Category Archives: Travel

Tough market for business travel buyers

Purchasers need to maximise their skills and deepen their category knowledge to contend with weak markets and upward pressure on rates.

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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel

A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.

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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel

A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.

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Use travel data to spark internal rivalry

Detailed information on travel spending can be used to motivate departments to compete to reduce costs, according to a senior travel buyer.

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Travel buyers cut costs with range of solutions

Purchasers of business travel around the world are united by their desire to reduce costs, but different regions are doing it in different ways.

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F1 teams cut carbon emissions by 7 per cent

Improved fuel efficiency reduced emissions by 24 per cent, but more business travel resulted in an overall fall of 7 per cent over the past two years.

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Travel managers get more strategic

There will be a greater focus by travel managers on improving procurement to keep business trips affordable in the weak economy.

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Most travel buyers expect stable market in 2013

The number of trips is expected to remain the same or increase in the year ahead, which should be seen as “positive” for the economy according to AirPlus.

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South America and China top travel destination wish-list

The Guild of Travel Management Companies has identified the top 10 destinations business travellers believe would increase economic growth.

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Hotel prices to be more competitive in 2013

Large spare capacity in the UK means buyers should expect more competitive prices for hotel rooms next year, but rises are still anticipated.

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