Travel buyers frequently measure the strength of their hotel program by examining their attachment rate, which is the percent of room nights made in conjunction with an air and/or car booking. If the attachment rate is lower than 70 percent, …
Hotel Solutions: Technology Creates Savings, Increases Attachment and Maintains Duty of Care
Current analysis by Acendas Travel through our RateWatch tool, reveals corporations can benefit from the existing market environment to increase pricing leverage. As company executives continue to emphasize managing lodging costs, there are several important opportunities for hotel savings including the …
Acendas Travel unveils new traveler tracking technology/program
5331 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS, 66205 ? 913-384-9999 10125 Crosstown Circle, Suite 247, Eden Prairie, MN. ? 952-831-3525 For Release — June 6, 2017 Contact: Jeff Bollig, Director of Marketing/Public Relations Email: jbollig@acendas.com; Office: 866-448-8747, ext. 554; Cell: 913-449-1635 Public …
7 Technology Trends to Innovate the Traveler Experience and Inspire Compliance
Business travelers have been more open to new technologies as they have grown further dependent on mobile devices and access to Wi-Fi as a key piece of a productive trip. Travel technology has considerably transformed and it was only recently …
Acendas Meeting and Events Wi-Fi Calculator
The Wi-Fi Calculator is intended to be a starting point for determining event bandwidth usage. The best assessment of Wi-Fi usage is from previous event data. For multiple devices, 25% extra bandwidth provides for the overhead of additional devices, but ...
Hotel Attachment Rate: Impact on Traveler Safety and Savings
As the full cost of travel continues to be an emphasis for many travel managers, there is a significant and slightly manageable spend grouping that originates with an immeasurable array of hazards including traveler safety. When a hotel booking is …
Marriott Consolidation of Sales Teams a Win-Win
Marriott’s consolidation of its sales team to sell lodging for all eight of its luxury brands is a positive for the industry, according to Acendas Travel Co-President Brent Blake. The move was first reported by Travel Market Report earlier this …
Risk Management: Essential Steps your Company can’t Afford to Miss
Duty of care will continue to be a crucial responsibility for any corporation regardless of the amount of business travel. As companies increase globalization, a heightened safety for employees and operations will also remain. According to a recent GBTA/AIG survey, …
Key Components to Better Negotiations Now and in the Future
Improve air, hotel, and car rental negotiations with several key actions to start now to assure your company accomplishes its 2017 program goals. The first essential step before starting the negotiation process is to outline your strategy, which should include …
Gain Visibility through Global Consolidation
There are numerous driving factors for a corporation to consolidate its global travel program including enhancing savings, traveler safety, service, and transparency. Additional values of globalization are compliance through a regulated travel policy and productivity with globally consistent procedures. As …