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GBTA RENAMES HOTEL COMMITTEES
THE GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (GBTA) has renamed its Hotel Committee and Europe Hotel Committee. The GBTA said it has changed the name to the GBTA Accommodations Committee “to reflect changes in the marketplace”. It added that the word “hotel” no longer fully reflects the
various accommodation options travel buyers are utilising or considering for their travel programmes. There are also “structural shifts” in how the sector
connects to the buying community, according to the GBTA. The organisation believes the title change will allow the committee to have broader reach and will draw engagement from corporate buyers that procure and market alternative accommodation solutions. In addition to the committee name change, the GBTA is
updating the Accommodations RFP Global Format, which also previously carried the hotel name.
DROP IN BUSINESS TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE UK
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS (ONS) data reveals that, although the UK experienced a record number of visitors in 2017, the number of business trips decreased. There were 39.2 million total visits by overseas residents
in 2017, an increase of 3 per cent compared with the previous year, while UK residents made 72.8 million overseas trips – 4 per cent more than 2016. However, only 6.8 million overseas trips by UK residents were for business purposes – a 5 per cent drop compared with 2016. Visits to the UK from overseas for business fell by 4 per cent from 9.2 million in 2016 to 8.8 million in 2017. Overseas visitors continue to pump money into the UK economy, according to the ONS, with data showing they spent £24.5 billion on visits to the country, an increase of 9 per cent. Spending by UK residents on trips to other countries rose 2 per cent to £44.8 billion. Brits made 5.3 million trips across Europe, equivalent to nearly 23 million nights – down from more than 5.5 million trips in 2016 – and spent £2.7 billion.
Egencia launches data
visualisation tool EGENCIA HAS LAUNCHED Egencia Analytics Studio, a new data visualisation and analytics platform designed for corporate travel managers. Using the platform, travel managers can explore data visually, get insights into their programme, identify new sources of savings and optimise spend across air, hotel, rail and car, according to Egencia. The TMC claims current reporting systems require travel managers to search multiple files to merge rows of offline and online data to obtain actionable insights, which often requires support from data specialists.
Egencia claims Analytics Studio consolidates the process and offers travel managers customisable widgets, with various angles and filters, such as the ability to visualise the impact of advance purchase in correlation with policy and type of travel (including domestic, international and transborder). Travel managers will also be able to collate
reports to share with their organisation’s finance, procurement and human resource departments.
Travelodge opens first ‘Plus’ property
TRAVELODGE HAS OPENED its flagship Travelodge Plus property in the City of London. The new hotel format was recently launched by the company and this property features 253 of the “budget chic” rooms with a “Tranquillity Zen” colour scheme, king-size beds, USB ports and bespoke pixel wall art. The property also offers 142 “premium
economy” Superrooms, which feature power showers, in-room Lavazza coffee pod machines, irons and ironing boards, larger desks and USB powerpoints throughout. Paul Harvey, managing director – property
at Travelodge, said: “We are delighted to mark our 30th anniversary of trading in the capital by opening our new flagship Travelodge Plus hotel in the City of London.”
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