy documents no longer cut it in Europe in 2018. New thinking empowers travellers while keeping all-important controls ticking quietly in the background. In this session, the panel […]

March 22, 2018

BT Show 2018: Engage your travellers to choose smarter behaviour

Jo Lloyd of Nina & Pinta moderated a session on how to influence traveller behaviour at the BT Show in February 2018. The session looked into how Travel managers are using increasingly sophisticated marketing and sales techniques to drive better savings and safer choices by travellers. The session discussed using the very latest about nudge communications, […]

December 7, 2017

Harmony: conducting a cohesive whole

Over the past few months, we’ve looked at different aspects of the travel programme as well as travel manager excellence. As the year comes to a close, it’s a great time to revisit some of these ideas and bring them all together to deliver something sublime. The trick is to combine all the different parts […]

October 26, 2017

Benchmarking: what, why and how

In our series around travel manager excellence, we’re going to take a look at benchmarking. This is often seen as a service provided by TMCs, and sometimes (if lucky) is provided against a set of peers. Currently, having benchmarked data is a nice to have: an overall look of how the programme is doing. It’s […]

July 12, 2017

Target Practice: do you get the right message to the right audience?

If the likes of Facebook and Amazon teach us one thing it’s good target practice. In the online world, it seems offers are most of the time tailormade for me; sometimes suggesting things I hadn’t considered but which make perfect sense. Why then is it so hard to replicate this in real life? Before jumping […]

June 23, 2017

Transparency and Partnerships: A Millennial Approach

Companies want to succeed in selling their products and services – and do so profitably. Sadly, there are too many stories of self-interest in getting the best possible outcome for an individual rather than the companies involved. To achieve a personal goal, an employee might be overpromising and glazing over possible issues and shortcomings. This […]