What’s Included
Rapid program assessment
Interim travel program leadership
TMC transition & handoff management
Crisis stabilization
Post-merger travel integration
Introduction
Some situations don't wait for a retainer conversation.
Your travel manager resigned on a Friday. Your TMC switch goes live in six weeks and no one internally owns the transition. An acquisition just doubled your traveler headcount and no one has assessed what that means for your program. Leadership is asking hard questions about travel spend and there is no one in the room who can answer them.
StratTrav On-Demand exists for exactly these moments. Senior-level travel expertise, deployed fast, for a defined period, with a clear scope and a clean handoff when the engagement closes. No lengthy onboarding. No open-ended commitment. Just the expertise your program needs, right now.
When the Program Can't Wait
Most travel program crises don't announce themselves in advance. They surface at the worst possible time, during an audit, after a sudden departure, mid-negotiation, or in a leadership meeting where someone finally asks the question no one can answer.
On-Demand engagements are structured for speed. We assess quickly, identify what needs immediate attention, and operate inside your program from day one. We don't spend the first two weeks asking for access or building rapport with your TMC. We come in ready.
Depending on the situation, an On-Demand engagement runs 60 to 180 days. Some clients transition to an ongoing Embedded Travel Partnership when the immediate need resolves. Some don't. Either outcome is fine. The goal is always the same: leave your program in better shape than we found it.
Not a Staffing Agency. Not a Consultant.
We don't place candidates. We don't deliver a deck and disappear.
When StratTrav takes on an On-Demand engagement we operate exactly as we do in every other service, inside your program, accountable to you, with no supplier agreements and no conflicts of interest. The only difference is the timeline. The standard of work is identical.
We hold the relationships, make the calls, manage the vendors, and handle the decisions your program can't afford to leave unanswered while you figure out what's next.
Key Features:
Rapid Program Assessment
Within the first two weeks we conduct a full review of your program's current state, spend, policy, supplier contracts, TMC performance, and compliance gaps. You get a clear picture of what's working, what isn't, and what needs immediate attention before anything else moves.
Interim Program Leadership
We step into the travel function and own it. Managing your TMC, holding vendors accountable, and keeping your program running without disruption while you determine your long-term structure.
TMC Transition Management
If your program is mid-switch or your current TMC relationship has broken down, we manage the transition from the inside, protecting your data, your credits, and your traveler experience throughout.
Crisis & Integration Coverage
Post-merger travel integration, compliance investigations, policy failures, leadership transitions we have seen every version of this. We know how to stabilize a program under pressure and move it forward without losing ground.
Policy Gap Response
When a program runs without active management, policy drift happens fast. We identify where compliance has broken down, what is driving it, and how to close the gap without creating traveler friction.
Clean Program Handoff
Every On-Demand engagement closes with a fully documented program state what we found, what we resolved, what is in progress, and what the incoming owner needs to know. Whether you are hiring a full-time travel manager, transitioning to StratTrav Embedded, or returning management internally, you are not starting over.
Your program cannot afford to wait for the right moment. Neither should you.
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