Carlson Wagonlit Travel said worldwide sales in the first half of 2006 increased 10 percent from a year earlier

, including a 19 percent jump in Asia-Pacific, 13 percent in North America, 8 percent in EMEA and 4 percent in Latin America. The agency reported the highest growth rates in Russia (48 percent), Argentina (38 percent), China (35 percent), India (25 percent) and Singapore (25 percent). CWT also reported online transaction growth of 91 percent in Australia, 77 percent in EMEA and 21 percent in North America. CWT said its relationship with Citigroup would expand to include servicing in China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines, while Lucent Technologies expanded its CWT partnership into China.