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07 JUL 2010 |
Business-travel destination South Africa: 23 percent increase in flights from German companies during run-up to the Soccer World Cup
Posted in Facts and Figures by AirPlus Editor In 2010, employees of German companies have taken significantly more business trips to South Africa than they took last year. In the first half of the year, flights taken by German businesspeople to the country hosting the Soccer World Cup were up by 23 percent. Thus, the number of business travelers to South Africa almost reached the level of the record year 2008. The most frequented destination was Johannesburg where 62 percent of all German business travelers flew, followed by Cape Town with 24 percent. Read more
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28 JUN 2010 |
Travel management pros see real value in social media tools for increasing travel program agility and enhancing traveler satisfaction
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team Whether personal or job-related, corporate travel professionals are participating in more social networks than they did one year ago, and they are doing so at a higher rate, according to a Spring 2010 online survey conducted by AirPlus International. The recent exercise follows up on a year-ago survey also conducted by AirPlus, and included additional social networking platforms where respondents might be active users. Not only did the survey show fairly robust usage numbers for the new inclusions – Plaxo and TripIt – it also showed increased usage on for nearly every social platform making a repeat appearance in the survey this year. Read more
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01 JUN 2010 |
Please join AirPlus International for our first World Cup Madness online tournament!
Posted in Your Ideas by Ombretta DiMarco With your participation, we hope to do double our goal for the Care&Share charitable organization! The Winner of the tournament will receive a 8GB high definition Flip Cam – valued at approx. $200 plus a surprise Italian ‘goody’ basket! The cut-off to join this tournament is 5pm EST on Wednesday, 10 June 2010, however the fundraising site will remain open until the tournament completes. And remember, when we reach our fundraising goal of $1,000, AirPlus will MATCH your donations- thereby doubling the impact of your giving! Read more
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