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28 JUL 2011 |
Hotel Rate Negotiations for 2012
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Nearly half of all travel managers expect 2012 to bring an increase in negotiated hotel rates along with rising hotel volume and corporate hotel budgets. Many corporate travel managers are optimistic about business travel in 2012, with nearly half of the corporate travel managers responding to an AirPlus survey expecting both their company’s total room nights to increase in 2012 (47 percent) and their company’s overall hotel budget to increase (48 percent). Another 44 percent expect their total room nights to stay the same, while only 9 percent are anticipating a decrease.
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28 JUN 2011 |
Social Media Use Jumps in Managed Travel Space
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Travel managers see increasing value in social media platforms as a way to enhance a corporate travel program. For the past several years, industry insiders have been warning corporate travel managers that they ignore social media at their own risk. That warning seems to be resonating as increasing numbers of travel professionals say they see the value of social media sites as a way to enhance a corporate travel program.
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26 MAY 2011 |
Mobile Tools Remain an Area of Opportunity for Travel Managers
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Business travelers are increasingly sourcing their own mobile tools and apps. While mobile travel tools and applications have become plentiful in the leisure travel market, few solutions have targeted corporate travel. Many business travelers are using their own mobile devices and adapting leisure-focused tools to meet their own needs.
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