Studies

  AirPlus International Travel Management Study 2009 - UK
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We are pleased to announce the release of the UK edition of our annual AirPlus International Travel Management Study - a comprehensive analysis of global and UK-specific market research. The Study reveals travel managers’ views on the impact of the global recession and demonstrates how the BTM landscape has changed in the past 12 months.

  AirPlus International TravelManagement Study 2009 China
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We are glad, for the first time, we release the Chinese edition of the AirPlus International Travel Management Study in China this year. It shows our high attention on this booming business travel market. We do hope this Study can be of help for you to get insights for Chinese travel management industry trend.

  Managementkompass | Geschaeftsreisen (available in German only)
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In these current times of recession, identifying cost-reduction potential for business travel is of particular relevance. Despite manifold curtailed travel budgets, companies must maintain their mobility and send their staff on business travel; hence, they need intelligent travel management. The “Managementkompass | Geschaeftsreisen” published jointly by the FAZ-Institut and AirPlus International demonstrates how modern travel management can discover and tap hidden savings potential.

  AirPlus International Travel Management Study 2007
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Business travel is getting bigger - in every way. The 2007 AirPlus Travel Management Study shows that companies have more executives traveling, are spending more on travel, and therefore are devoting more corporate attention to this category.

AirPlus International Travel Management Study 2008
Welcome to the fourth annual AirPlus International Travel Management Study, a more comprehensive and global report than ever before. The study continues to offer detailed data about corporate travel trends and what travel managers are doing to control costs. However, in this year’s study, they are joined by travel managers from six markets in three additional continents: Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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White Papers

  On the Verge: Latin America
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Latin America has captured the attention of international business, and corporate travel within the region is heating up. As travel markets mature throughout Latin America, opportunities to optimize travel management programs will emerge as well.

  Central Billing Reinvigorated
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A challenging economy has applied increased discipline to the practice of travel management. As demand for tighter controls and better data ripple through the ranks of corporate travel stakeholders, central bill payment programs emerge as an integral part of the solution.

  Post-Recession – Has the travel management landscape changed permanently?
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Corporate travel has certainly changed over the past two years, but are these changes permanent? This AirPlus International/ACTE whitepaper examines the current travel management landscape, whether it will return to where it was before the recession started or if it will be forever changed. Further explored are the implications for travel managers today and in the future.

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  AirPlus ACTE White Paper Successful TM in APAC
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Like everywhere else in the world, Asia-Pacific has been hit hard by the present economic crisis. However, prior to the recession, the region had proven itself as this decade’s greatest engine of GDP growth, particularly in the world’s two most populous nations: China and India.

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  Empowered Employees. How Travel Managers are Adapting and Thriving in the Global Recession.
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Every cloud has a silver lining although it may be difficult to see it in the current economic climate. However, the way in which the economic downturn has changed the role and status of travel managers could be one exception.

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  AirPlus Cost Benefit Analysis
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AirPlus has commissioned Edgar, Dunn and Company (EDC) to perform a study on the benefits related to the implementation and use of AirPlus Travel Management Solutions in terms of direct and indirect cost savings for their clients.

  Corporate Travel Payment Solutions. Local Challenges for Global Implementations.
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ACTE and AirPlus partnered to commission research and asked Edgar, Dunn & Company (EDC) to conduct a combination of primary and secondary research to explore local market requirements for corporate travel payment solutions. Seven markets within Europe were evaluated within this research: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the UK.

  A Best Practices Guide to Corporate Travel Policy Compliance
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Rising prices from suppliers and increased scrutiny by senior management of travel program costs are putting more pressure on corporate travel managers to deliver value. A key component of that goal is traveler compliance.

  Business travel - Reducing costs with a payment solution
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Cost reduction has now become a concern for all companies. The good news is that there are various ways of simplifying certain processes and of making significant savings in business travel expenses that have not as yet been explored!

  Central Billing Systems White Paper
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Using Central Billing Systems to Successfully Manage Travel. Developed and written by Partnership Travel Marketing and Edgar, Dunn & Company.

  Data Aggregation and Integration
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The Association of Corporate Travel Executives and AirPlus International contracted ProMedia.travel Custom Publishing in early 2007 to conduct an independent survey to establish a baseline pulse on corporate travel data aggregation and integration.

  Sourcing Payment Solutions: Best Practices
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To assist in choosing the right partner to meet your specific business objectives AirPlus sponsored the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) white paper, “Sourcing Payment Solutions: Best Practices,” which was developed and completed by Consulting Strategies LLC.