2009 Business Travel Buyer's Handbook
07.06.2009 - In tough economic times, the levers of travel cost control gain corporate importance and the creators of policy, artful negotiators and managers of change can take the spotlight. This 19th edition of the Business Travel Buyer's Handbook updates detailed descriptions of how to perform the key processes and techniques for leveraging business travel dollars.
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Profiles In Travel Management: Green Efforts Prep Co. To Focus On Cutting Cost
06.22.2009 - Spurred by a companywide initiative to cut carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2012, software company Symantec reduced travel by 15 percent year-over-year after installing Hewlett-Packard Halo remote conferencing technology in September 2007.
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NBTA, ACTE Verge On A Merger
06.22.2009 - Efforts by some board members of the National Business Travel Association and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives to merge the two organizations during the past few months nearly paid off before failing to gain the approval of the required two-thirds of ACTE's board of directors earlier this month, stopping any tie-up for the time being.
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Schedule Creep, Demand Drop Redefine Air Delays
06.22.2009 - Ten years ago, the average scheduled flight time from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles International Airport was 6 hours and 1 minute. This summer, flights connecting the two major markets are scheduled to average 6 hours and 20 minutes.
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Handheld Corp. Travel Apps Accelerate: Mobile Booking, Checkin, Expense Applications Use Soars
06.22.2009 - Use of handheld mobile device applications by corporate travelers has skyrocketed in recent months as some of the largest and newest travel technology providers have entered the market with mobile applications, offering flight status updates, itinerary management, hotel bookings and expense report management.
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One-On-One With Four Seasons CEO Isadore Sharp: Sharp Eye On Superior Service
06.22.2009 - Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts founder, chairman and CEO Isadore Sharp spoke with BTN editors David Meyer and Michael B. Baker about economic change and the lessons of the past.
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2009 Business Travel Survey: Year Of Change Ushers In Uncertainty
06.01.2009 - 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. The year 2008 started out as a good but challenging one for most travel suppliers, until the bottom fell out. It began with industry-wide concern about the impact of soaring fuel prices on business travel and buyers grappling with a long-term hotel seller's market. As the housing and financial services industries began to implode and recession set in, the astronomical fuel prices and the hotel seller's market both came crashing down.
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BTN's Silver Anniversary
05.11.2009 - To commemorate 25 years of Business Travel News, we reflect on the lessons of the past, the challenges of the present and the possibilities for the future of business travel management.
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Airlines See Signs Of End Of Decline
05.11.2009 - April airline traffic reports showed some signs of improvement over March and airline executives pointed to stabilization in revenue and demand declines, as carriers continue to search for the bottom of the business travel recession—which analysts said could lag an economic recovery.
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Companies Shift To Central Pay
05.11.2009 - Companies increasingly have been shifting to central rather than individual corporate payment and liability structures due to improved expense reporting capabilities as well as a need for tighter spending controls, and issuers and consultants said the economic climate could accelerate that growth in coming years.
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Buyers Pushing TMCs For Faster Switchovers
05.11.2009 - Corporations switching travel agencies increasingly are seeking faster implementation times, yielding more beneficial financial arrangements and lower changeover costs. To meet their demands, travel management companies are altering new account strategies, redeploying resources and bolstering implementation teams.
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One-On-One: Carty Sees Ugly Changes In The Air
05.11.2009 - Former American Airlines CEO Don Carty, currently chairman of Virgin America and Porter Airlines, recently gave BTN editors David Meyer and Jay Boehmer his views on the evolution of corporate travel and the airline business.
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BTN's Silver Anniversary
05.11.2009 - To commemorate 25 years of Business Travel News, we reflect on the lessons of the past, the challenges of the present and the possibilities for the future of business travel management.
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Alliance Immunity Altering Airspace
04.20.2009 - Increasing momentum for antitrust-immune airline alliances is sparking industry concern that the consolidation of airline power will alter corporate buyer leverage for negotiating transatlantic deals and force companies into alliance agreements rather than individual carrier arrangements.
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Profiles In Travel Management: Co. Uses Travel Emissions Tool As Green Blueprint
04.20.2009 - Design and engineering software company Autodesk in the past 18 months has implemented a comprehensive sustainability strategy for its business operations, already surpassing its initial goal of reducing travel-related greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent in three years.
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Secure Flight Roils Booking Tech
04.20.2009 - Global distribution systems and travel agencies are racing to meet newly established U.S. Transportation Security Administration requirements for airlines to begin requesting passengers' full names beginning May 15, and date of birth and gender on Aug. 15, as part of Secure Flight, the passenger-prescreening program that has been rife with delays and shifting compliance dates.
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Downturn Discussions Dominate ACTE Conference
04.20.2009 - Washington, D.C. - Even with Association of Corporate Travel Executives president and Booz & Co. director of global sourcing and travel Doug Weeks' talk of focusing on economic recovery rather than downturn during the opening general session, the recession weighed heavily on buyers and suppliers throughout this month's ACTE Global Education Conference, presented in partnership with Business Travel News.
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Hotel Compliance Rising But Lagging
04.20.2009 - Traveler compliance with preferred hotel programs, though improving, still trails other policy aspects, and buyers are reporting emerging challenges in recent months as competing hotel deals that beat negotiated rates tempt travelers to book outside the program.
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Travel Manager Roundtable: Managing The Great Recession (With Web-Only Excerpts)
04.20.2009 - McGraw-Hill senior manager of global travel administration Mona Jageman, Shell Oil U.S. travel services manager Debra Reid and Paul Schnizler, senior manager of business and employee services at not-for-profit government contractor Mitre, spoke with Business Travel News editors during this month's Association of Corporate Travel Executives Global Education Conference in Washington, D.C., about the challenges they face in managing their corporate travel programs in the economic downturn.
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