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Archive for October, 2011

24
OCT
2011

Economic Flux

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As the economy continues to loom uncertain, corporate travel managers are poised to take action to rein in costs if necessary.

Through the end of last year and the beginning of this year, industry experts were bullish on business travel, with business travel predictions for volume and pricing nearing or exceeding pre-recession levels.

 

 


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12
OCT
2011

Interview: International Travel Management in Portugal

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AirPlus Global Reach Editorial Office talks with Susana Luz – AirPlus Sales Manager Portugal – about trends, opportunities, challenges and developments in the Portuguese travel management market.

Portugal is in the news – the business community is closely monitoring developments in this Iberian country. How does travel management react these days?


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10
OCT
2011

Business Class is Back

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Global bookings of business class tickets are on the rise again: in the first half of 2011, the percentage of tickets booked for business trips in this service class grew to 14 percent – a five percent increase on a year-over-year basis. In addition, a seven percent decrease in economy class ticket bookings for business trips has been recorded worldwide in the first half of the year.


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