Category Archives: Travel

Business meetings boost European hotel rates

Increased meetings activity pushes up rates by almost a third in European cities, including Barcelona, Paris and Brussels.

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Business meetings boost European hotel rates

Increased meetings activity pushes up rates by almost a third in European cities, including Barcelona, Paris and Brussels.

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Latin America sees surge in hotel rates

Cities across the region have seen the strongest growth in room rates, while prices across the Eurozone have fallen or remained flat.

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Businesses put a check on baggage charges

Fewer companies are paying for staff to check in their luggage on flights, a survey has found.

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Travel price increases to be smaller in 2013

Hotel and airline ticket prices will not rise as much as they did this year, due to stabilisation in emerging markets and economic uncertainty in Europe.

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Fuel costs drive up airline ticket prices

The average cost of an airline ticket from destinations in Europe and North America has risen by 6 per cent compared with last year.

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Financial firms pledge to disclose natural supply chains

A total of 37 financial services companies have signed the ‘Natural Capital Declaration’ to report on use of resources ahead of next week’s Earth Summit.

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Travel buyers urged to demand review of Air Passenger Duty

British Airways’ commercial director Drew Crawley encouraged purchasers and their companies to join forces to lobby against increases to the charge.

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Global Business Travel Association launches in Africa

The membership organisation aims to help buyers in Africa, where travel management activity is increasing.

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RFPs are sick, not dead

Request for proposal (RFPs) documents remain a valuable tool, but should be improved to place less of a burden on suppliers.

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