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Cos. Increasing Travel Operations OutsourcingBy Seth Harris

With resources spread thin, travel program footprints expanding and a fluid negotiating environment, many corporations are outsourcing more operational... KEEP READING

CWT Sees Higher Airfares, Lower Hotel Rates in 2010By Seth Harris

With airlines further scaling down capacity in the fourth quarter of this year, oil prices remaining relatively steady and demand starting to creep up,... KEEP READING

Egencia To Offer Customized Reporting, Pre-Trip Approval ToolsBy Seth Harris

Egencia by year-end plans to roll out new customized reporting and pre-trip approval capabilities that will allow clients to approve trips via handheld... KEEP READING

GlobalStar Agency Network Recalibrates Following Departure Of ATPBy Seth Harris

U.K.-based travel management company ATP International in July discontinued its membership in GlobalStar Travel Management over disputes about the... KEEP READING

NBTA To Offer Online Booking Tool Request For ProposalsBy Seth Harris

The National Business Travel Association's technology committee at this month's International Convention and Exposition in San Diego will release an... KEEP READING

Newsmaker: Rearden Hires HeinritzBy Seth Harris

Rearden Commerce this month announced the appointment of former GetThere general manager Bev Heinritz as its vice president of customer services and... KEEP READING

Radius Embeds Sales Personnel To Gain Global AccountsBy Seth Harris

Travel management company network Radius in June began deploying embedded salespeople to some agency members as part of a strategy designed to provide... KEEP READING

Survey Shows Buyers Renegotiating Before Contracts ExpireBy Michael B. Baker, Jay Boehmer & Seth Harris

While the economic environment has created challenges for corporate travel buyers, it also has offered some opportunities, as many have reported success... KEEP READING

NBTA To Release Online Booking Tool RFPBy Seth Harris

The National Business Travel Association's technology committee at this month's International Convention and Exposition in San Diego will release an... KEEP READING

Amadeus To Roll Out Agent Desktop With Enhanced Policy ManagementBy Seth Harris

Amadeus today unveiled a new agent desktop, primarily designed for corporate travel management companies, which the company expects to begin rolling out... KEEP READING

Expedia Expects Egencia To Be Profitable Next YearBy Seth Harris

While Egencia's gross bookings and revenues in the second quarter decreased 23 percent and 11 percent year-over-year, respectively, Expedia's corporate... KEEP READING

Delays Don't Mollify Opponents Of United's Card Fee ShiftBy Jay Boehmer

While groups opposing United Airlines' plan to shift merchant fees to 28 travel agencies counted the carrier's offer of a 60-day extension as a minor... KEEP READING

Mid-Office Moves Up FrontBy Seth Harris

Several mid-office technology providers are building automated quality control functions into point-of-sale applications to reduce agent errors, better... KEEP READING

Sabre Joins In Automating Air Ticket Repricing

Sabre Travel Network in June began providing its fully automated QREX Plus air ticket repricing technology in the Americas, joining its semi-automated... KEEP READING

Amex Promotes Qualantone To Fill Winterton's Post

American Express Business Travel today announced Michael Qualantone as vice president and general manager of global supplier relations, replacing Andrew... KEEP READING

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