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12
OCT
2011

Interview: International Travel Management in Portugal

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AirPlus Global Reach Editorial Office talks with Susana Luz – AirPlus Sales Manager Portugal – about trends, opportunities, challenges and developments in the Portuguese travel management market.

Portugal is in the news – the business community is closely monitoring developments in this Iberian country. How does travel management react these days?


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APR
2011

Managed Travel Innovation Receives Mixed Reviews

Posted in Blog, The Wire by AirPlus US Team
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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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25
MAR
2011

Corporate Travel Negotiation Practices

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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.TheWire March Chart 1


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