Survey: Fiscal cliff and gridlock are not of great concern to travel managers
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Travel managers are concerned about direct impacts such as the cost of fuel while "fiscal cliff" maneuverings in Washington are sadly more or less business as usual.
When it comes to travel concerns about 2013, the people who run large corporate travel programs are much more concerned about the cost of fuel than political shenanigans over tax increases and spending cuts in Washington, D.C.
In a survey of nearly 100 travel managers in North America and Europe, AirPlus International found that the cost of fuel topped their list of concerns for 2013 while other possible game-changers, including the global economic slowdown, the "fiscal cliff," and U.S. government gridlock, fell considerably lower in their expectations of potentially impactful developments over the next year.
The survey by the business travel payment-solutions provider took place October 22 to November 15. It used a scale f
