How Hotelbeds Saved $58,000 While Nearly Doubling the Amount of L&D Content Employees Completed

The TravelTech company turned to Skillsoft to launch four brand-new, highly-engaging learning programmes.

THE CHALLENGE

TravelTech company Hotelbeds was looking to update and standardize learning and development (L&D) content across the organization. With 3,000 employees in 88 different countries, the company needed a consistent, high-quality L&D program — yet its existing opportunities varied in format, quality, and accessibility, which made it difficult for Hotelbeds to attract, retain, and develop the talent it needed.

The company knew its employees wanted more digital learning opportunities. A recent pilot programme saw employees consume a total of 1,550 hours of digital training content. The question was: Which digital learning provider could best meet the needs of the organization and its employees?

During the pilot programme, employees tried and ranked three different digital L&D providers, with Hotelbeds adopting the provider with the highest score. However, adoption and engagement rates remained low