BCD Travel said more than 80 clients this year expanded their travel programs transnationally

. "As we begin the fourth quarter, we’ve far surpassed the level of expansion observed in recent years," according to BCD Travel CEO Mike Buckman. BCD said the portion of its clients with programs in more than 30 countries this year would rise to more than 40 percent, from 30 percent in 2006 and about 7 percent in 2005.