Accenture Leveraging Air Data To Promote Compliance, Peer NetworkingBy David JonasAccenture in 2011 launched My Travel Summary, a dashboard widget detailing six airfare spending metrics that appears on the personal Accenture portal... KEEP READING
European Parliament Reverses Interchange Fee Proposal By Including Commercial CardsBy Amon CohenCard companies are warning corporate clients to expect additional fees should a surprise proposal to include commercial cards in a new European Union... KEEP READING
Concur Prepping Mileage Calculation App As Part Of European InvestmentBy Amon CohenConcur intends to release an app next quarter that will enable users to track vehicle mileage on their mobile devices and upload the data directly into... KEEP READING
AirPlus Reports Lower Average Fares, Issuing Volume Growth And ProfitsBy Amon CohenLondon - The average 2013 airfare paid globally by AirPlus International customers fell to €542 from €553 in 2012. AirPlus also revealed at its annual... KEEP READING
U.S. Bank Extends FlexPerks Rewards Program To Commercial Card ClientsBy JoAnn DeLunaU.S. Bank commercial card clients now can take advantage of the bank's FlexPerks Travel Rewards program, previously available only to consumer-card... KEEP READING
Americas Region Per-Diem Rates Basically Flat, Despite Caracas HikeBy JoAnn DeLunaAverage per-diem rates in the Americas, excluding the United States, increased by 0.3 percent compared with the prior year, according to BTN's 2014... KEEP READING
Hotel & Dining Price Hikes Drive Mild Daily U.S. Travel Cost IncreasesBy Jay BoehmerLed by hotel and dining price increases, the average daily on-the-ground business trip cost in the United States inched upward by nearly 2 percent from... KEEP READING
Illinois-chartered First American Bank warned customers not to use their FAB debit cards "or any other cards" in local taxis.Illinois-chartered First American Bank warned customers not to use their FAB debit cards "or any other cards" in local taxis. Taxi companies... KEEP READING
Insperity in January appointed David McLaren vice president of sales of its Expense Management division,Insperity in January appointed David McLaren vice president of sales of its Expense Management division, according to the company. McLaren reports to... KEEP READING
Expense System Provider Xpenditure To Open Offices In New York, BrazilBy JoAnn DeLunaBelgian expense management company Xpenditure this year will open new offices in the Americas, CEO Boris Bogaert told Business Travel News. Focusing on... KEEP READING
AirPlus International by late 2014 will offer its central bill solution on the MasterCard network.AirPlus International by late 2014 will offer its central bill solution on the MasterCard network. It is "designed for large, U.S.-based... KEEP READING
Asia/Pacific's Business And Regulatory Kaleidoscope Complicates Payment, ExpenseBy JoAnn DeLunaThat the Asia/Pacific region remains a perpetually burgeoning opportunity for business travel has become a bit of a cliché. However, opening new markets... KEEP READING