While business travel budgets have remained flat in many parts of the world, in Latin America business travel spending has grown at an annual rate of 7 percent. Brazil, which represents roughly 60 percent of total spend in the region, has grown at a significantly faster pace. Growth has been particularly pronounced as of late – 22 percent annually compounded over the last two years.

We delivered a new-and- improved GetThere Ground product last year, and now we are excited to announce a number of improvements.

The annual GetThere Corporate Travel Benchmark Report contains many interesting findings. It speaks to global trends, best practices, spend and budget forecasts, and emerging technologies.

This year's ACTE Global Education Conference in San Francisco was not only extremely well-attended, it seemed to have something for everyone. Going on the theme of "A/way with Words," the conference focused on communication.

In the latest GetThere Corporate Travel Benchmark Report, we found our customers continue to increase their adoption in every region globally.