Tag: World Travel Inc.
Travel And Transport Acquires Radius Travel To Go ‘All In’ Globally
Travel and Transport last month acquired full ownership of the Radius Travel agency network company, buying out India-based minority shareholder Cox & Kings. The transaction followed…
Travel Management On The ‘Precipice’ Of Better Using Data For Improved Traveler Experience
A research paper released last week called for corporations to put more focus on measuring trip friction, success rates, and recruitment, retention and attrition. While survey…
‘No Great Answer’ In Search For Corporate Agents
CCRA’s Dic Marxen sees corporate travel agent salaries rising by double-digit percentages because of the profession’s aging workforce and dearth of new labor. He wasn’t surprised…
What’s An ESOP And Why Did A Big Travel Management Company Adopt One?
One of the world’s largest corporate travel agencies, Pennsylvania’s World Travel Inc., before the new year announced it established an employee stock ownership plan. The company…
World Travel Inc. Sells To Its Employees
World Travel Inc. established an employee stock ownership plan. A message sent Thursday to customers from chairman James Wells credited World Travel’s employees for the…
Squabbling Some, Online Booking Tool Providers Address Negative Perception
New York – More than 20 years since their invention, corporate online booking tools don’t generate much respect. Executives with three of them last month…
New Hotel Cancel Policies Not ‘Fine’ By Customers, But Greater Negotiated Value Offers Silver Lining
The reception to some hotel chains’ new 48-hour cancellation rules has been “perfectly fine,” according to Hilton Worldwide CEO Christopher Nassetta. “Nobody likes incremental restrictions…
