Society of Government Travel Professionals
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GSA Preparing To Overhaul Travel Policy
… overhaul its 200-page travel policy document, according to a GSA representative speaking here at the Society of Government Travel Professionals conference. </p>
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The U.S. General Services Administration plans to reduce from more than 200 pages to less than 100 the Federal Travel Regulations document
said GSA travel policy program director Lois Mandell during a Society of Government Travel Professionals event. GSA aims "to streamline travel policies, increase travel efficiency and effectiveness and incorporate industry best practices …
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GSA Takes Stand Against FedRooms Hotel Squatters
… properties to load unauthorized rates, according to a FedRooms representative speaking here at a Society of Government Travel Professionals conference.</p>
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The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry Of 2010
… and make government function more like a corporation," said Rick Singer, executive director of the Society of Government Travel Professionals . The contract would span 70 federal agencies and have a base period of three years with three optional …
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GSA Issuing ETS2 RFP This Month, Seeks Consolidation, Longer Contracts
… based federal travel program, E-Gov Travel Service, according to officials speaking here at a Society of Government Travel Professionals conference. Despite a
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Govt. Travel Should Demand More, Says Clarke
U.S. federal and state governments form the "largest travel buyer in the world" with expenditures of about $20 billion, or 1 percent of global travel spending, according to Travelport CEO and president Jeff Clarke. Government travel buyers need to use that buying power to demand better service,
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GSA Proposes Hotel Mandates for Govt Travelers
The General Services Administration this month proposed the General Services Enhancement Act of 2008, which, if passed by Congress, would allow government agencies to mandate which hotels their travelers use. Currently, agencies are prohibited from ordering employees to stay at selected hotels, but
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States Advance Air RFP
… state governments solicit airline city-pair fares, and encourage airlines to respond to them, a Society of Government Travel Professionals advisory board presented a new template for air contracting during SGTP's education conference earlier …
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DOD Allows, GSA Studies GDS Fees
The Department of Defense is allowing travel management suppliers to levy a roughly $2 per-ticket fee increase covering the Sept. 1 rise in the cost of global distribution system services, pending discussions by Nov. 1 on a permanent solution. The General Services Administration, however, is
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5Q with SGTP's Marc Stec
Speaking last week at the Society of Government Travel Professionals ' education conference here, SGTP president Marc Stec took questions from the audience after outlining the latest developments …
