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HOTEL BOOKING POLICY: WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?


AN OBJECTIVE


Minimising cost/spend


Driving


efficiencies within the business


Demonstrating duty of care to employees


77% 56%


Source: HRS report: Content is King 74%


Percentage of 411 UK and Ireland corporate travellers surveyed by Amadeus who feel under pressure to cut business travel costs


Source: Amadeus Business Travel Insights 1


2 3 4 5 6 7


18


2012/13 7,230,910 2011 /12 7,032,309 % increase 3%


Source: GTMC


4,416,806 3,945,541 12%


HRS: CONTENT IS KING WHAT ARE THE MAIN


For its hotel programme report, HRS interviewed 350 corporate travel professionals


REASONS FOR POLICY LEAKAGE? 1%


MAIN OBJECTIVE


48% 16%


53% 11% 20% 45% 24% 28% Employee preference


Can get cheaper rates on the internet


37% 33%


Hotels aren’t very conveniently located Hotels aren’t available Use of loyalty cards


Can buy cheaper directly from hotel


Inducements from hotels


34% No particular reason


TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES FOR 2014


Carlson Wagonlit Travel conducted an online survey of 970 travel managers worldwide, picking their brains for thoughts on the year ahead...


What are your top priorities for 2014?


Finding innovative ways to generate savings Driving growth in online adoption Optimising end-to-end travel processes Further promoting the travel programme Redesigning the travel policy Developing a mobile strategy Reinforcing corporate social responsibility


70% 55% 54% 54% 42% 37% 16%


YEAR-ON-YEAR COMPARISON (BY NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS) Air travel


GTMC TRANSACTION SURVEY FOR 2013 Hotels


Rail Car hire


4,990,756 413,112 4,761,019 5%


381,725 8%


Others 499,825 469,624 6%


Total


17,551,409 16,590,218 6%


What do you see as being critical to secondary savings?


Highly critical spend category


Roaming fees


Taxis


Food and beverages


Entertainment Parking


Public transportation


Respondents


42% 40% 36% 24% 16% 16%


Source:Carlson Wagonlit Travel


MARCH/APRIL 2014


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