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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:02 -0400 Republic Airways Holdings' James Reichart will oversee agency and corporate sales, and distribution across the Midwest and Frontier brands.... http://www.Procurement.travel/Republic-James-Reichart.2010030902 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:15:56 -0400 United Airlines' corporate customer revenue in February increased 13 percent year over, according to a presentation by CFO Kathryn Mikells.... http://www.Procurement.travel/United-Airlines-corporate-revenue.2010030901 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:36:28 -0400 Global distribution system hotel bookings in January 2010 increased 5 percent while average daily rate declined 1.2 percent to $155.19 versus January 2009... http://www.Procurement.travel/gds-hotel-bookings-increased.2010030301 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:38:34 -0400 Hyatt Hotels Corp. reported a net loss in fourth quarter 2009 of $12 million compared with a net loss of $142 million the year before... http://www.Procurement.travel/Hyatt-net-loss.2010022501 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:44:10 -0400 Hertz Global Holdings reported adjusted fourth-quarter net income of $23 million compared with an adjusted net loss of $73 million the year before... http://www.Procurement.travel/Hertz-net-income.2010022402 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:22 -0400 Rearden Commerce said the number of transactions processed on its platform grew 63 percent in 2009 compared to a year earlier... http://www.Procurement.travel/Rearden-transactions-processed-grew.2010022401 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:07:17 -0400 The U.S. hotel industry in January posted year-over-year declines in average daily rate (7.1 percent to $93.93); occupancy (0.4 percent to 45.1 percent); and revenue per available room (7.4 percent to $42.35)... http://www.Procurement.travel/average-daily-hotel-rate.2010022301 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:05 -0400 Avis Budget Group posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $49 million compared with a year-earlier net loss of $121 million... http://www.Procurement.travel/Avis-Budget-Group-net-loss.2010021903 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:10:00 -0400 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group reported fourth-quarter net income of $11.5 million compared with a net loss of $72.2 million the year before... http://www.Procurement.travel/Dollar-Thrifty-net-income.2010021902 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:51:04 -0400 InterContinental Hotels reported full year 2009 operating profit declined 34 percent to $363 million compared with $549 million the year before... http://www.Procurement.travel/InterContinental-Hotels-profit.2010021901 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:48:04 -0400 Rapid Returns http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=this-issue-Dec-2009.Dec-09.01 Rapid returns could easily be the theme of this issue of Procurement.travel as several stories detail the speed at which procurement buyers are transforming travel management... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:19:23 -0400 Taming The Final Frontier: Strategic Meetings Certification Sets Management Benchmark http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=strategic-meetings-management-certification-SMMC.Dec-09.01 The National Business Travel Association's launch of the Strategic Meetings Management Certification program last month established a new professional benchmark in a spend... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:02:57 -0400 'Directional Selling' At The Agent Desktop: Tech Developers Refine Systems To Show Agents Who Is Preferred http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=directional-selling-desktop-tech-preferred-suppliers.Dec-09.01 Although travel buyers have complaints about corporate self-booking software, its capability to highlight and push travelers toward preferred suppliers has never been one of them.... Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:59:36 -0400 Payment Providers Expand Scope: Take On Expense Reporting, Meetings And Data Management http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=payment-providers-expense-reporting-meetings-data-management.Dec-09.01 Across the payment industry, providers in recent months have aligned with new partners to extend their traditional functionality and satisfy corporate demand for more... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:14 -0400 Planners Urged To Develop Data Protection Plans: New Laws Penalize Privacy Breaches http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=data-protection-plans-laws-privacy.Dec-09.01 Meetings by their nature involve considerable collection and management of personal information. New data privacy and protection laws require those who collect to have a plan to... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:11 -0400 Measuring ROI Moving To Science: Analytical Tools Justify Value Of Travel, Events http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=measuring-roi-analytical-tools-value-of-travel-science-events.Dec-09.01 A bevy of new studies and tools have emerged in recent months that measure the return on investment of business travel and meetings with cold, hard numbers instead of anecdotes.... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:08 -0400 Is Tech Driving Traveler-Centric Future? Managers Fear Loss Of Control http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=tech-traveler-centric-future.Dec-09.01 The ever-evolving role of the travel buyer may be undergoing its most significant metamorphosis yet as mobile technology, social networking and the interoperability of services... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:05 -0400 WellPoint Reconstructs Travel: Overhaul Extends From Agency To Policy http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=travel-policy-overhaul-agency-WellPoint.Dec-09.01 Diagnosed with an outdated travel management program, WellPoint Inc. this year developed and implemented the treatment. The health benefits company reconstructed its travel... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:53:00 -0400 Marketing, Momentum Advance Marsh & McLennan Global Consolidation: Autonomous Companies Leverage Travel http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=marketing-global-consolidation-Marsh-McLennan.Dec-09.01 Marketing, momentum and timing helped Marsh and McLennan Companies Inc. speed through a travel management consolidation of approximately 80 percent of its travel and entertainment... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:52:58 -0400 Kodak Views Travel Through Global Purchasing Lens: Consolidation Captures Worldwide Perspective http://www.Procurement.travel/news.php?cid=global-purchasing-consolidation-worldwide-Kodak.Dec-09.01 Eastman Kodak Co. during the past three years has been taking its travel program global by consolidating with one travel management company, concentrating worldwide volumes with... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:52:56 -0400