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Corporate travel

Corporate travel benefits from purchasing expertise

By Purchasing Staff -- Purchasing, 1/14/2009 12:00:00 PM

C-level executives in companies of all kinds have recognized the value that purchasing brings to the procurement of travel services. That's why they are increasingly asking their purchasing professionals to take on responsibility for negotiating the travel buy. Here are several articles from our archives on purchasing's involvement in corporate travel. 

• Travel procurement has role in corporate strategy as companies expand globally 

• Egencia responds to travel security survey results

• Travel managers say companies put on hold travel to India

• How to control travel costs

• American Express Business Travel offers to help pinpoint savings opportunities

• Visa corporate card best practices study reveals ways to reduce travel costs

• Supplier innovation is at the heart of new managed travel program at Duff & Phelps

• NBTA 2008: An opportunity for purchasing to make a difference

• Online tools provide travel buyers a new level of travel spend visibility

• Spending on corporate travel to fall in 2009

• Six risk management strategies for global travel buyers

• Canceling meetings because of the economy not wise

• Another sign points to a buyer’s market for hotels
   

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