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It’s back – CLEAR – the Verified Identity Pass!!
I am so excited about the recent news involving CLEAR’s come-back now that the economy is beginning to recover and the long process of Alcear’s purchasing of VIP’s CLEAR assets from bankruptcy is completed. I loved this service!! Hopefully within a year to 18 months the airports that provided the original Clear service will follow [...]
Travel Agent Creates Ways to Get Travelers Home Despite the Odds!
Back in July 2009 a colleague mentioned Christopherson Travel’s “amazing” agents,” answering the question of why a large majority of travelers continue to work with experienced, knowledgeable, and professional agents rather than book online themselves. http://blog.christophersontravel.com/?p=497 This time however, Jack Cunniff who was the focus of the above blog was interviewed and talked about on [...]
United Now Offers Mobile Check-In
United has installed mobile check-in at its four hub cities – Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington Dulles – plus Las Vegas, Dallas-Fort Worth and LaGuardia Airport in New York. Thirty more locations will be offering mobile check-in by summer Denver joins 43 other U.S. airports, plus Frankfurt, Germany in offering this service. In [...]
For all those business travelers caught in the recent snow storms–listen up!
If you were that business traveler, had booked your travel through Christopherson, and were stranded in any of the recent east coast snow storms; you were in good hands. Why—because the last time you were stranded we took exceptional care of you then. This situation happens every year and every year our agents amaze me [...]
New Respect for TSA
In our recent Utah Business Travel Association’s January luncheon, Ronald Malin, Deputy Federal Security Director, Transportation Security Administration, DHS, spoke to us about TSA. To my amazement, he brought along a number of prohibited and actually confiscated items they had found during the past 7 days at the Salt Lake International Airport. Here’s the short [...]
Attention all rental car drivers
Cashless toll roads are becoming a huge problem for car rental companies who in turn are hiring third party collection agencies. These agencies then tack on outrageous fees which show up on a renter’s credit card bill sometimes months later. For instances on my last trip to Denver I did not sign up for the [...]
My 1st experience with the advanced imaging technology at airport security
The last time I traveled in early September, the new full-body scanners were not in the Salt Lake City International Airport (at least not to my knowledge). When I encountered them a few days ago at TSA security check point in Terminal Two, I was pleasantly surprised. My curiosity being peaked, I checked out what [...]
Considerations when making changes to your travel policies for 2010
4Q09 is here and budgets will soon be reviewed again for 2010. If you are like most companies, you have cut your travel budget considerably this year and intend to stay as lean and mean as possible with most forecasts indicating increased airfares of 1% to 6%; hotels decreasing more; and rental cars increasing around [...]
Professional, Knowledgeable, and Experienced Travel Agents
Recently while preparing information for an RFP (request for proposal), I was amazed at how much experience Christopherson’s travel consultants possess. Of our 21 corporate agents located at our Salt Lake City Reservation Center: • Average years of experience is 24 • This experience runs from one agent with 10 years up to another with [...]
Could You Be A Christopherson Andavo Client?
If you answer, “Yes, I want this service,” to any of the statements listed below, you should contact us immediately!! Have professional travel consultants available 24/7. Be able to book travel whenever and wherever. Have the flexibility and convenience to book a trip with an agent or through an online booking tool of choice. Provided [...]