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Comings And Goings Remake Hotel Request For Proposals Tech Field

Decisions by Sabre and Lodging Logistics to shut down their hotel request for proposals products left some travel buyers researching alternatives. The remaining players include familiar names and new entrants. The keys to succeeding in the complicated, niche space include a dedication to ongoing investment, connectivity to various hotel systems and integration with GBTA’s standard…

Southwest To Take Advantage As American Backs Off, Right? Maybe

Are American and Southwest switching places? No, the low-fare flag bearer isn’t going global, adding business class or assigning seats. But in some critical ways for the corporate market, Southwest is behaving more like its crosstown rival, while that rival is moving in the other direction. As it does for Delta and United, American’s strategy…

American Airlines Continues Fallback From Corporate Market

American Airlines is retreating from the managed corporate travel market and erasing its tracks.  According to a World Travel Inc. newsletter, the airline from April 1 will stop providing discounts to companies with less than $1.5 million in annual AA spending. Also as of that date, AA’s corporate accounts “will be provided with points for…

New CWT Billing Model Addresses Some Pain Points, May Not Appeal To Big Clients

CWT on Tuesday announced a monthly billing model that reduces reconciliation time for clients, makes budgeting more predictable and avoids “unanticipated or hidden” fees. The “subscription fee” incorporates criteria such as a customer’s “forecasted transaction volume” and any “value-added” products and services. CWT can adjust the fee as needs change. According to a statement attributed…

Explainer: Corporate Travel Data

With expense reimbursement getting faster and some improvements in payment data, it’s worth considering how traditional sources of corporate travel data have changed. They have, said experts, but not enough to revamp best practices.  Well-managed programs make use of booking, payment and expense sources for tracking compliance to corporate policies, finding fraud, enhancing supplier negotiations…

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