Current Live Issue - November 2009
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As airlines slug it out in a domestic price war, there are significant opportunities for corporate travel buyers. But solid policies, strong contracts and a disciplined approach are a far better strategy than playing the suppliers off against each other. A good travel policy endures long after the discounting has ended.
Against this backdrop, Business Travel Monthly includes an authoritative report on airlines in the November edition, out now.
- TMCs are encouraging clients to play hardball with hotels and force down room rates or prevent increases. Clients are scrambling to lock in low hotel rates for as long as two years.
- For many organisations, meetings and events are part of the fabric of their business operations and although budgets are shrinking, expectations for meetings and events remain intact.
- And consultant Tony O’Connor gets the seven-year itch as he reflects what has and hasn’t happened since his first article in 2002.
- As usual, you can read about some of the key account movements in the popular Contract Monitor section.
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