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TRX, Others Refine Carbon AnalysisBy Jay Boehmer & Seth Harris

TRX Travel Analytics this week plans to unveil at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives conference in Munich an air travel carbon analysis tool... KEEP READING

Avaya Applies Old School Sourcing Strategy To Airline Pricing And Attains SavingsBy Seth Harris

Applying procurement methodology to air sourcing earned Avaya $2.6 million in savings from reduced average ticket pricing in the first six months of its... KEEP READING

Report Assesses Online Corp. BookingBy Seth Harris

U.S. corporate travelers will book nearly half of the estimated $105 billion market online in 2008, according to a report jointly released last month by... KEEP READING

U.S. Businesses Boosting Use Of Procurement TechniquesBy Seth Harris

U.S. businesses increasingly are implementing sourcing practices and relying less on historical supplier relationships, while simultaneously balancing... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Tempers Airfare ForecastBy Seth Harris

Published airfares will increase between 2 percent and 4 percent while corporate airfares will have a marginal increase of less than 2 percent in 2008,... KEEP READING

Policy Measures Curb Costs: Buyers Face Budget Issues By Adjusting class of Service, Purchase GuidelinesBy Seth Harris

Business travel buyers are trying to keep costs at bay by implementing a bevy of policy changes, including limiting business class travel, mandating... KEEP READING

Prism Continues Advancing Industry Data

Prism Group founder and president Michael Whitesage, a pioneer of travel management data consolidation, recently spoke with Business Travel News... KEEP READING

Sabre, Amadeus Team For Payment PlayBy Jay Boehmer

Sabre and Amadeus last week officially launched its Moneydirect non-air payment joint venture, following European Commission approval.... KEEP READING

Travelport Begins Melding GDS Portfolio

President and CEO of Travelport's global distribution system division Gordon Wilson spoke with Business Travel News editors David Meyer and Jay Boehmer... KEEP READING

Buyers Not Yet Sold On Reg. TravelerBy Jay Boehmer

Many corporate travel buyers still are awaiting additional benefits to be included in the Registered Traveler program and further penetration at U.S.... KEEP READING

Carlson Wagonlit Returns To Acquisition Path With Preferred Travel BuyBy Seth Harris

Carlson Wagonlit Travel last month completed the acquisition of Braintree, Mass.-based Preferred Travel, a travel management company that CWT said has... KEEP READING

Only The Few Follow The SunBy Seth Harris

Only a handful have followed the first very large corporate travel buyers in pursuing the follow-the-sun travel management concept, in which a very... KEEP READING

Travelport Begins GDS IntegrationBy Jay Boehmer

Travelport last month completed its acquisition of global distribution system competitor Worldspan, but Travelport CEO Jeff Clarke said it would be some... KEEP READING

BCD Survey: Procurement Gains SwayBy Seth Harris

Nearly half of travel buyers now are reporting through procurement divisions at the same time that half see their budgets increasing, according to BCD... KEEP READING

Reporter's Notebook: NBTA Elects Maguire, Fosters Dialogue

Boston-At the National Business Travel Association International Convention & Exposition here last month, buyer direct members elected director of... KEEP READING

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