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23 OCT 2009 |
Credit card dynamics
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team 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. Read more
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15 OCT 2009 |
Agent’s Corner: A ‘Time for Change’ with Julie Oliver
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by AirPlus Editor  Julie Oliver, Managing Director AirPlus talks with Julie Oliver, Managing Director of Business Travel Direct about ways of adapting to changes brought on by the recession and how to embrace the new opportunities that lay ahead for TMCs…
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14 OCT 2009 |
New Credit Card Economics
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by Patrick W. Diemer  Patrick W. Diemer, Managing Director & Chairman of the Executive Board, AirPlus International As the managing director for a leading corporate payment provider, I have an opinion about credit card economics that might surprise you. Most of the discussion in the media and amongst corporate customers today focuses on what (and how) the airlines are doing to pass along card fees. However, a fair debate on this subject would require an understanding of why? Now more than ever, airlines are looking for areas to save costs. So it’s logical that distribution and payment would be a part of this savings equation. Read more
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