Hong Kong-based Swire Travel joined GlobalStar Travel Management. Swire also has offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei. http://www.thetransnational.travel/newslog.2006080902

Since Lufthansa's surcharge on global distribution system bookings went into effect on Sept. 1, 42 percent of travel buyers have decreased bookings with the carrier, according to an Oct. 14 to Oct. 19...

nuTravel signed New York's Linden Travel as a distributor Corporate booking tool provider . http://www.management.travel/newslog.2008072505

Travelers to Boston and Portland, Ore. face the highest "discriminatory" travel taxes in the United States, above $21 per day, according to an NBTA Foundation report bit.ly/dpGALf examining...

American Express in 2008 made several strategic investments and partnerships that further bolstered its standing as the world's largest corporate card provider and expanded its distribution network by...

Chauffeured transportation companies began 2008 with just the initial whiffs of concern about a slowing economy and softening corporate demand. They ended the year in the worst crisis the industry has...

Last year, our assessment in this space was, "Dire circumstances have created an environment that demands change." We had no idea at that time of the extent of the changes that lay ahead.

BTNonline subscribers may download the 2009 Business Travel Survey in its entirety as a PDF, including all charts, supplier rankings and analysis, by clicking here . Individual sections are available...

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