As some airlines build programs to offer trip data to corporate clients on re-accommodated travelers after flight disruptions, travel management company leaders want the market to know they have a lot to offer here. Christopherson Business Travel has not seen a change in its disruption management role. “The main change is that the frequency and…
Travel management companies using Amgine Technologies and communications tech firms like Front have entered a new era of productivity. Travel Incorporated is processing between five and 10 bookings initiated by traveler emails this way for every standard agent-assisted booking. Newer Amgine clients Christopherson Business Travel and Executive Travel are excited about the potential. All three…
At the end of September, Travelport reduced its workforce. Sources said the cut was about 10 percent of employees. A media relations official declined to address that figure. “Our goal is to be the industry’s most effective and efficient company, delivering the best technology that enables our customers to be the most modern retailers,” the…
In an April post for the Society for Human Resource Management, sociologist and author Jan Yager, Ph.D., called on HR pros to encourage employees to take time off. It was one of several SHRM articles on the benefits of downtime published this year. Corporate travel departments can help. Yager mentioned providing travel discounts to employees…
For Willy Wong, a call from Travelport’s head of Australia and New Zealand a few years ago seemed like a missed opportunity. But it developed into a happy relationship with five North America-based travel management companies. During an interview this month, the founder of Toronto-based automation provider iFuture said that as a software developer, his…
On airline tickets using corporate negotiated airfares, travel agents and booking tools typically include tour codes to identify bookings as coming from a particular travel agency, corporate TMC or airline corporate client. When these codes are wrong or missing, there may be financial ramifications or an impact on traveler benefits. Corporate travel buyers speaking during…
Travelport this month announced enhancements including a self-service portal allowing travelers to manage their bookings. The portal was one reason longtime Travelport subscribers Christopherson Business Travel and Fox World Travel upgraded to the new Travelport+ platform. The pair also cited multisource content aggregation, new merchandizing capabilities and more automation for things like ticket exchanges. Travelport…
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