Articles tagged “carlson wagonlit”

Business Travel

To Understand Personalization, Corporate Travel Looks to Consumer Travel

Travel management companies are finally looking to approach corporate travel from a more traveler-centric perspective. The pressure is on to shift to a more progressive approach to travel technology, iterating based on what travelers actually want.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

To Understand Personalization, Corporate Travel Looks to Consumer Travel

Business Travel

Bleisure Travel Isn’t Growing, Despite What Trends Might Say

It makes sense that business travelers who don't travel very much would try to include some leisure elements when they do hit the road.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Bleisure Travel Isn’t Growing, Despite What Trends Might Say

Business Travel

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Abruptly Replaces Its CEO

It will be interesting to see how this shakeup will affect such a major player in travel management. We look forward to hearing more from the new CEO (as well as learning the backstory of his predecessor's departure).

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 8 years ago

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Abruptly Replaces Its CEO

Online Travel

7 Charts Explaining U.S. Business Travelers’ Booking Habits

More business travelers are growing frustrated with their companies' corporate booking tools and that leads them to go off on their own to book their trips. Corporations hate it but some 42% of business travelers in a survey leave their companies in the dark in terms of where they're staying and which flights they'll be on.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

7 Charts Explaining U.S. Business Travelers’ Booking Habits

Travel Agents

Sharing Economy Opens New Possibilities for Business Travel

As sharing economy services provide stronger data tools to corporate agencies, the role of Uber and Airbnb will expand in corporate travel policies.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 9 years ago

Sharing Economy Opens New Possibilities for Business Travel

SkiftX

8 Charts That Show the Outlook for Global Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2016

Emerging economies will grow faster than advanced economies during 2016 and that has several implications for the cost of travel.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

8 Charts That Show the Outlook for Global Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2016

Online Travel

Interview: Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Expects More Mergers Among Peers

As one of the largest travel companies in the world, Carlson Wagonlit Travel's global scale and what it's doing in most facets of its business offer a glimpse into larger travel management trends and what business travelers in managed programs are looking for.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Expects More Mergers Among Peers

Business Travel

Concur’s $1.4 billion government travel aspirations? Not so fast, judge rules

It turned heads last June when the GSA awarded a $1.4 billion government travel contact to a single vendor, Concur, which had never been involved in government travel. Concur isn't in danger of losing all the business, but it may have to share with CWT Sato Travel.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

How corporations can reduce social media influence on straying travelers

Maybe if CWT and its corporate clients ignore social media and hotel reviews, then they will just go away. Maybe not.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Carlson Wagonlit sues the federal government after losing $1.3 billion contract to Concur

Word on the street is that Concur won a low-ball contract for federal government travel. Still a 15-year exclusive contract to handle all travel for 70 federal government civilian agencies, from the State Department to the Commerce Department, amounts to big bucks for Concur, and Carlson Wagonlit has a lot to lose by being shut out.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago