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TSA …. Get ready… Get set… Go!
Starting in May of 2009, here at CBT, we began gathering the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) with each reservation and new traveler profile. Through this process, over ninety percent of our traveler profiles are TSA Secure Flight compliant.The TSA has now given a definite “effective date” for us to [...]
In case you haven’t heard….
After a review of Avis Budget’s $1.33 billion bid by Dollar Thrifty’s board of directors, Dollar Thrifty turned down the offer. Letter by Dollar/Thrifty CEO Scott Thompson click on this link. http://www.dtag.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71946&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1455976&highlight. Even though Avis’s offer is higher than the $1.13 billion dollar offer in place with Hertz, Dollar has decided to decline Avis’s offer. The [...]
Speaking of history….
Since we are celebrating our country’s history let’s take a look at some of our own…. Christopherson Business Travel…. on the move! Sales results 2002 – $79.9 million. Sales were over $200 million in 2009. Voice mail implemented April 2003 – The vote is in 75% of our clients surveyed said they would like us to [...]
Your airline ticket… five things to remember.
You aren’t guaranteed travel – You should always prepare for the worst, and make sure you know how to contact the airline and any other providers, such as a hotel or cruise line, where reservations could be disrupted by flight troubles. You aren’t guaranteed a seat – That irritating industry practice of selling more tickets [...]
I would like to file a Report please…..
The Account Management team at Christopherson Business Travel is constantly being asked for help in ways to enforce compliance to travel policy guidelines and rules. We recommend travel data reports to accomplish this. Ever wonder who is always booking last minute, continually making changes, utilizing a favorite vendor when another might be less expensive? Want to make sure you are [...]
Would you sleep here?
Holiday Inn – England Do you love it when your bed has that already-slept-in feeling? Then Holiday Inn is the hotel for you, friend. The chain is testing human bed-warmers at three locations in England. Request the service, and “a willing staff-member” will don a one-piece fleece sleeper suit and slip between your sheets, heating [...]
Shall I drive my own car… or rent one?
Owners, financial guru’s and sourcing managers, mileage reimbursement is a huge expense when employees drive their own cars for work purposes. Did you know that based on a reimbursement rate of $0.50 cents anything over 120 miles driven by using a personal car is more expensive than renting one? Companies both large and small that require their [...]
What is your Travel GPA?
How do you stack up in the travel market place? As a company did you meet your travel goals and expectations for 2009? Did you uitilize your hotel and car rental contracts to the fullest? How do you compare to companies of similar travel spend and patterns? What about compliance? Are your travelers adhering to [...]
2010 Travel Forecast…Doom and gloom or back on the fast track!
Christopherson Andavo Business Travel is a member of the National Business Travel Association. The below article is one of the many we have received from them with regards to travel forecasts in 2010. The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) — the leading global business travel organization — has provided its members with the 2010 U.S. [...]
Do I have to sit here?
Many of us as frequent fliers and are always looking for that desirable seat, you know, the one that has the most leg room, the one that reclines and even the one that includes … you guessed it an empty seat next to it. Even though I don’t mind visiting with people I like to take the [...]