Flight Centre enters Asia
Turner seeks opportunities in key markets
Melbourne - Flight Centre has made its mark as one of Australia's biggest corporate travel agencies by amalgamating its corporate brands, Corporate Traveller and TQ3 - part of the SBT Business Travel Solutions group - to form FCm Travel Solutions for further expansion in Asia and Australasia.

BTI gets a grip on region
Singapore - BTI International has set up a regional team to service the needs of clients consolidating their global travel spend and procurement, and to support its own partners.The process started two years ago as a review of BTI partners' level of competence compared with what clients were asking for and the changing market environment.

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All the good stuff in 2004 and the bad...
More businesses turn to TMCs and online tools
Increased adoption by businesses of 24-hour online travel booking tools and greater usage and understanding of TMC services and value by businesses of all shapes and sizes in a more complex and global operational environment, according to American Express Business Travel (Amex BT) vice-president Business Travel Operations, Mr Andy Aitkenhead.

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We have much to look forward to
Our Year-end Special shows 2004 has turned out a much better year compared with 2003 for the Asian corporate travel market overall, and there is much we can look forward to in 2005.

Has the bell tolled for the GDS?
NEW Internet booking systems promising lower costs for airlines and hotels, easier analysis of trends and customer data and greater transparency for clients, are poised to give stiff competition for aging global distribution systems (GDS).

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