As MidMarket Travel Programs Mature, Vendors Rethink Approach

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Travel management companies and other suppliers in the past several weeks have reinvigorated efforts to attract midmarket business, primarily by repackaging services that offer a less complex pricing structure and, in some cases, scaled-down versions of products and services they offer to large multinational clients.   Small and midmarket corporations traditionally required ...

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Travelocity Business Teams up with Certify to Simplify Expense Management

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Companies Provide Integrated Travel & Expense Offering for SMB Marketplace   SOUTHLAKE, Texas - March 2, 2010 - Travelocity Business(R) today announced an agreement to work with Certify, a provider of online expense management services to small and medium-sized businesses. The growing travel management company will integrate with Certify to deliver a ...

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Ultimate Guide to Airline Fees

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

View a helpful chart outlining the various fees airlines are charging as part of the merchandising movement.

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Winging It: Boston-to-Philadelphia Fare War no Sign of Recovery

Monday, February 22, 2010

For travelers in the Philadelphia area, Southwest Airlines provided some great news last week - and it had nothing to do with its dustup with a movie star over its obese-passenger policy.   Much more significant than the too-fat-to-fly debate over actor-director-writer Kevin Smith's losing his seat was Southwest's plan to start ...

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Traveler Confidence Report Shows Significant Increase in Intent to Travel in 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Nearly Half of Respondents to Travelocity Poll Report Plan to increase Travel This Year   Southlake , Texas – February 10, 2010 – Travelocity's (http://travelocity.com) most recent poll shows a dramatic increase in travel intentions, indicating traveler confidence is on the rise. Travelocity's second Traveler Confidence Report finds ...

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Business travelers gain Net advantage

Monday, January 25, 2010

More are getting free Wi-Fi at hotels   More business travelers are getting what they say they want most from hotels: free Internet access in their rooms.   Corporate business travel managers are taking advantage of the downturn in travel to negotiate the prized service, says DeAnne Dale, a sales ...

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Travelocity Business Taps Meetings & Incentives for Meetings Management Services

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Southlake, Texas and Caledonia, Wisconsin – January 20, 2010 – Travelocity Business(R), one of the fastest growing agencies in the business travel industry, today announced an agreement with Meetings & Incentives, a full-service meetings management company.  The relationship complements the agency’s existing meeting and event management services, giving Travelocity Business’ ...

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Marriott, Hilton & Other Big Chains Give Away Internet Service This Year – But Only to a Special Few

Monday, January 18, 2010

Pssst...Did you know that Marriott, Hilton, Sheraton and other full-service chain hotels that normally charge guests for internet access might give you free internet access this year?   If you work for a company that negotiates hotel rates on a volume basis, then it's worth checking with your travel department.   That's because one ...

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Businesses Plan to Spend More on Travel in 2010, Yet Buyer’s Market Will Continue

Friday, January 15, 2010

Corporate travel forecast shows stable prices for air travel, hotels and rental cars   The start of 2010 brings good news and more good news for travel buyers.   After deep cuts in travel spending in 2009, businesses are starting to travel again, and the buyer's market for travel services—air, ...

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Travelocity’s Deals Toolkit Makes it Easy for Customers to Find the Deal That’s Right for Them

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Innovative New Suite of Tools Answers Traveler's Call for an Easier Way to Pinpoint and Rank the Best Deals   SOUTHLAKE, Texas (January 12, 2010) – Travelocity today announced a Deals Toolkit (www.travelocity.com/toolkit) that makes it easier for consumers to find the best travel deals based on their ...

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