Tag: government
GBTA Throws Its Lot In With ASTA, Ground Transport Groups To Seek Relief
The Global Business Travel Association lent its support to the American Society of Travel Advisors as industry groups press Washington for financial aid. Some individual…
Op Ed: Ted Perlstein On Getting Involved In Politics
Today’s advisor is Ted Perlstein, vice president of sales and marketing at AmTrav. His guidepost encourages those involved in travel to examine how elected officials…
Who Speaks For You? (And What Are They Saying?)
Many groups advocate for a wide range of travel issues. Some relate to corporate travel, but who speaks specifically for the corporate travel industry? Sixty…
Defense Department Identifies Concur As Vendor For DTS Pilot
The U.S. Department of Defense finally identified the commercial travel system it’s been piloting since June 2016. No one should be surprised that it’s market…
DOD Piloting New Defense Travel System, Asking For Travel Management Company Capabilities
The U.S. Department of Defense spends billions on travel every year. Its policies have grown unwieldy. The Defense Travel System has been widely derided. Travel…
CWTSatoTravel Wins 20 ETS2 Accounts, Preps Government App
Twenty of the past 22 U.S. federal agencies to select a vendor in the E-Gov Travel Service end-to-end program chose CWTSatoTravel, a spokesperson said. CWTSatoTravel has implemented 16 agencies…
Pressured On Travel’s Value, U.S. Entertains Exceptions To Spending Controls
Under pressure from federal workers, some members of Congress and travel industry groups, the Obama Administration has loosened up a bit on the severe travel spending cuts mandated in 2012. The White House…
