Crossing Borders: BTN Research Explores Nuances In European Travel Management Practices
05/16/2012
Business travel management practices in Europe are more similar to one another than ever, but cultural and regulatory differences continue to present challenges. A recent Business Travel News examination shed light on how travel management is practiced in eight key markets in a region that shows ...
2012 SME Report: SMEs Tighten Policy Too, But Enforcement Differs
04/17/2012
Lots of small and medium enterprises have travel policies, and they tackle many of the same issues as those at large organizations. Policy at an SME might be shorter, simpler or penned with a management partner, but a more substantive differentiator from large company policy is enforcement. Some ...
BTN's 2011 Corporate Travel Index
03/16/2011
Average 2010 negotiated corporate hotel rates and January 2011 food prices each softened a bit from the previous year's levels, allowing business travelers some expense-report relief before potential price hikes take hold, according to Business Travel News' 2011 Corporate Travel Index, the annual ...
BTN's 2011 Airline Survey: Delta Finally On Top
10/10/2011
Delta Air Lines this year for the first time took top honors in the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey, earning the highest ratings from corporate travel buyers in five of 10 service-delivery categories. The 2011 survey, BTN 's 14th, shows a significant reshuffling, as mergers, evolving ...
New German Consortium Pursuing Joint Travel Contracts
03/07/2011
A new travel purchasing alliance of seven major German companies, including Infineon and Carl Zeiss, next week plans to meet with several car rental suppliers, the first category in which it has gone out to tender as a single grouping. The alliance, as yet unnamed, also is considering consolidated ...