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2010 U.S. Hotel Chain Survey: Hampton Nearly Runs Table, Captures Midprice Category
… score. "Road warriors are choosing the midscale without food and beverage brands, and chances are they're looking for Starbucks for breakfast, Chili's for lunch and T.G.I. Friday's for dinner," Freitag said. "They need a clean room, Internet …
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BTN's 5th Annual Expense Manager Survey: Payment, Expense Ties Still Becoming Stronger
… corporate card program to gain savings through control of card misuse and fraud. Many tag retail spending; travelers at Starbucks , for example, are asked to provide more data when spending is identified in a merchant category code the coffee giant considers …
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Op-Ed: Providing Global Customer Service In A Chaotic Travel Environment
… customer-service language, learns the appropriate business etiquette and follows the same procedures. Think about how Starbucks pours the same cup of coffee in Moscow, Idaho, and Moscow, Russia. Determine if your travel company keeps individual scorecards …
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Op-Ed: GDS Tech Must Evolve To Avoid Buggy-Whip Fate
… she is getting a discount on her second night). As she walks down the street, her GPS-enabled phone is notified of a Starbucks nearby, which offers her a coupon for a latte. Meanwhile, a Caribou Coffee in the vicinity has also text messaged an incentive …
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MPI: Meeting Buyers Expect Expenses To Expand
… referenced in future negotiations," said Jonathan Davidson, project manager for travel and meetings at Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. While technology helps buyers be more efficient, "the buyer and seller still need to utilize additional communication …
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Inside Track: IRS Increases Vehicle Reimbursement Rate
… weather forecasts, driving directions and the locations of business and personal services, such as nearby FedEx Kinko's and Starbucks Coffee. The travel management company claims Freedom increases productivity, on average saving travelers 15 minutes per …
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Lockheed Deal Denotes 'Online TMC' Expansion
Travelocity Business this week confirmed it signed Lockheed Martin to a five-year, global agreement, representing the largest-ever corporate account win for an online-originating travel management company. The announcement came days after TBiz revealed new multinational capabilities, including its
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Starwood To Sell More Hotels, Accent Branding, RevPOR
… in new brand-specific styling, traveler amenities and services as well as partnerships with such lifestyle purveyors as Starbucks and Illy. The former president and COO of Coca-Cola, at Starwood's helm for 18 months, said its strategy focuses on …
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One-On-One: Raising Hotel Value Levels
… Hilton, we focused it on the larger hotels, the group hotels, places where there is a potential for a line. Except for Starbucks , no one wants to stand in line. That was our initial thought. We put them in by the end of last year in about 50 locations …
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NBTA Buzz: TMC, ITMC Distinctions To Blur
… but that they be vocal in their support," said Debra Vasseur, travel and meetings manager for Starbucks Coffee Co. in Seattle. "At Starbucks , this senior-level support goes all the way up to the CEO. The benefits of this buy-in also …
