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10 NOV 2009 |
Business Travel Flashlight
Posted in Facts and Figures by Florian Gränzdörffer Two out of three Business Flights are Round Trips Even in times of increasing complex business relations, most business travel follows a simple pattern: two out of three flights are still so-called ping-pong flights, which means that travelers fly from A to B, and from B back to A. A classic example is Frankfurt-London-Frankfurt. Read more
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09 NOV 2009 |
A New Reality Has Already Started for Travel Managers
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by Thorsten Wenger Huge interest in what will happen to travel management in the future The ACTE conference in Prague, Czech Republic, October 25-27 was a hot spot for highly interesting discussions. Will there be a need for a business class on continental flights in the future? Business travel by train is already a well accepted alternative to flight in some European countries! It is not only all about “how to travel” – more than ever travel management stands for demand management. Read more
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27 OCT 2009 |
Post-Recession – Has the travel management landscape changed permanently?
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by Volker Huber  Volker Huber 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. Read more
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