AirPlus International Releases Industry Survey on the Travel Promotion Act

AirPlus International, a global provider of corporate travel payment solutions, releases November’s The Wire…from AirPlus focused on the proposed U.S. Travel Promotion Act. Over 60 percent of respondents were not aware of the Act, with another 29 percent unsure of the details. Over 53% were unsure how the money collected would be used, and further, another 73% felt that if implemented, the fees would be reciprocated for U.S. travelers into other countries. For more details, including a complimentary PDF of the results, please visit the AirPlus Community.

“This Act will certainly have an impact on the travel industry overall, not just business travel. At AirPlus, we polled our industry colleagues to learn how they felt on the topic. Clearly, the results indicate that there is not enough awareness of the Act,” said Richard Crum, President of AirPlus International, Inc.

The Wire…from AirPlus is a monthly report on the pulse of the industry and its relevant topics. Results of this edition are based on a survey of 96 travel management professionals in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia/Pacific in November 2009. A link to the Travel Promotion Act website may be found here: http://poweroftravel.org/statistics/.

AirPlus International provides savings to over 32,000 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 (NYSE:BAB), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal and Singapore Airlines. For more information, please visit www.airplus.com, contribute to our community at www.airpluscommunity.com, follow us at www.twitter.com/AirPlus, and become a fan at www.facebook.com/airplusinternational. Press may contact: Rana Walker, Marketing and Communications at +1 (703) 373-0947 or rwalker@airplus.com.