Business travelers looking to 2011 with renewed hope
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
A new survey from Deloitte says business travelers are gladly anticipating an increase in corporate travel next year, which should translate into a welcome boost in customer demand for hospitality and travel.
In fact, by the end of 2011, 80% of the business travelers surveyed predicted that they will take more or at the minimum the [...]
Survey says hotels must become ‘living innovation labs’
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
According to the results of a new survey produced by Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the travel industry, hotels must become “living innovation laboratories.”
By 2020 Amadeus suggests that the travel industry will change in the following ways:
79 per cent agreed ‘heavy investment in emerging tourism markets will widen traveler choice, increase competition and potentially [...]
Your personal communications device taking on new roles
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Business Travel, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
Well, not a huge surprise, but it appears mobile phones and personal communications devices continue to expand their scope and utility in every day life.
Now guests of a Stockholm hotel will be using mobile phones instead of keys to unlock the doors to their suites.
According to reports, the world’s largest maker of door locks, Assa Abloy AB [...]
Survey says business travel not always worthwhile
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Kat Schneider Fotheringham in Blog, Uncategorized, corporate housing, executive accommodations, international business travel
According to a recently released survey by business management specialists KDS, about half of all business travel is just not worth the time and money.
The company surveyed what most marketers would consider a very small sample of 164 travel buyers and business travelers, and found that 51% admitted some of their business trips were probably [...]
