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Think leisure players aren't touching business travel, think again

By Linda Fox | February 29, 2016

The business travel community swings between denying any impact from Airbnb, Uber and the like, to worrying what to do about them. Yet there they were, at last week's Business Travel Show in London Read More

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Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services

By Kevin May | February 24, 2016

Business travellers are being handed additional ground transportation options on the Egencia mobile app, through an integration with Uber. The Expedia Inc-owned travel management company has partne Read More

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A need for speed in business travel booking systems

By Linda Fox | February 23, 2016

Business travellers continue to be frustrated about how long it takes to book travel as well as lack of flexibility in systems says research from Egencia. Expedia's business travel arm surveyed mor Read More

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Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant

By Martin Cowen | January 15, 2016

A comprehensive global study from Egencia and Expedia confirms, as if there were any doubt, that mobile devices are "indispensable" for leisure and business travellers alike. The Expedia/Egencia Mo Read More

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Attitudes towards technology by corporate travellers (who also need a break)

By Kevin May | August 11, 2015

Corporate travellers are just hell-bent on making their meeting and breezing through airports and hotels with as few a hassles as possible. That much is true, but increasingly these busy types who Read More

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Form an orderly queue - corporate travel is on Expedia's shopping list

By Martin Cowen | May 1, 2015

Expedia Inc's 2015 Q1s were better than the market expected, with bosses also offering an update on how, where and when its tranche of recently acquired businesses will fit into the overall picture. Read More

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Expedia spent $2.8 billion on marketing in 2014 (four times its investment in tech)

By Kevin May | February 11, 2015

Pumping in $686 million into developing technology sounds like a princely sum for Expedia Inc - but is a shadow of its marketing outlay. During 2014, some $2.8 billion was spent on marketing across Read More

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Forget the toothbrush, it's the mobile Brits can't leave home without [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Linda Fox | October 15, 2014

Research released by Expedia and its business travel arm Egencia shows more than three-quarters of British people take at least one mobile device on holiday. The 2014 Mobile Index also reveals that Read More

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Expedia reveals travel data platform ambition with revamped tablet app

By Nick Vivion | August 19, 2014

The Expedia brand has teased a new tablet app for Android and iOS, revealing a strategic move towards a more cohesive tablet experience that is at once more browsable as well as more bookable than any Read More

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Egencia previews predictive search and card-based functionality on iPad

By Nick Vivion | July 30, 2014

Egencia, the travel management brand under the Expedia corporate umbrella, used this year's GBTA event to preview a new product iteration on mobile. The company has set up a small team, headed by T Read More

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Analysis: Centralised vs decentralised corporate travel booking process

By Karthick Prabu | June 18, 2014

Nearly 70% of European companies that are present in only one country centralise their travel bookings with "travel arrangers" compared to just 40% of companies with multi-country presence, reveals a Read More

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Mobile and social gaining, data security already an issue in corporate travel

By Linda Fox | June 13, 2014

Some interesting nuggets in the latest corporate travel study from Airplus International with "new technologies" (social media, mobile payments and apps) not yet seen as playing a major role. This Read More

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Amadeus renews Al Masaood, eNett in Singapore, Egencia launches Intelligent Services Platform, and more

By PhocusWire | May 27, 2014

This is a roundup of product news and announcements for travel SYSTEMS in tourism and hospitality for May 2014. Tuesday 27 May 2014: Amadeus renews IT deal with Al Masaood Travel The agreeme Read More

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Sharing managed travel - how much are Google employees spending with Airbnb?

By Kevin May | May 23, 2014

Depending on who you ask, "sharing economy" brands sites such as Airbnb will either be a huge threat or have no impact at all on corporate travel. The smarter industry commentators know that the re Read More

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Continued consolidation in the air creates pressing challenges for corporate travel managers

By Nick Vivion | February 25, 2014

Corporate travel managers face an increased burden with continued consolidation among air carriers globally, which creates contractual complexity to fulfill the corporate contract with travel supplier Read More

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