Travel Alternatives

AirPlus released the June edition of The Wire…from AirPlus on the topic of Travel Alternatives.  The report found that teleconferencing and web-conferencing are increasingly being used as alternatives at 81% and 71% respectively. While over half did agree that virtual meetings are as effective as meeting in person, it is interesting that 25% believed that it is rarely or almost never as effective. The top two weighted reasons cited for turning to travel alternatives included increased travel costs and decreased budgets.

“We recognize that corporate travel budgets are under scrutiny and we believe that now more than ever, our customers need the rich data that our product suite provides,” said Richard Crum, President of AirPlus International. “In addition, we offer free monthly Data Lab webinars for our customers using the AirPlus Information Manager to gain transparency for analysis of their corporate travel spend.”