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Companies Increasingly Urge Employees To Stay in Green Hotels
According to a survey conducted by the National Business Travel Association in August, 21% of corporate travel managers said environmental practices are important in choosing a travel company — up from 16% a year earlier — USA Today repor...
Forecast for Luxury Business Travel Through 2010
According to a new trend report published by Unity Marketing “Forecast for Luxury Travel Through 2010: A Luxury Trend Report“, expectations for luxury travel through 2010 is much more positive in the personal travel sector than business t...
iPhone App To Overcome Fear of Flying
Apple launched an iPhone app for fearful fliers. It is supposed to help fliers to overcome their fear of flying (aerophobia) or anxiety. The application has the same name — Flying Without Fear — of the Virgin Atlantic’s courses he...
Average Ticket Prices for Business Travelers Expected to Increase in 2010 - Study Reveals
According to a study released by Egencia — the Egencia’s 2010 Corporate Travel Forecast — average ticket prices (ATPs) for corporate travelers are expected to increase globally as average daily rates (ADRs) for business travelers are ex...
Car Rental Taxes Proliferating in the U.S.
As states and municipalities in the U.S. look for revenue to balance their budgets in recessionary times, taxes imposed on renting a car are becoming a way to close budget gaps. Some figures There were 114 separate state and local excise taxes for ...
Online Travel Agencies Outperforming Other Business Travel Distribution Channels
According to the report produced by PhoCusWright, Inc — “PhoCusWright’s U.S. Online Travel Overview” — the online leisure/unmanaged business travel market is significantly outperforming every other distribution channel i...
A Way To Reduce Costs of Business Travel and Office-based Videoconferencing
“Virtual Conference Rooms are built for ease of use: one-click entry, no software to download and no hidden costs. Using our virtual conference rooms, you interact with an ease equivalent to that of a face-to-face meeting,” says Paul Trou...
Air Passenger Traffic Will Continue To Decline Through 2010
According to a consulting firm’s forecast the air passenger traffic will continue to decline through 2010, the USA Today reports. The Boyd Group, a Colorado-based consultant, predicts that next year 675 million passengers will depart on fligh...
Where Business Travel is Going: More Productivity and In-flight WiFi
The recession has fundamentally changed the traditional business travel model. Even though industry experts suggest business travel is slowly coming back, companies are more firmly in charge of enforcing travel policy than ever. Charles Petruccelli,...
Lufthansa Plans To Add New In-flight WiFi Services
Lufthansa announced it plans to add new onboard WiFi and phone services in the next few months. The German carrier says it will deliver a connectivity faster and that applies to more devices than options available elsewhere. As most airlines curre...
Worst Flight Delays by Business-Travel Destination in the U.S.
According to a report released yesterday by Brookings Institution, the most important business centers have the worst flight delays in the U.S. The study reveals that the metro areas of New York, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago and San Franci...
Global Business Travel Forecast for 2010
American Express Business Travel released its Global Business Travel Forecast for 2010. According to the report, airfares are expected to increase — Business class airfares in particular — in line with reduced capacity and on-going busin...
US Airways Installs Check-In Kiosks Outside Washington Reagan National Airport
US Airways said it would install four new outside check-in kiosks in front of Washington Reagan National Airport, The Washington Post reports. Most airlines have self-service kiosks in airport ticket lobbies, but the US Airways’ new outdoor ...
Paperless Boarding Pass: Airports & Participating Airlines in the U.S.
Launched in 2007, the paperless boarding pass is now available in 30 airports in the U.S. The blog of the Transport Security Administration (TSA) published the updated list of the airports offering the service, with also the participating airlines. ...
U.S. Airports Offering Flu Shots in 2009
The number of U.S. airports offering seasonal flu shots is expected to increase during the 2009 flu season. Several airport clinics began offering seasonal flu shots to the public back around Labor Day, even though the official flu season doesn̵...
Business Travelers Choose Wi-Fi Over Other In-flight Services
According to a survey commissioned by the nonprofit group Wi-Fi Alliance, most business travelers would choose an airline with Wi-Fi over flights with meal service, free movies or convenient arrival time, the Chicago Tribune reports. The study found...
Preventing Swine Flu on the Plane
In the effort to prevent the transmission of the swine flu virus on board of the plane, some airlines are putting away the pillows and blankets and rolling out the disinfectant wipes. However experts say it is a precaution of moderate usefulness. T...
Upscale Hotels Holding During the Downturn
With most of business travelers shifting to lower-price hotels, industry analysts say hotels that keep prices down by not offering amenities like restaurants or meeting rooms are profiting from this trend. The New York Times says that according to ...
Airline Traffic Report for July 2009
According to the report released by IATA about International airline traffic results for July 2009, passenger demand declined 2.9% compared to the same month in 2008. International passenger load factors were 80.3%. In June 2009 it was recorded a de...
Continental’s New Checked Baggage Policy for US - Europe Flights
Continental Airlines passengers traveling between the United States and Europe will be able to check one bag for free and will pay $50 for the second checked bag. The airline announced the new checked bag policy, applying to economy travel between ...
How Much Travelers Pay in Taxes at U.S. Airports
A study commissioned by business travel group National Business Travel Association shows that travelers not only pay a local sales tax, but they also spend up to 172% more in taxes aimed at visitors each day they stay at a hotel, dine and rent a car...
Telepresence: American Express Business Travel Unveils Innovative Solution
American Express Business Travel yesterday unveiled virtual meetings eXpert, an innovative solution in the field of telepresence. eXpert will act as a central hub and aggregator of both public telepresence facilities and the private network a compan...
Companies Establishing In-House Travel Agencies
In the effort to lower business travel costs, many companies are establishing in-house travel agencies, USA TODAY reports. The newspaper says 129 companies — Wal-Mart Stores is one of them — and organizations such as universities have est...
Business Travel Insurance Comparison
With employees increasingly involved in business travel, it is more important than ever for companies to look for the best travel insurance. With so many online and offline travel insurance companies around, the best way to find the best value for ...
NBTA applauds Expansion of Global Entry Program to 20 U.S. International Airports
The National Business Travel Association ( NBTA) praised the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement to expand the Global Entry pilot program to an additional 13 U.S. international airports. New airports joining Global Entry prog...
Top Executives’ Thoughts on Business Travel
Continental Airlines and JP Morgan division Chase Card Services surveyed a sample of 30 executives at leading companies based in New York Metro, Cleveland and Houston, to better know top business executives’ insights on business travel. Bel...
Delta Adds Fourth Tier to Its Frequent Flyer Program
In the effort to retain the loyalty of lucrative business travelers Delta Air Lines is introducing enhancements for its SkyMiles Medallion frequent-flier program. First, members will have the ability to roll over excess elite Medallion qualificatio...
The Best Airports To Sleep In
According to a survey by Sleepinginairports.net, Singapore’s Changi is the best airport to sleep in. Incheon in South Korea, Amsterdam Schiphol, Oslo Gardermoen and Hong Kong in that order are the best airports following Changi. (photo by C+H ...
Business Travel Forecast: Asia Pacific To Grow U.S. To Stagnate
A study by The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and Egencia indicates that the growth of business travel in China and Japan will exceed U.S. growth over the next five years. Rob Greyber, president of Egencia says: “Over the next fi...
US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010
US Airways Will Start To Offer In-flight Wi-Fi Early 2010 US Airways will offer in-flight Wi-Fi services beginning early 2010. The carrier initially will install the service — Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service — on its Airbus...
