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Posts Tagged ‘online booking’

22
SEP
2009

Poll: Early booking – whenever possible

Posted in Facts and Figures by AirPlus Editor
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Blog-readers have voted: 50 % book business trips as early as possible.

In addition, 46 % of business travelers prefer early bookings, if they have the chance to plan their trips in advance. Only four percent of all travelers think that it is not always cheaper to book in advance compared to short-term bookings.


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17
DEC
2008

And how do you do it?

Posted in Blog, Business Traveler by AirPlus Editor
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“All roads lead to Rome” – this is certainly true, at least when it comes to how to book flights to the Eternal City or other travel destinations. A recent survey from AirPlus suggests, however, that the road more often than not leads past a travel agency. But that could change in the future.

It’s a neck-and-neck race between travel agency, reseller and online booking. When it comes to the question of where travelers like to book their business trips, there are no clear favorites: 37% go to a travel agency, 32% use their company’s “reseller,” and 31% turn to their computer to book their flights online themselves.


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