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17 AUG 2011 |
August 2011: Ancillary Aggravation Eases
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Three years after the introduction of a broad swath of airline ancillary fees, corporate travel managers are still grappling with the best way to tackle such fees from a tracking and policy perspective, as well as the ongoing effects on supplier relationships. According to the results of an AirPlus survey of corporate travel buyers, travel managers continue to have difficulty finding efficient and accurate ways to track ancillary fees. The process can be so overwhelming that nearly half (44 percent) are not tracking the airline ancillary fee data in any way. When it comes to expense reporting, 38 percent rely on travelers to include their ancillary fees manually in expense reports, while only 7 percent include fee menus in those tools and 15 percent have automated capabilities built into their expense reporting tools.
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15 JUN 2011 |
Presenting the AirPlus Ancillary Fee Reports
Posted in Blog, Industry Topics by AirPlus Editor
Giving you the information you need to understand how ancillary fees impact your business travel program’s bottom line. The AirPlus Ancillary Fee Reports are designed specifically for corporate travel managers to gain insight into these costs! A set of summary level reports can be produced monthly for AirPlus Corporate Card customers. These detailed reports are based on a company’s AirPlus Corporate Card data. These reports are compiled using reporting information from the major US airlines and include hundreds of different fee types. For example, baggage fees, penalty fees, onboard meals, reward purchases, service fees and many more. Read more
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31 MAY 2010 |
Ancillary Fee Headaches Intensify For Travel Buyers
Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
Hotels, car rental companies and TMCs continue to charge fees, but it’s the airline fees that have a larger impact on travel management today. The Department of Transportation in early May released final figures for 2009 airline ancillary fee revenues. The report showed that as a group United States airlines pulled in $7.8 billion in ancillary fees, a large increase over the $5.5 billion collected in 2008. That increase alone makes it clear why more than 72 percent of respondents to AirPlus International’s The Wire survey last month chose airlines as the supplier category most affecting their travel budgets with fees. DOT numbers, however, do not tell the entire story. Read more
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