Credit card dynamics

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Tags: credit card dynamics, credit card economics, credit cards

Credit card merchant fees are a hot topic in the travel industry today.

One example of many is when United Airlines communicated to 28 small agencies this summer for what seemed to some as an experiment in changing the system. The airline informed these agencies that they would no longer be allowed to process credit card purchases through United’s merchant account but would be required, instead, to use their own merchant accounts starting July 20.

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Video: Hotel negotiations in focus

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Tags: The Wire, Video

Commentary by: Richard Crum, AirPlus US President

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Hotel negotiations in focus

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Tags: Hotel negotiations, The Wire

Travel buyers are looking to capitalize on weak hotel markets to garner additional savings in 2010

In this issue of The Wire…from AirPlus, we asked 142 travel management professionals in September for their thoughts. They hope to capitalize on the weak hotel markets which in fact may not be so difficult to do. The overall hotel market projected to decline further next year, and hotel suppliers looking to lock in corporate travel and meetings contracts that will help keep their occupancy levels up.

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