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 ...
White House Orders Deeper Federal Travel Cuts, New Meetings Policies
05/14/2012
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday instructed federal agencies to cut fiscal-year 2013 travel expenses by 30 percent from 2010 levels, 10 percentage-points deeper than previously ordered cuts.
E-RFP Eruption: Shifting Meeting Sourcing Strategies As Online Leads Swamp Hoteliers
05/03/2012
Rare are the times when hoteliers are frustrated by too much demand, but a tsunami of electronic meeting requests for proposals, many including dozens of properties and triggered by the rise of a few third-party RFP applications, has left properties struggling to keep up and demanding changes. It ...
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 ...
AirPlus, JPMorgan Chase To Aim Joint Global Payment Option At Large Market
03/14/2012
AirPlus International and JPMorgan Chase will target large corporations with a co-branded global payment solution, which officials said the firms would introduce to North America-based multinationals this year. The companies last week announced a strategic partnership.