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Posts Tagged ‘travel budget’

18
DEC
2009

Travel Budgets Volatile in 2010

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
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Corporate travel programs still searching for equilibrium.

Ask a simple question and get a complicated answer.  That’s what AirPlus International did in a recent joint survey of 99 travel management professionals by asking whether travel budgets in 2010 would increase, decrease or stay the same when compared to 2009.


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22
JUN
2009

Travel alternatives gain footing as economy slides

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
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As economic woes push corporations to slash travel budgets in 2009, alternatives to travel gain higher profile.

In the most recent survey conducted by AirPlus International, more than 190 travel professionals weighed in on their company’s current use of travel alternatives, from virtual conference technology to increased conference calls. While many companies have ancillary motives for offering technology solutions to reduce overall corporate travel – such as employee quality of life and CSR initiatives – the resounding message was that steep budget cuts are forcing travelers to find new modes of connecting to colleagues and clients.


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