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The Wire…from AirPlus Highlights Need for More Innovation in Business Travel Industry

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The Wire…from AirPlus Highlights Need for More Innovation in Business Travel Industry

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AirPlus International, a leading global provider of corporate travel payment and analysis solutions, releases April’s The Wire…from AirPlus titled: Managed Travel Innovation Receives Mixed Reviews. Almost half of this month’s survey respondents (46.7 percent) indicated that managed travel is not innovating at the same pace of change in the travel industry. For more details, including a complimentary PDF of the full results, please visit the AirPlus Community.

“Survey results show that topics such as ancillary fees and mobile technology are certainly top of mind in the industry, and often the providers in this realm are considered the most important drivers for change”

“Survey results show that topics such as ancillary fees and mobile technology are certainly top of mind in the industry, and often the providers in this realm are considered the most important drivers for change,” said Richard Crum, President and CEO of AirPlus International, Inc. “At AirPlus, innovation is a key part of our company philosophy. Our award-winning suite travel payment and analysis tools provide travel managers with the best data in the industry today. Within our payment products are a central bill account, a corporate T&E card, a purchase card and a powerful, single-use virtual card called P-Log. And it’s our robust data that empowers travel managers to create and manage a best-in-class travel program.”

The Wire…from AirPlus is a monthly pulse report for the business travel industry on timely and relevant topics. Results of this edition are based on a survey of 130 corporate travel professionals (79 percent travel buyers and 21 industry suppliers) in North America and Europe from February 24 to March 30, 2011.

AirPlus International provides savings to over 35,000 customers worldwide through a suite of business travel payment solutions which include central bill accounts, corporate cards and online management tools. AirPlus is travel agency neutral, the leading issuer of UATP worldwide and the preferred partner of various airlines such as Air China, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal and Singapore Airlines. For more information, please visit AirPlus.com, contribute to our community at AirPlus Community, follow us via Twitter and LinkedIn, and like us via Facebook. Press may contact Rana Walker, Marketing and Communications at [email protected] or +1 (703) 373-0947.