Airfare
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Total U.S. travel agency air transactions processed through ARC in April 2012 decreased by 0.4 percent year over year
… after marginally retreating in February and March, increased by 5.8 percent over April 2011 levels. Domestic U.S. airfare sales increased 5.5 percent but transactions fell by 2.2 percent. The situation was reversed for international flights …
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Airfare price tracking and refund provider Yapta announced a formal pilot program of its enterprise solution
designed to deliver savings when "corporate airfares drop in price." In development for the last several months ..... more than five years of knowledge and expertise tracking airfares for consumers and successfully identifying millions in potential …
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Airlines 'Rebuilding Fences' For Airfares In Strong Demand Environment
… conference calls on Wednesday. According to executives at both carriers, one answer relates to rebuilding "fences" between airfares . "We have had a lot of success in what I would call some smaller changes to the fare environment," said Delta executive …
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2012 SME Report: For Travel Supplier Discounts, SMEs Won't Wait For The Phone To Ring
… rental car companies. For respondents with more than $2 million in air volume, 21 percent leveraged agency relationships for airfares , and 21 percent did so for hotel rates, while 13 percent used such programs for rental car rates. However, it's not an …
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Survey: Diminished Supplier Discounts Pressuring Corporate Travel Costs
… little doubt the travel negotiating climate is becoming more challenging for the buyer." For example, the average corporate airfare discount reflected in the new survey was 15 percent, "down from a consistent 18 percent to 19 percent for the past three …
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2012 SME Report: SMEs Tighten Policy Too, But Enforcement Differs
… them." Broad guidelines are popular, such as lowest logical airfare policies (used by 70 percent of SMEs in 2011, according to ..... recession." In addition to guiding travelers to the lowest airfare or even requiring pre-trip approval, according to Wells …
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Fed Report: Boston, Kansas City Experiencing Strong Business Travel
… that room rates are poised to rise." For both the Minneapolis and Dallas districts, the Fed report pointed to increased airfares resulting from higher fuel costs. In Dallas, "airlines reported solid passenger demand over the past six weeks." While …
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Cvent Planning Meeting Cost Estimator
… future meetings. Among other data sources, it would use negotiated corporate hotel rates and airfares , responses to hotel requests for proposals submitted through its supplier network and projected airfare data collected by a third party.
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2012 Corporate Travel Index: U.S. Per Diems Nearly Flat In 2011, Expected To Move Up This Year
While U.S. airlines in the past year have kept airfares at an elevated cruising altitude from 2010 levels, the daily business travel costs of renting cars, staying at hotels and eating …
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DOT Adds Teeth To Fuel Surcharge Rules
Ask airfare analysts about fuel surcharges and they'll tell you there is little evidence they're devised with a consistent methodology …
