{"id":196523,"date":"2026-03-12T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?post_type=em_special&#038;p=196523"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:30:18","slug":"diversity-travel","status":"publish","type":"em_special","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/specials\/diversity-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"DGI Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">DGI Travel (formerly known as Diversity Travel) is the mandatory booking system for business travel of Erasmus University. Dozens of employees are dissatisfied with the service due to its high costs, a user-unfriendly platform, and inadequate customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the total travel budget for all employees of Erasmus University exceeded the tendering threshold, it was decided to engage DGI Travel for booking business trips for employees. If staff does not comply, their travel costs will not be reimbursed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/01145908\/diversity-travel-overstap-reizen-problemen_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139418 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/04\/17\/complaints-about-new-travel-agent-diversity-travel-i-dont-see-how-this-can-be-fixed\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tComplaints about new travel agent Diversity Travel: &#8216;I don&#8217;t see how this can be fixed&#8217;\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2025-04-17\">17 April 2025<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStaff\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sandra van Thiel, a professor at ESSB, wrote that some research plans are now in jeopardy because they do not align with the travel budgets available to researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-violet  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/04\/17\/the-university-gave-insufficient-consideration-to-the-tendering-of-diversity-travel\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8216;The university gave insufficient consideration to the tendering of Diversity Travel&#8217;\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2025-04-17\">17 April 2025<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOpinion\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Should the university keep bookings through Diversity Travel obligatory? Is its sustainability worth enough for long booking procedures and expensive, time-consuming travelling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15112659\/Lets-talk_antwoord_diversity-travel-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/05\/01\/diversity-travel-a-waste-of-everyones-time-and-money\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tDiversity Travel: \u2018A waste of everyone\u2019s time and money\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2025-05-01\">1 May 2025<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s talk\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Diversity Travel has improved its service in various areas, according to the university. Staff find the site somewhat faster, but still slow and not user-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/15160721\/diversity-travel-monopoly-reizen-travel-geld-opinie_sonja-schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139421 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/10\/30\/diversity-travel-belooft-verbeteringen-maar-site-nog-steeds-traag-en-onbetrouwbaar\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tDiversity Travel promises improvements, but site is still slow and unreliable\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2025-10-30\">30 October 2025<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStaff\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Michal Onderco, professor of international relations, is a frequent business traveller. His experiences show that the problems with the mandatory travel agency Diversity Travel are not occasional but systemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-violet  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/diversity-travel_problemen-problems-klachten-reizen_2026_Ami-Rinn-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1770802111 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/02\/11\/niemand-neemt-ooit-de-verantwoordelijkheid-voor-problemen-met-diversity-travel\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Nothing ever triggers accountability about Diversity Travel\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-02-11\">11 February 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOpinion\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/specials\" class=\"alignfull py-6 md:py-8 lg:py-10 bg-sand-300\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fixed\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met specials<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8 text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-2\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tlg:grid-cols-3\n\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-special\" class=\"h-full relative flex bg-white flex-col @lg:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:h-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @lg:h-full @lg:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/19150459\/V2_Collage_Survival-Guide_Fietsen_Rotterdam_Verkeer_eurekaweek-2025_Sonja-Schravesande-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139433 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 p-4 @md:p-8 @lg:p-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-md @sm:text-xl @md:text-2xl @lg:text-2xl order-1\">\n\t\t\tHow to become a Rotterdammert\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-base order-3\">\n\t\t\t\tHow do you become a true Rotterdammert as an international student? Reporters Defne (from Turkey) and Saskia (from Indonesia) are on a mission to find out. 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