American Express Business Travel
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Crossing Borders: BTN Research Explores Nuances In European Travel Management Practices
… paper trail as possible. Some companies use specialized VAT reclaim services, usually from their TMC. American Express Business Travel and HRG each have a director just for taxation. The smaller TMCs that don't have such departments can …
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Hotel Booking Tools, Risks Have Buyers Eyeing Science Of Compliance
… competing hotels can make a better offer, have "made an already-disrupted space even more disruptive," American Express Business Travel vice president of marketing and online management Colin Kennedy said. Greg Whitaker, travel and meetings …
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Blackout Dates More Prevalent?
… contacts coming back multiple times with updated lists. Even the hotels in London are a little uncertain." American Express Business Travel consulting director Marwan Batrouni recommended that buyers request quarterly reviews with hoteliers to …
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The Association of Corporate Travel Executives appointed Lori O'Connell of PricewaterhouseCoopers to serve as the U.S. regional chair
… meeting and event services programs. Her 28-year career in the travel industry has included stints at American Express Business Travel , Carlson Wagonlit and Rosenbluth International.
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Former Amex Exec McGraw Fills D'Astolfo's Role At Rearden
Rearden Commerce on Wednesday announced that former top American Express Business Travel executive Andrew McGraw joined the company as senior vice president of travel services, filling a role vacated two weeks ago by Tony D'Astolfo.
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American Express Business Travel predicted 2012 North America corporate travel prices generally would increase by low- to mid-single-digit percentages
but forecast an "overall slight decline in demand for U.S. air travel next year" amid sluggish economic performance. North American airfares, according to Amex, will rise between 0.5 percent and 7 percent year over year, with short-haul business-class fares at the upper end of the forecast range
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The average U.S. hotel rate paid by American Express Business Travel clients during the first quarter increased 3 percent year over year to $150 per night
. San Francisco-based hotels saw the largest average rate increase among cities covered in the Amex report, up 16 percent from the first quarter 2010 to $206. Seattle hotel rates increased 9 percent, followed by Austin, Texas; Omaha, Neb.; and New York, all of which registered 8 percent increases.
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American Express Business Travel clients on average paid 10 percent more for domestic U.S. airfares during the first three months of this year compared with the same period in 2010
. The average $247 one-way domestic fare also surpassed the $233 average fare paid during the first quarter of 2008. The average first-quarter international one-way fare increased 8 percent year over year, to $1,866.
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Finland's Area Travel Agency partnered with the GlobalStar Travel Management network
, according to Finnair. Both Finnair and Area are owned by the Finnair Group. The group also owns Finland Travel Bureau, which according to Finnair "will continue to be the sole representative of American Express Business Travel in Finland."
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Globalized Travel Management 'Accelerating' Despite Difficulties
… cost is clearly the priority for firms choosing travel management globalization today," according to an American Express Business Travel paper, also issued this month, produced in conjunction with Business Travel Media Group ( BTN 's parent …
