Management

BTN's 2012 Best Practitioners: Emerson's Million-Dollar QuestionBy David Jonas

Manufacturing and technology giant Emerson has been expanding quickly in Latin America. By 2011, it fielded 16,000 employees in the region and generated... KEEP READING

BTN's 2012 Best Practitioners: DHL's Hunt Moves Meetings Booking To Online ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Consolidating transient and group travel for better negotiating leverage and improved data often proves a winning procurement strategy, but DHL Global... KEEP READING

The Association of Corporate Travel Executives awarded three student fellowships for its Around the World in 80 Hours immersion learning program.

Vying For Attention: Entertainment And Media Firms Press Suppliers For Appropriate ServicesBy Mary Ann Mcnulty

R-E-S-P-E-C-T. That's what a newly formed group of travel buyers from the entertainment, media and advertising sector would like from travel suppliers,... KEEP READING

Carlson Wagonlit Travel's sales volume and number of transactions during the first half of 2012 both grew 1 percent year over year,

GBTA, Georgia Chapter Entering ArbitrationBy Mary Ann Mcnulty

The Global Business Travel Association and Georgia Business Travel Association are heading to arbitration to settle the "breach of contract, breach of... KEEP READING

Applying CTD Status To Hotel Commission CollectionBy Michael B. Baker

Several large travel programs have turned to the Corporate Travel Department model as a means to better collect hotel commissions even while continuing... KEEP READING

GSA Freezes Per Diem Rates, Maintains Existing MethodologyBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. General Services Administration for the 2013 fiscal year froze lodging and meal per diem rates at current levels. GSA reportedly had been... KEEP READING

Goodman Networks Lays Foundation For A Managed Travel ProgramBy Jay Boehmer

In January 2011, Karen Hatch began her role as corporate travel manager at Goodman Networks. Within six months, she had led the bid, selection and... KEEP READING

Sony Amps Up European ConsolidationBy David Jonas

Boston - Sony Europe Electronics, a unit of Japan's Sony Corp., this year completed an initial implementation of a consolidated travel management... KEEP READING

Premium Economy: Rise Of The Middle ClassBy Jay Boehmer

For decades airplanes have been divided roughly in two, with the have-nots sitting in coach and the haves in first or business. Now, there is an... KEEP READING

Industry Groups Encouraged By GSA Reception To Per-Diem TalksBy Michael B. Baker

Potential cuts to the General Services Administration's per diem rates concern several travel industry lobbying groups, but officials said they are... KEEP READING

British American Tobacco Applies Shared-Services JV To Multinational TMC ConsolidationBy Amon Cohen

London - British American Tobacco expects by October to complete a 64-country consolidation to a single travel management company, Carlson Wagonlit... KEEP READING

Mixed Results, Underlying StrengthBy Chris Davis

A quick glance at the top line of this year's BTN Travel Manager Salary & Attitude Survey shows a surprisingly ugly result for U.S. travel managers: The... KEEP READING

Concur announced that several hotel and car rental companies "plan to participate" in its Open Booking initiative,

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