Notes from the travel desk.

Guides Sep 24, 2026 7 min read How to budget a team offsite without a spreadsheet Most offsite budgets are a number someone said out loud in a planning call. Here is how to build one from four figures you already have, and keep it while the trip books. Leela Varma Travel desk lead Finance Sep 10, 2026 Per diems, explained for people who just want lunch A per diem is the simplest expense policy there is, and still the one people ask about most. What it covers, how the rates are set, and why we pay it by the city you sleep in. Read the post Guides Aug 27, 2026 Write a travel policy people actually follow Most travel policies are a PDF nobody has opened since onboarding. A good one fits on an index card, says how hard each line is, and names who to ask. Read the post Field notes Aug 13, 2026 When the train beats the plane Door to door, a lot of short flights lose to the train. We compared 1,300 trips our customers took under four hours and changed what Pioneer offers first. Read the post Behind the scenes Jul 30, 2026 What happens at 4:12 AM when a flight is canceled Most cancellations happen while the traveler is asleep. A walk through one real morning, minute by minute, from the airline's change to a new seat in the thread. Read the post Finance Jul 16, 2026 A month-end close with no receipts to chase The travel part of a close used to take our customers two days on average. Most of that was finding paper. Here is what a close looks like when every charge already has its receipt. Read the post