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04
NOV
2008

Travel management: its impact on the climate

Posted in Carbon Offset, Your Ideas by AirPlus Editor
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Frankly, we all are responsible for the protection of our environment, but not all travel managers have the same level of ecological awareness.

It’s easy to say, “I’d like to travel more ecologically, but the travel business doesn’t provide good alternatives.” But what if we instead took care of our own business first… for example, by investing in the so called ‘ActionCarbone’ Program and trying to convince other travel managers by our works – not our words.


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04
NOV
2008

A safe trip is in the cards

Posted in Business Traveler by AirPlus Editor
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Over 2 billion credit cards are in circulation around the world today. In order to fully benefit from the advantages of cashless payments, certain security measures need to be taken.

8.8 x 5.4 cm: those are the exact measurements of a credit card. Its small size offers not only an easy target for thieves, but it’s also generally a symbol of the tremendous convenience made possible by cashless payments.


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03
NOV
2008

Did you know that…

Posted in Facts and Figures by AirPlus Editor
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…full-time travel management remains unusual? 

Only 13% of companies employ a full-time travel manager, the majority% of those responsible for travel management are assistants or secretaries. Travel management, especially in small and medium-sized companies, is something that is done more or less alongside another job. The proportion of full-time travel managers is largest in companies that have a high volume of travel.


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