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27 APR 2011 |
Managed Travel Innovation Receives Mixed Reviews
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team Majority of travel buyers and half of suppliers critical of current rate of industry innovations to address ongoing pain points for managed programs. Ancillary fee solutions, better mobile technologies, and data consolidation – these are the areas where travel buyers and suppliers see the need for more innovation in the managed travel space, according to a new survey released by AirPlus International.
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08 APR 2011 |
Globalization of Corporate Travel Programs – Growth Accelerates But Roadblocks Remain
Posted in Blog by AirPlus Editor The story is very clear: managing travel on a global basis has switched from being the exception to the rule, and the pace of globalization is increasing. “Think globally, act locally” is a much-used phrase in corporate travel. While easy enough to say, putting it into practice is considerably harder. This white paper therefore defines some local issues which continue to trouble global programs and suggests ways in which the gap between global and local might be bridged.
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25 MAR 2011 |
Corporate Travel Negotiation Practices
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team Corporations are expanding their ideas of what spend categories can be negotiated when it comes to corporate travel. Travel management companies, airline, car rental companies and hotels… these are the traditional supplier categories governed by the travel manager or the now common procurement professional that negotiates and signs preferred contracts for travel. Such contracts solidify agreements between a corporation and key suppliers based on the concept that both parties are entering into a beneficial relationship that consists of guaranteed volume for the supplier and discounted or value-added rates for the buyer. Read more
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