Month: January 2016

Alternative Launches After Fiscal Mismanagement Downs Government Travel Group

Jay Campbell

After three decades in operation, the Society of Government Travel Professionals last spring lost its tax-exempt nonprofit status. It had failed to file required Internal Revenue Service documents for three consecutive years. Sources said the organization’s board blames its former executive director, Rick Singer. SGTP last year fired his company, the now-defunct Edge Consulting, which had been providing executive director services for…

New App Developing Cash-For-Comfort Exchange For Air Travelers

David Jonas

Travelers often complain about the airplane seats they’re stuck in. Now available in the iTunes App Store, Seateroo lets them swap for more preferable seats. The idea to create a marketplace of buyers and sellers on the same flight is a nifty one backed by a traveler survey. But how would this work in corporate travel? A statement from Seateroo…

Global Climate Deal, Corporate Citizenship Drive Travel Sustainability

David Jonas

After decades of hesitation, the business world has embraced climate protection. More companies than ever are taking stock of the environmental impact of their employee travel and working to reduce it. Videoconferencing and more efficient ground transportation are among the more common means. Several organizations last month announced commitments in conjunction with the COP21 United…

Amex GBT Joins App Race

Jay Campbell

[UPDATE, May 9: Travelport revealed that its MTT division is the developer behind the American Express Global Business Travel app.] American Express Global Business Travel late last year uploaded a new itinerary-based mobile app to the iTunes store. It’s working to release the app on other platforms this year. GBT Mobile is available in English to U.S.-based travelers whose firms have…

2015 On The Company Dime

Team Dime

As they work for advantage, clients, suppliers and those in between keep business travel management interesting. Changes to underlying and consumer-facing technology make it a dynamic business function. The personal and geopolitical elements of business travel offer points of note from the micro to macro levels. As one of our featured practitioners noted, this job is about economics, geography, psychology and then some….

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