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24, 2009
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Segment One
and Two
Kevin
Maguire
Chairman
National Business Travel Association
Broadcasting
Saturday
morning
at
9
AM
Pacific
Kevin
Maguire
joins Sandy Dhuyvetter to launch the newly formed BusinessTravelRADIO
program. Mr. Maguire will spend the first half of the
program discussing travel management and the latest issues
affecting this part of the industry. He identifies and
defines business travel and discusses
how we can make it better for the business people on
the road. Kevin also
talks about International Travel and why this is
the first and foremost
focus of the NBTA for the next several years. He’ll
also talk about the Association's
plans in Europe for 2010.
Kevin is a travel
manager and buyer for the University of Texas
athletic programs and he'll talk about buying sports
travel for 16 different men and women teams.
Hookem Horns! He’ll also discuss the new career
opportunities in travel management and,
on a personal note,
he will discuss the huge opportunities
in sports travel management. The National Business Travel
Association has built a task force to talk about this
untouched area of travel management. He’ll tell you a great
secret on how to reach out to industry leaders
and be heard! http://www.NBTA.org
SEGMENT 1Approx 12 min Listen
to MP3 file
SEGMENT 2 Approx 12 min Listen
to MP3 file
Segment
Three
: Andrew Menkes
President and Founder
of Partnership Travel Consulting
In 1998,
Andrew Menkes was named one of the Top 25 Most
Influential Travel Executives
in the world. In 1999, Business Travel News named
Andy Travel Manager of the Year.
The following year, Andy was once again recognized as
one of the Top 25 Most Influential Travel Executives.
Andy talks with
Sandy about challenges in the industry noting that
corporate travel has become the piñata when it comes time
for companies to save on their expenses. As
a general rule, Travel is the 3rdor
4th biggest expense in a company after payroll, IT
and real estate. Andy talks about what happens when
companies cut back on travel and it’s affect on sales. We’ll
also examine studies done by the National Business Travel
Association and Association of Corporate Travel Executiveson the impact of cutting back on business
travel .
As the
founder of Partnership Travel Consulting, Andy brings his 30
years of experience to the forefront with his approach to
evaluating suppliers and partners. He’ll talk about Trip
Advisor and its place in the leisure travel world. We’ll
also talk about the new offering by Andy’s company that
will provides a new
and highly effective tool that corporate
travel buyers will be able to use to evaluate
suppliers.
Segment
Four
Sandy
Dhuyvetter
Executive
Producer
& Host
TravelTalkMEDIA
During
our
final
segment,
host
Sandy
Dhuyvetter
spends
time
with our
audiences
to
introduce
herself
and the
message
behind
the
BusinessTravelRADIO
programming.
As the
executive
producer
and host
of
TravelTalkRADIO,
Sandy
brings
with her
a rich
heritage
of talk
radio
and
travel
related
programming.
As an
expert in Travel, Sandy has spent many years researching and
reporting on all aspects of Travel. Sandy and her team will
bring in experts to educate, report the news,
and celebrate and honor ‘road warriors’ who are ultimately
why the program was created. Each
month, some of the most seasoned business travelers
on today’s highways will share
their "war stories" with us. Road Warriors spend
incredible time away from their homes
and families and they are every country's
front running ambassadorswho
represent their cultures
and organizations.
Please send your nomination for the BusinessTravelRADIO Road
Warrior of the Month
to:
patrick@traveltalkmedia.com.
SEGMENT 4 Approx 9 min Listen
to MP3 file
October 24,
2009
Guests this week!
Kevin Maguire
Chairman of the National Business Travel Association on BusinessTravelRADIO
this week.
Andy Menkes
Founder and President of Partnership Travel Consulting on BusinessTravelRADIO this week.
August 2009 Sandy Dhuyvetter broadcast from the National Business Travel Association in San Diego, California. Listen HERE
Friday October 23,
2009
BusinessTravelRADIO
Launches Saturday
October 24, 2009
TravelTalkMEDIA
BusinessTravelRADIO,
hosted by
award-winning media
personality and
travel industry
veteran, Sandy
Dhuyvetter, is a one
hour weekly radio
program that focuses
on the business
travel industry and
features education
forums,
international news,
and guests who are
experts in the
corporate and
managed travel
business.
http://www.traveltalkmedia.com
London's Heathrow
Voted Worst Airport,
Again
By: Reuters
London's Heathrow
Airport has been
voted the worst
airport in the world
for the second year
running in a poll of
14,500 frequent
fliers while
Singapore's Changi
was again ranked as
the best.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33443419
Singapore's Changi
named world's best
airport
ASTAbrief
A survey of 14,500
frequent fliers
found that
Singapore's Changi
airport was the
world's best, while
London's Heathrow
airport was, once
again, the worst.
The survey of
Priority Pass
members rated Paris'
Charles de Gaulle
airport and the Los
Angeles
International
Airport and second-
and third-worst. "A
result that suggests
anyone wanting a
romantic break in
Paris should avoid
the Heathrow-Charles
de Gaulle route if
they don't want to
kill the mood,"
according to a
statement from
Priority Pass.
http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/svfMpfadtdbKvdCibHajCicNBzHY?format=standard
Borneo Convention
Centre Kuching
celebrates official
launch ceremony Published by Ozgur
Tore
Borneo Convention
Centre Kuching (BCCK),
the first
purpose-built
convention center in
Borneo, celebrated
its official launch
ceremony with a
lavish evening event
at the new center on
October 18, 2009.
International guests
and VIPs were
invited to witness
the lavish ceremony
as BCCK announced
they are now fully
operational and
ready to cater for
events of any size.
http://www.ftnnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7518&Itemid=29
Business travel
still suffering from
economic crisis
Focus on Travel News
Published by Ozgur
Tore
Many companies in
Germany have yet to
feel the effects of
the current boom on
the international
stock markets, and
what experts are
predicting as a
foreseeable end to
the global financial
crisis.
Few companies
anticipate the
business travel
sector to recover in
the coming months.
By contrast, video
conference
organisers have
benefited
significantly from
the global economic
and financial
crisis.
http://www.ftnnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7515&Itemid=29
Continental stems
losses in third
quarter with cheap
tickets
eTravelBlackboard
Continental Airlines
reported an US$18
million loss for the
three months ending
September, managing
to stem its losses
by increasing its
passenger numbers
with cheap deals.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91994
Budding Corporate Travel
Demand Sparks Guarded
Airline Optimism
By Jay Boehmer
btnonline
October 22, 2009 -
Corporate travel demand
is improving, the major
legacy airlines said
during third-quarter
earnings calls this
week, though revenues
and traffic from the
segment remained down
from the same period
last year.
Read More>>
The Foreign Assistance
Revitalization and
Accountability Act of
2009
The Corporate Council on
Africa
The legislation’s
statement of policy is
that the U.S. should
promote global
development, good
governance, and the
reduction of poverty and
hunger given the
importance of global
prosperity and security
to the national
interests of the United
States. In support of
this policy, a reform
and rebuilding process
should be initiated that
will redefine the U.S.
foreign assistance
architecture and
strengthen the capacity
of the United States
Agency for International
Development (USAID) and
related agencies to
establish effective
development policies and
implement innovative
foreign assistance
programs with maximum
impact.
http://www.africacncl.org/(jjrvua4513jxap30lhwsecyg)/blobdnld.aspx?id=38c25d8b-6c2d-4125-a70d-11ec5e8c3889
Thursday October
22, 2009
Travelocity Business
Names Sabre Exec New
President
By Seth Harris
BTNonline
October 21, 2009 -
Travelocity Global
late yesterday
announced several
senior executive
changes, including
the appointment of
Yannis Karmis as
president of
Travelocity
Business, effective
Nov. 1. Karmis
replaces Lesley
Harris, who has
shifted to the
leisure online
travel agency side
of the company as
head of North
American Hotels and
Packaging.
More.
Air travel demand
still weak in U.S.
eTravelBlackboard
Thursday, 22 October
2009
U.S. carriers
suffered a 19
percent drop in
passenger revenue in
September according
to the latest data
from industry trade
organisation Air
Transport
Association of
America (ATA).
The data was based
on a sample group of
carriers with the
decline marking the
11th consecutive
month in which
passenger revenue
has declined from
the prior year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91986
United narrows
loss, starts to see
rebound
eTravelBlackboard
Thursday, 22 October
2009
United Airlines
reported a US$57
million loss for the
third quarter of the
year and says that
despite continued
weakness was
beginning to see a
recovery in demand,
even in premium
seats.
Narrowing its result
from the massive
$792 million loss
recorded a year
earlier, United
Airlines reported
that revenue reached
US$4.43 billion some
20.3% lower than the
same three months
ending September
last year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91987
NBTA Report
Predicts Increase in
U.S. Business Travel
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 22, 2009
Nearly 7 in 10 (69
percent) of travel
managers responding
to an NBTA survey
expect business
travel volume to
grow in 2010.
Fifty-six percent of
travel managers
project their total
travel spend to
increase in 2010;
another 31 percent
expect their total
travel spend to
remain flat year
over year.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62463
GOL Launches UATP
Corporate Card
eTurboNews
Published on:
October 21, 2009
SAO PAULO - GOL
Linhas Aereas
Inteligentes S.A.,
the largest low-cost
and low-fare airline
in Latin America,
announced today that
the Company has
become the first
airline in Latin
America to issue
UATP accounts with
the launch of its
new GOL Corporate
Card to business
customers. Accepted
by more than 250
associated airlines,
representing over
95% of all passenger
air travel capacity
worldwide, UATP is
designed to lower
the
cost of sale by
reducing or
eliminating credit
card transaction
fees to airlines.
http://www.eturbonews.com/12376/uatp-copropate-card-launched-gol
Report Shows
Airline Loyalty
Programs Fall Short
of Desires
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 22, 2009
The loyalty program
experts at Carlson
Marketing and
Peppers & Rogers
Group dissect
frequent flyer
programs to
determine what
elements are most
important to secure
the loyalty of elite
members. The white
paper, “Better
Business Results
from Elite Frequent
Flyers,” analyzes
responses from
nearly 5,000
frequent flyer
program members from
four different
airlines.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62502
For travelers on
packed planes,
'fight for the
overheads' is on
By Kitty Bean
Yancey, USA TODAY
Published on:
October 22, 2009
American Airlines
flight attendant
Gailen David dreads
the pre-takeoff
ritual that's
becoming as irksome
as taking shoes off
at security
checkpoints.
Passengers laden
with carry-ons
resemble a scene
from Survivor or The
Amazing Race. They
scramble to stow
gear before others
fill overhead bins,
drag bags heavier
than allowed, slip
aboard with more
than the two items
typically permitted
— and clip seatmates
while cramming in
belongings.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-21-airlines-carryons_N.htm
Wednesday October
21, 2009
How to beat the
airport security
line
10 simple ways you
can become
checkpoint-friendly
MSNBC
Though
ever-increasing
security at airports
makes sense in the
face of terrorist
activity worldwide,
that doesn’t make
the slow processing
speeds and long
lines at airport
security any less
frustrating.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33345755/ns/travel-tips/
AirPlus Study
Anticipates Declines
in Business Travel,
Meetings
Meetings &
Conventions Magazine
AirPlus
International Inc.
released its fifth
annual Travel
Management Study, a
survey of 1,500
travel managers from
15 countries
conducted February
through April,
projecting trends
for the following 12
months.
http://mcmag.com/article_ektid29730.aspx#5
Mandarin Oriental,
Las Vegas Unveils
Meeting Facilities
TravelPulsePublished
on: October 21, 2009
The Mandarin
Oriental, Las Vegas,
opening in December,
will offer more than
12,000 square feet
of meeting space
with
floor-to-ceiling
windows and
technologically
advanced amenities.
The space will be
situated on the
third level, with a
separate entrance
from the main porte
cochère.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62398
LAX Approves
$1.26 Billion
International
Terminal Project
TravelPulse
Published on:
October 21, 2009
The Los Angeles
Board of Airport
Commissioners
awarded two
contracts totaling
$1.26 billion to
reconfigure the Tom
Bradley
International
Terminal (TBIT) at
Los Angeles
International
Airport (LAX). The
Bradley West
Project, as it is
known, is considered
to be the biggest
public works project
in the city’s
history and is
expected to create
4,000
construction-related
jobs during the
four-year project
schedule. he Boeing
B787. The new
boarding gates are
scheduled for
completion in 2012.
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62438
Future of Japan
Airlines still
cloudy
eTravelBlackboard
Wednesday, 21
October 2009
The future of Japan
Airlines (JAL)and
the structure it
intends to take, is
still murky as
rumours and hearsay
plague the carrier
back home in Japan
despite government
promises that it
won’t let the
carrier go under.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91952
Please join The
Association of Corporate
Travel Executives (ACTE)
at the Hilton Prague
Hotel 25 - 27 October
2009 for the Global
Education Conference.
riepeacte@aol.com
Tuesday October
20, 2009 MPI Refines CMP
As NBTA Readies Mark
Meeting News -
Meeting
Professionals
International and
the Convention
Industry Council
last month announced
plans to alter the
Certified Meeting
Professional
designation from a
North American to a
global standard.
Meanwhile, the
National Business
Travel Association
next month is
launching its
Strategic Meetings
Management
Certification, which
is aimed at
providing
professionals with
the training to,
among other skills,
manage data
measurement,
procurement and risk
mitigation,
standardize
processes and lead a
team of meeting
planners.
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nielsen/mn_20091019/index.php?startid=b#/2
Temecula Creek
Inn Unveils Beyond
the Boardroom
Packages
TravelPlus Published
on: October 20, 2009
The Temecula Creek
Inn, located in
Southern
California’s wine
country, has
unveiled three
Beyond the Boardroom
meeting packages
http://www.travelpulse.com/Resources/Editorial.aspx?n=62348
Amtrak posts
second-best
ridership in history
etravelblackboard
Tuesday, 20 October
2009
27.2 million
passengers, $1.6
billion in tickets,
on-time performance
up Amtrak carried
nearly 27.2
million passengers
in Fiscal Year 2009,
marking the second
highest ridership
total since the
National Railroad
Passenger
Corporation started
operations in 1971.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91935
Hotels.com
reveals 30% drop in
New York hotel rates
etravelblackboard
Tuesday, 20 October
2009
According to the
latest hotels.com
Hotel Price Index (HPI),
New York experienced
the greatest hotel
price fall of any
state: prices were
down by 30%
year-over-year
during the first
half of 2009.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91924
Buyers
Consolidate Hotel
Purchasing
BTNonline OCTOBER
19, 2009 -- Travel
buyers increasingly
are strengthening
their hotel
negotiating
positions in an
environment where
they have less
demand and more
clout by
consolidating
meetings
expenditures,
including combining
group and transient
hotel volumes.
Meanwhile, Marriott
International
reached critical
mass on a sales
restructuring effort
that helps support
that strategy. Click
HERE for more.
Monday October 19
Airlines identify
customer loyalty and
retention as having most
positive impact, says
survey
APAC carriers say
multi-channel
distribution and
merchandising important
eTravel Blackboard
Monday, 19 October 2009
While airlines are still
grappling with concerns
over fuel instability
and revenue/yield
issues, they are also
now more focused on
positive areas of impact
such as customer loyalty
and retention.http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91894
FlightAware, World's Most Popular Flight
Tracking Web Site, Releases First Free
iPhone Flight
eTravel
Blackboard Monday, 19
October 2009
FlightAware, the world leader in flight
tracking with over two million monthly
users, released the first-ever free
flight tracking application for the
Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Available
today for free download
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91905
SAS
introduces mobile boarding passes eTravel
BlackboardMonday,
19 October 2009 It is now
even easier to travel with SAS
Scandinavian Airlines, as the airline
has introduced mobile boarding passes.
This means SAS customers can now travel
using only their mobile phone and with
an ID card/passport
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91898
South Africa Tweets its way to Tenth
Place in World IOL
Technology
South Africa
has become the 10th largest user of
Twitter in the world, while the country
has the most Facebook users on the
continent, even surpassing Egypt
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?iArticleId=5207669
United to introduce unlimited Elite
upgrades in 2010
eTravel
BlackboardMonday,
19 October 2009
United Airlines has announced plans to
introduce unlimited domestic upgrades
for elite members and a companion,
effective from the second quarter of
next year.
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91897
Revenue down, another loss for Southwest
Airlines eTravel
Blackboard
Monday, 19
October 2009
Southwest Airlines reported a US$16
million loss for the third quarter,
though an increase in traffic meant that
this result was better than the US$120
million loss achieved in the third
quarter of 2008
http://www.etravelblackboard.us/showarticle.asp?id=91902
FAA probe of American Airlines expands by
eTurboNews:
Oct 18, 2009
- The Federal Aviation Administration may be expanding
its investigation into suspected structural problems
found in a small portion of American Airlines jets,
according to the Wall Street Journal.
Secretary
Napolitano to Deliver a Webcast Cubersecurity Address,
Tuesday October 20
TravelTalkMEDIA
Secretary Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, will deliver a special webcast address during
National Cybersecurity Month on Tuesday, October 20,
2009 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The Secretary will discuss:
the urgent
need to counter the threat of cyber attacks;
the shared
responsibility for staying safe online; and
the
leadership role DHS is playing on cybersecurity.
The speech
will be broadcast live online at
www.dhs.gov.
For more information on important cybersecurity issues,
please visit
www.dhs.gov/cyber.
South Africa Port Terminal Volumes Seen Up 10 Percent
Year-on-Year,
Says Transnet The Corporate Council on Africa and
BusinessDay
Speaking at a South African Chamber of Commerce and
Industry annual convention, Transnet's general manager
for capital projects and technology, Logan Naidoo, said
that projections are that container volumes will grow 10
percent year-on-year over five years (i.e. per year),
bulk volumes 9 percent and automotive goods percent.
Read more>>
Airline asking passengers to lighten their load before boarding TravelMole
Just how far would airlines go to save money and further alienate
travelers? The latest idea: Japan’s All Nippon Airways is now asking
passengers on select flights to empty their bladders before
boarding.
http://www.travelmole.com/stories/1138903.php?mpnlog=1&m_id=_r~AddY!Y!
Business travel survey shows budgets for 2010 remain tight. By Roger Yu, USA TODAY Matt
Bush a human resources executive, estimates his travel budget will
jump 30% in 2010.
During any other year, that might signal a business boom. But few
things seem normal in a year when the travel industry has been
turned upside down by companies severely cutting back.
Bush's double-digit increase will follow a 50% cut in his original
2009 budget. In 2010, he plans to log about 15 trips, up from nine
this year.
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-12-business-travel-outlook_N.htm
2010 Hospitality
Law Conference to feature Latest Trends and Most Pressing Industry
Issues Facing Loss Prevention Professionals.
2010 Conference will begin on Thursday, February 4, with a dedicated
Loss Prevention and Risk Management Track to address relevant and
timely topics of interest to loss prevention professionals
http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/index.php?id=53#HLC_5
The Corporate Council on Africa learns first hand from
Secretary Clinton Africa is on the minds of US business. Video
of Secretary Clintons presentation at the CCA
US-Africa Business Summit Oct 2, 2009
http://www.hospitalitylawyer.com/index.php?id=53#HLC_5
