Online booking of all travel transactions increased from 37% to 55% in North America since 2008. (According to the CWT Travel Management Institute) Why? We believe that the efficiency, accountability and general ease of booking online contributes to this trend, even if it does not necessary result in savings, but it can, if set up with your company’s travel policy embedded in the program. Both small and large companies alike are focused on reducing their…
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There are three common ways to book business travel: 1. Calling an airline directly 2. Booking online on a third party site (i.e. Expedia) or on the airline’s own site 3. Calling a travel management company like Travelex Business. Today, in a no-commission environment for domestic travel, the valuable service of planning, routing, booking and managing costly business travel is a valuable professional service that deserves being remunerated. What our full-service agents do to earn…
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To Book Online Or Not To Book Online...That Is The Question! Here are two statements that many people believe to be true, however: 1. The best fares are found on the internet - FALSE 2. All flights and routing options are shown - FALSE The reason these statements are false is because: the travel sites most people visit, including airline sites, do not give the full picture at the same moment in time. We are…
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