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Toldja! New forecast confirms 2010 will be Year of the Deal

by Christopher Elliott on October 21, 2009

I couldn’t resist my best Nikki Finke impression, but didn’t I say 2010 was going to be the Year of the Deal for travelers? And now even the forecasts are starting to agree with me.

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Business travel group supports turn-back law for airlines — who will join it?

by Christopher Elliott on August 13, 2009

More fallout from ExpressJet Airlines 2816 fiasco: The National Business Travel Association has thrown its weight behind a “turn back” rule for airlines, a remarkable reversal for an organization with a consistent pro-business and often pro-airline record.

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Business travel is flatlining, and here’s why you should care

by Christopher Elliott on July 27, 2009

Bad news: Business travel is flatlining, and will continue to flatline for the next four years, according to a new projection from Egencia and the National Business Travel Association. More bad news: It’s probably going to affect your next vacation.

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Study suggests corporate travel managers are in total denial about economic downturn

by Christopher Elliott on October 20, 2008

The fundamentals of the American economy are sound. No, that’s not campaign rhetoric. That’s according to a new poll of corporate travel managers conducted by the National Business Travel Association.

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