Business Class
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2012 SME Report: For Travel Supplier Discounts, SMEs Won't Wait For The Phone To Ring
… suggested. It also helps if companies gravitate toward higher-margin classes of service, particularly international business class . While airlines in particular pose a challenge, smaller firms reported greater success in dealing directly with …
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2012 SME Report: SMEs Tighten Policy Too, But Enforcement Differs
… trip approval, according to Wells, SMEs tend to allow only economy class on domestic air trips, international business class over a set number of traveling hours, compact to midsize car rentals and limited-service hotels. Commonsense policies …
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British Airways launched a standard 5 percent discount on long-haul flexible fares for customers signed to On Business
… corporate clients without negotiated deals. Called Business Bespoke, the discounts apply to C, D and R fare classes in business class , W and E in premium economy, and Y in economy. The discounts also are available to members of the American Airlines …
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American Airlines plans to include 'fully flat' first- and business - class seats on 10 Boeing 777-300 aircraft that will enter its fleet through 2016
London will be the first market served by the aircraft, according to AA. Other planned amenities include Wi-Fi access and a "walk-up bar," the latter for premium passengers.
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American Express corporate card customers increased third-quarter spending on business - class air tickets by nearly 10 percent
according to a recent report from American Express Business Insights. Small business card customers increased such spending by 7 percent. Derived from "transactions on the American Express payment network," the report also showed that corporate card customers spent much more than last year on
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Hong Kong Airlines Targets 'Top-End Corporate Market' With All-Premium London Service
Hong Kong Airlines announced plans to launch on March 8, 2012, a daily, nonstop, two-cabin, all- business class service between London Gatwick and Hong Kong.
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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
… 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 and long-haul economy-class fares at the lower end. The travel …
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BTN's 2011 Corporate Travel 100
… but interject some service capabilities." Among those companies surveyed by BTN , nearly three-quarters said business - class policies this year are unchanged. Nearly all of the remainder said they had become more restrictive while 3 percent …
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European Companies Tighten Some Travel Policies, Loosen Long-Haul Business Class Rules
… according to an annual study by Egencia and GBTA Foundation, with one major exception: More companies are allowing business class for long-haul flights. Otherwise, a growing number of European businesses are imposing travel policies and toughening …
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Interview: Korean Air's Keehong Woo
… admitted that dedicating the entire upper deck to business - class passengers is risky, but noted strong demand from ..... other markets. According to Woo, 36 percent of business - class passengers connect through the Incheon hub to other …
