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22 FEB 2010 |
Beyond Airport Security
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus Editor
Business travelers respond to recent terrorist activity with perspective that focuses on fundamental intelligence weakness, not lapses at the airport. Airlines have proven a target for terrorists, but are they an easy target? The consensus, after a Nigerian passenger attempted on December 25 to mix and detonate explosives on a Northwest Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam to Detroit, is quite possibly yes. There is controversy, however, about what aspects of international airport security need to be addressed and how best to do it.
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26 JAN 2010 |
Multiple Policies, Manual Processes
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Corporate travel management still missing the implementation of best practices Corporations are leaving both direct and indirect travel savings on the table by not implementing best practices around comprehensive travel policies and use of a single expense reporting platform, according to a recent online survey of travel management professionals fielded by AirPlus International. While a majority of respondents clearly understand the potential benefits, under 40 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they both utilize a single travel and entertainment policy throughout their organizations and supply a single T&E expense reporting platform for all travelers.
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18 DEC 2009 |
Travel Budgets Volatile in 2010
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Corporate travel programs still searching for equilibrium. Ask a simple question and get a complicated answer. That’s what AirPlus International did in a recent joint survey of 99 travel management professionals by asking whether travel budgets in 2010 would increase, decrease or stay the same when compared to 2009. Read more
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