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BA Holidays Stops Package Deals in COVID-19 Muckup

2021-01-09 by Argophilia Travel News

British Airways

British Airways Holidays has now canceled trips for the coming weeks after an effort to sell package deals despite the national lockdown. Some clients were apparently taking advantage of business flights to take leisure trips. According to the reports, BA Holidays has already removed deals for sale, and the airline is letting booked customers know […]

Tags: BA Holidays, BBC, British Airways, business travel, COVID flights, flight cancellations, package travel, pandemic travel, UK travelers

For Sustainable Crete: A Last Chance for Philoxenia

2018-11-20 by Phil Butler

Heraklion shopping

The recent FVW Workshop hosted on Crete may serve as a warning that government and corporate interests care little for the island’s future.

Tags: all inclusive, business travel, crete, Crete sustainability, German tourists, MICE, Michalis Vamiedakis, SETE, sustainable tourism, thomas cook, tour companies, TUI

Concur TripLink Extends Benefits of Managed Travel Programs

2016-02-16 by Liliana Steffens

Concur, the world's leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions and services, today announced the launch of Concur TripLink in Germany and France.

Integrated travel and expense service, Concur, has announced the launch of Concur TripLink. A solution for corporate users to benefit from managed travel plans, Concur TripLink allows for benefits to be gleaned even outside outside of their current programs.

Tags: business travel, Concur, GBTA

Moscow’s Lotte Hotel named best in Europe

2014-10-24 by Phil Butler

Courtesy Lotte Hotel Moscow

Winning the 2014 Prix Villégiature award as the best hotel in Europe, Lotte Hotel in Moscow took home the French awards’ biggest prize this week. Can this fabulous accommodation really be considered a business hotel?

Tags: 2014 Prix Villégiature, business hotels, business travel, hospitality awards, hotel awards, Lotte Hotel Moscow, Lotte Hotels, Moscow hotels

Deloitte Tags Guy Langford as Leader of US Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Practice

2014-05-12 by Liliana Steffens

Guy Langford

Guy Langford succeeds Adam Weissenberg as Vice-Chairman of Deloitte, according to a press release by the firm today. Deloitte LLP, and leader of the Travel, Hospitality & Leisure in the US, serves about 80 percent of all Fortune 500 travel.

Tags: business travel, Deloitte, Fortune travel, people moves

EU Launches New Business Avenues into Southeast Asia

2014-05-10 by Delia Gavrilescu

The EU this week announced a pilot program, New Business Avenues into Southeast Asia for European SMEs in the Southeast Asian region via a hub in Singapore. According to the SingaporeCompanyIncorporation.sg, a leading Singapore incorporation portal, the new office hub there in Singapore makes strategic sense.

Tags: business travel, EU, Europe, Singapore, SMEs

European Companies See Business Travel as Top Three Risk

2012-11-28 by Alina Popescu

Business travel in Europe might be expected to pick up in 2013, but the concerns over risk associated with employee international travel is also on the rise among companies in the region, as research published by the ACE Group shows. More than half of the companies the group surveyed think that the level of business travel […]

Tags: business risks, business travel, European companies, research, travel claims, Travel Insurance, travel risks

Business Travel Costs Rise, Driven By BRIC Nations

2012-10-18 by Mike Wheatley

Anyone planning a business trip to Russia, Brazil, or India in the near future would do well to avoid delaying their travel plans. Or at least, they would if the new American Express Global Business Travel survey is to be believed.

Tags: American Express Global Business Travel, BRIC nations, business travel, Hervé Sedky, Latin America, travel survey

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Goes Online in China

2012-09-09 by Delia Gavrilescu

Carlson Wagonlit Travel online

Last week Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announced their having launched their online booking tool CWT Online for China based business travelers. According to the company, the launch is an industry first OBT available in China. Powered by TravelSky, the tool is designed to make booking easier for pros in the region.

Tags: air travel, Asia travel, business travel, CWT, online travel, TravelSky

East Europe – Far East Drive World Travel

2012-03-12 by Mike Wheatley

As Western Europe struggles under the weight of its debt and the Arab Spring continues to rumble on to an uncertain future, travel groups are turning to Eastern Europe and the Far East as they look to bring some cheer into 2012.

Tags: Arab Spring, business travel, Chinese tourists, East Europe, Eastern Europe, Russian tourists, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO, world travel

Tune Hotel Ermita Opens in Time for Manila FAME

2012-03-09 by Phil Butler

Manila Grand Opening

Tune Hotels, one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality concerns, opens their latest hotel in Manila. Just in time for the FAME festival of business events, Hotel Ermita is a valuable alternative for visitors.

Tags: 4Hoteliers, AirAsia, business travel, CEBUNEXT, G+, Manila business, Manila FAME, Manila hotels, Manila travel, Mark Lankester, Phillipines hotels, Phillipines tourism, Tune Group, Tune Hotels CEO, wired

CT Business Travel Acquires Medway Travel Limited

2012-02-22 by Delia Gavrilescu

Business travel

News from London reveals CT Business Travel’s acquisition of Maidstone business Medway Travel Limited. After 8 months of research in the sector, CT Business Travel selected Medway as their logical growth opportunity.

Tags: acquisitions, agents, B2B, business, business travel, London travel, Medway, Medway Travel Limited, press release, travel agencies, UK travel

Corporate Enterprises’ Im-mobile Travel Policies

2012-02-08 by Mike Wheatley

Mobile travel applications

As global enterprise continues to grow and vast numbers of corporate employees embark on business-related trips, a new survey has revealed that the majority of businesses are missing the boat when it comes to travel advice.

Tags: American Express Global Business Travel, business travel, business travelers, corporate travel, corporate travel policies, mobile travel, mobile travel applications, mobile travel technologies, travel management companies, Travel Policies

Ready or Not -Travel Republic Acquired

2012-01-02 by Delia Gavrilescu

Travel Republic

In online travel news, Travel Republic has been bought by a subsidiary of Emirates Airlines. The deal finalized December 29 was first reported on Reuters telling of Dnata World Travel’s acquisition for an undisclosed sum.

Tags: business travel, Dnata World Travel', Expedia UK, LastMinute, online travel, Opodo, OTA's, travel, travel bookings, travel deals, Travelzoo, TripAdvisor, TripAdvisor UK, UK, UK travel

Use of Mobile Technology by Business Travelers on the Rise

2011-11-15 by Liliana Steffens

A recent study from PhoCusWright Inc. sponsored by Rearden Commerce revealed that the use of mobile technology by business travelers continues to increase, with more than 75% of business travelers accessing the Internet via mobile phones.

Tags: business travel, Mobile Technology, smart phones

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