| | Runzheimer: 2005 Take a trip Expenses To Rise 13 Percent<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Runzheimer International last month outlook overall travel fees will be up 10 % in 2005, along with air, lodging, dish and car expenses all expected to boost. The travel operations consulting and benchmarking organization said overall atmosphere spend will be way up 5 percent. "We expect air travel volume to rise through 10 percent, but the rates impact of low-cost provider fares as well as competitors between the major companies will result in only a 5 percent expense increase ," the firm expressed. Lodging is expected to discover the biggest hike when spend is expected for being 13 percent beyond this year, given predicted higher prices and a lot more occupancy. Meanwhile, the business said car rental invest will be up 6 % and meals will spike by Ten %.<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Demand Strengthens Hotels' Hand At Negotiating Table<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Citigroup Smith Barney professional Michael Rietbrock said a rise in corporate transient demand over the summer provides resulted in hotels beginning to see more profits out of rate hikes than merely occupancy gains. On the meetings side, higher-paying groups will be replacing lower-rated ones, explained JP Morgan Chase's Harry Curtis. Deluxe as well as upper upscale accommodations are the beneficiaries on the shift as are economic downturn versus suburban spots. Among hotel organizations, this mostly gains Marriott International, Hilton Hotels Corp. and also Starwood Hotels & Resorts Throughout the world, the multi-brand majors with which potential buyers are most likely to negotiate chainwide offers. In rate negotiations on prices, buyers also are likely to face more challenge in bargaining within the property level together with airport hotels. A jump in corporate go has translated directly into more demand during these mostly midprice motels, driving late-August revenue for every available room in place almost 10 percent more than a year ago. <BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />CWT Rolls Out Global Reporting Instrument, Thins Hierarchy<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Carlson Wagonlit Travel is deploying its Discovery credit reporting tool so that from the beginning of next year it'll have a common global confirming tool. Such world integration is a primary focus of Hubert Joly, chief executive and CEO regarding Carlson Wagonlit Travel Worldwide considering that July. Late recently, Joly and Jack O'Neill, main operating officer regarding North America, took on new duties pursuing the resignation of Robin Schleien because president of Carlson Wagonlit Journey North America. Schleien will serve being a consultant until he or she leaves at the end of August. "It was Robin's decision for you to step down,In O'Neill said. "He got Carlson Wagonlit Journey back from the verge. Personally, I attended CWT with the complete hope that we'd often be partners." At this point O'Neill is responsible for all You.S. and Canadian customers and staff members. Joly, who plans to shell out about half of his or her time in the United States, takes on the rest of Schleien's duties. "With Robin's starting, we have the opportunity to slim out the organization and maintain it lean," O'Neill said, "while globalizing the company extra, and pulling collectively the sensible shared services."<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Meetings Tech Cos. PlanSoft, SeeUthere Merge<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Meetings technologies firms SeeUthere Technologies and also PlanSoft Inc. last week combined into a new business called OnVantage, headquartered with Santa Clara, Calif. The new organization is split into two partitions. One, operating outside of SeeUthere's Santa Clara base, can focus on serving commercial clients. The other may concentrate on the supplier sector and operate out of PlanSoft's Twinsburg, Ohio, home. A all-stock transaction was charged as a merger with equals. SeeUthere CEO along with president John Alter will serve as Top dog. SeeUthere COO Stanley Chin can lead the corporate department. <BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Radius Taps Amadeus In Pursuit Of Multinational Business<BR clear="none" /><BR clear="none" />Global travel management corporation Radius last week said hello had selected Amadeus to supply a common technology software for its Business Progression group. Member businesses, which in the United States incorporate Northwestern Travel Management, Journey & Transport and TraveLeaders, "can right now compete for key corporate customers, around the globe," said Radius president and Chief executive officer Tony Hughes. "Shared multinational business for Distance shareholders will have entry office booking tool, the Radius Rim quality-control (BTN, Aug. 16), mid-office and also reporting all located a common GDS." Gillian Gibson, vice president of the Amadeus multinational customer group, said this company customized certain tools "to be specific in order to Radius' processes" and that the platform might integrate mid-office technology via either TRX workout幼urrently used by Radius熔r Amadeus' own product, Global Maximum. TQ3 Navigant last month said it determined Global Max for even more back-office consolidation, doubling the process of the current contract backward and forward companies and modernizing Navigant acquisition Sato Travel to the latest version of Global Greatest extent.
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