Tag: Christopherson Business Travel
After Buying Spree, Omnia Partners Is Among GPOs Focusing On Corporate Travel
Last year Altour joined Direct Travel as a travel management service provider within the portfolio of group purchasing organization Omnia Partners. In October, Christopherson Business…
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How Has The Quarterly TMC Account Review Changed? Ask Your ‘Client Consulting Manager’
At one time the main opportunity for travel management companies to deliver data to their clients was the quarterly review. But advances in data management…
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Hipmunk, TripLink Moves Revive TMC ‘Friend Or Foe’ Questions About Concur
Some travel management company sources are concerned about competition from SAP Concur’s Hipmunk-powered small-business offering. A new TripLink-related requirement for Concur’s preferred partners is irksome…
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Travel Manager Mobile Apps Find A Niche
As travel management companies race to improve traveler services via mobile apps, one concept that hasn’t exactly taken off is a travel manager interface. Still,…
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Another Travel Startup Leans On TMC Support
Disadvantaged relative to bigger companies that negotiate their own airfare discounts, small businesses mostly pay retail. TravelBank co-founder and CEO Duke Chung is out to…
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Upside Enlisting Travel Management Companies To Support ‘Self-Managed’ Service
[UPDATE, Feb 3, 2017: We published new information related to this article here.] In the words of founder Jay Walker, Upside aims to convert unmanaged…
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American Express Global Business Travel Fee Idea Isn’t New, But Goes ‘A Step Further’
It’s common for travel management companies to charge extra when booking a supplier requires more work or generates less revenue. This is the basic idea behind American…
