Green Suppliers Are Increasing in Importance for Corporate Travel Pros in New AirPlus Survey

AirPlus International, a global provider of corporate travel payment solutions, releases October’s The Wire…from AirPlus entitled: Socially Responsible Corporate Travel Still Growing. Over 60% of the corporate travel professionals surveyed expect “green initiatives” from their preferred travel suppliers and over 72% stated that having CSR activities is at least considered when selecting a supplier. For more details, including a complimentary PDF of the results, please visit the AirPlus Community.

“I am proud to see that CSR initiatives are increasingly important in the corporate travel community,” said Richard Crum, President and CEO of AirPlus International, Inc. “At AirPlus, we believe in this to our core, with numerous activities and initiatives that occur around the globe, all year long. Visit our CSR page to learn more about our activities in India, Germany and the U.S., for instance.”

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 76 travel management professionals in North America from November 1 to 15, 2010.

AirPlus International provides savings to over 33,000 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 like us at www.facebook.com/airplusinternational.