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How to avoid sky-high travel costs

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TripAdvisor Becomes the First Travel Brand to Break the 40 Million Unique Monthly Visitors Barrier

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American Express Business Travel and Concur

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Monthly Metrics - Travel Procurement

The Indicators section includes results of the latest research on business travel's return on investment. A study conducted by Oxford Economics and commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association and the Destination & Travel Foundation found that in-person meetings result in new sales 40 percent of the time versus 16 percent without such meetings.

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GetThere Delivers Hotel, Mobile and a Dozen Other Enhancements for Online Business Travel Programs

GetThere(R), the world’s leading online business travel procurement solution, formally rolled out its latest collection of enhancements for business travel programs. Unveiled at July’s GetThere Summit in front of a record number of corporate travel managers and travel management company resellers, the latest bundle of enhancements meets a number of needs for today’s complex travel programs.

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Procurement Takes Over But Still Needs Travel Management

During the past few years, there has been a seismic shift in the departments to which travel management reports…

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Managing Costs Top Concern, Says 'State Of The Practice' Study

To manage that spend, nearly three-quarters of respondent companies employ just one or two people for all travel management and procurement responsibilities ...

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