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In Latin America, the key word for online is growth

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.

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Hit the Ground Running

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

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

A Few Takeaways from ACTE SFO

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.

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

GetThere adoption reaches new heights

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

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Best-in-Class is Within Reach with New Benchmarking Services

For more than 17 years, GetThere has provided online technology that connects organizations. In serving corporations big and small, multinational and domestic, we have learned a lot about how they set out to achieve their goals and how they operate with suppliers and partners.

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Sabre Virtual Meetings is Growing

Sabre Virtual Meetings is expanding its network in a big way. Sabre Travel Network just announced a partnership with Regus, the world’s largest supplier of public high definition public video communication rooms. Through the Regus network, Sabre Virtual Meetings will offer real-time access to more than 1,200 public video communication rooms in more than 550 cities...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

A Record Year, and Good Sign of Things to Come

Planes full of business travelers, crowded check-in lines, days packed full of meetings ... it must be the start of a new year. Happy New Year - and Year of the Dragon! We ended 2011 with our GetThere business - and global customer-managed travel programs - more successful than ever. We broke...

Tags: Corporate Travel

Two…and a Half Thoughts on 2011

Now that we're reaching the end of another year, I believe we should close 2011 with two thoughts...well, maybe two and a half. Thought#1 - What a fantastic year 2011 has been! Thanks to the strong, consistent and continued support from you...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Meeting Travelers’ Expectations – and Our Own

So where exactly has 2011 just gone? If you’re like me, you’re wondering where the year has gone and drawing your attention to 2012 – shaping plans and strategies both personally and professionally...

Tags: Corporate Travel

Tips from the Road: Traveling Smart Abroad

Taking an international trip this holiday season? Traveling abroad is certainly not cheap, but you can avoid unnecessary expenditures by following these guidelines …

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Travelers are Customers, too

Being a business traveler sucks a lot of the time, doesn’t it? Not always, obviously. But I can’t remember reading many business traveler tweets or status updates celebrating a 6 a.m. airport check-in or proclaiming a smooth, friendly and hassle-free experience at security...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Corporate Challenges in EMEA

We spoke with Jason Geall, GetThere director for EMEA, during the 2011 GetThere Summit in Phoenix, AZ about the issues corporate customers are facing in the region.

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Elevating the Business of Travel

The theme this year at GBTA is Elevating the Business of Travel. GetThere is ready for the challenge with several of our most innovative product announcements ever. If you were at the Summit, you experienced the excitement firsthand. We expect even more buzz in Denver...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

GetThere Service at Your Fingertips

I know how frustrating it can sometimes be to have to place a call into support. And we all know what it’s like to deal with emails flooding our inboxes. In today’s customer service landscape, these traditional methods of seeking support just aren’t always the easiest ways to get help. But there’s good news—if you don’t want to pick up the phone or deal with email, GetThere offers a variety of ways for you to get the help you need...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

We Are the Architects of Innovation

GetThere represents more than just a great solution for our customers. We represent a strongly connected community of travel management professionals. At last week’s Summit, this community created a steady hum of excitement, camaraderie and information sharing across a wide range of corporations, TMCs, technology partners and the GetThere team. We created a buzz! And that buzz is resonating across the industry. Thanks to the hundreds of you who joined us!

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Etihad Airways and GetThere Enter Strategic Partnership

Etihad Airways and GetThere have entered into a strategic partnership that will bring new value and reach to our customers by...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Next Time, Get There by Train

Living in Dallas doesn’t always make it easy to take a train when I’m traveling on business.  But whenever I’m on the East Coast or in Europe I find myself using rail instead of flying.  It isn’t some personal goal I have, taking a train when I’m in those locales, it happens mainly because it’s convenient, easier and in my opinion, better. The ability to...

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Business Travel is Back but so are Cost Savings

The leaders in business travel expect business travel to increase. GetThere customers represent the largest global travel spenders and they gave a clear viewpoint of travel budget planning in this year’s annual benchmark survey. Seventy-six percent say they are increasing their travel budgets, a clear recognition of the importance of business travel...

Tags: Corporate Travel

Why You Should Be at the GetThere Summit (and How to Get Approved)

Every now and again, it’s important – not to mention refreshing – to take a step back from your day-to-day responsibilities and discuss new ideas and evaluate what others have done and are doing to accomplish goals that may be similar to yours.  The GetThere Summit is opportunity to engage in one of those times.

Tags: Travel, Corporate Travel

Putting Humpty Dumpty together again – Collaboration Breeds Success

Five years ago I read an article in a travel industry publication that resonated with me then and still does today.  The article highlighted the need for suppliers to better understand the broader...

Tags: Corporate Travel

The Year of Brazil (in Corporate Online Travel)

GetThere has launched the first multinational sites in Brazil in recent weeks - on its new domestic content connections - and the excitement was everywhere at the recent LACTTE...

Tags: Corporate Travel

Getting Ready for Global Travel Management

I just received news of great results from a large, multinational customer on the success of their global travel program. So far, GetThere has...

Tags: Corporate Travel

 


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