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11 JAN 2010 |
On Average, Every Travel Manager Supports 100 Staff Members
Posted in Facts and Figures by Florian Gränzdörffer
The larger a company, the more staff members are supported by each travel manager. On an international average, travel managers in small companies are responsible for 31 traveling staff members. In medium-sized companies, they tend 101 staff members and 351 travelers in large corporations. This results in a total average of 100 staff members per travel manager. The differences when comparing countries are also significant: a travel manager in the U.S.A. attends to an average of 447 travelers – a much higher number than his colleague in Western Europe (327). In Latin America (215), Southern Europe (199), South Africa (185) and Asia Pacific (111), this ratio is considerably lower. Read more
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07 JAN 2010 |
Poll: The Internet is the leading source of information for travelers
Posted in Facts and Figures by AirPlus Editor
To always remain up-to-date while on the go, business travelers primarily use online and mobile media to cover their information needs. Blog readers have voted: 67% inform themselves via laptop or PC. The “new media” have now surpassed “traditional media” as the most frequently used information source while traveling. Read more
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22 DEC 2009 |
Business Flights by European Companies: 59 Percent are Travels Abroad
Posted in Facts and Figures by Florian Gränzdörffer
Where are you heading? European business travelers most frequently take flights to destinations abroad – 59 percent of all business trips in 2009. Forty-five percent of business flights were within Europe, 14 percent were intercontinental, and 41 percent to domestic destinations. Read more
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