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Amex: 2010 European Long-Haul Costs To Soar, Short-Haul To Stay FlatBy Seth Harris

European business travel buyers can expect a relatively stable pricing environment domestically in 2010, but whatever cost savings they yield on shorter... KEEP READING

Concur Compiles European Management TeamBy Michael B. Baker

Expense management supplier Concur aims to continue growth of its European presence with a new management team for operations in the regions. The... KEEP READING

U.K. Ruling To Change VAT Reclaim For Some Meetings CostsBy Amon Cohen

An expert on value-added tax in the European Union has warned that corporate clients using agencies to organize events in the United Kingdom next year... KEEP READING

U.K.'s Hillgate To Join GlobalStar Agency NetworkBy Seth Harris

Hillgate Travel on Oct. 1 will join the GlobalStar Travel Management agency network. Hillgate is the latest U.K. addition to GlobalStar, which continues... KEEP READING

Visa Allies With Spendvision For Combined Expense, MI DataBy Amon Cohen

Visa announced today that it has allied with the expense and transaction management company Spendvision to launch a combined expense reporting and... KEEP READING

IATA Data Show Air Traffic Losses EasingBy Jay Boehmer

Worldwide passenger traffic declined by 1.1 percent in August compared with the same period in 2008, the smallest year-over-year drop in 2009, according... KEEP READING

Accor Sells French Institutional Investors 158 French Budget HotelsBy Michael B. Baker

Accor this week announced the sale of 158 properties, with a total of 12,300 rooms, from its budget HotelF1 brand in France. A consortium of French... KEEP READING

Amex, SAS To Offer Scandinavian Cos. Co-Branded CardBy Michael B. Baker

American Express and SAS Scandinavian Airlines this month announced the launch of a co-branded corporate card offering for clients in Norway, Sweden and... KEEP READING

Amex: Q2 European Hotel Rates Up In Many CitiesBy Amon Cohen

Hotel rates in Europe, the Middle East and Africa showed distinct signs of revival in the second quarter, according to the latest American Express... KEEP READING

BA Talking With Lufthansa About Buying BmiBy Amon Cohen

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh yesterday confirmed persistent media rumors that the airline is interested in buying its smaller rival Bmi... KEEP READING

IATA Sees European Airlines Taking Deeper Losses Than Others This YearBy Jay Boehmer

European airlines are on track to post $3.8 billion in losses this year, surpassing losses sustained by carriers in any other region, the International... KEEP READING

ITM Travel Buyer Study Shows Rise Of Meetings ResponsibilityBy Amon Cohen

Almost half of 86 travel buyer members of the U.K. and Ireland's Institute of Travel & Meetings now have responsibility for meetings as well, according... KEEP READING

Study Shows Drop In Swedish Corporate Travel Agent PerformanceBy Seth Harris

The four mega travel management companies and four largest Swedish corporate travel agencies all showed performance drops in an annual agent... KEEP READING

Wireless Hotspot Provider Boingo, Swedish Network Join ForcesBy Michael B. Baker

Wireless Internet hotspot provider Boingo Wireless yesterday announced an agreement with Sweden's TeliaSonera Homerun network, giving it nearly 4,000... KEEP READING

Budget Rent A Car Shutters Operations In GermanyBy Amon Cohen

The German franchisee of Budget Rent a Car ceased trading last week, leaving the global car rental brand without any outlets in Germany. All... KEEP READING

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