AirPlus Survey Highlights Travel Management Role In Traveler Safety And Security

AirPlus International, a global leader in corporate travel payment and analysis solutions, releases September’s The Wire…from AirPlustitled: Traveler Safety and Security. According to the survey’s results, almost half (49 percent) state that their company’s corporate travel policy includes a standard set of procedures for travelers in the event of travel disruption and a little less (40 percent) includes procedures for corporate travel managers. Almost half (48 percent) state that traveler safety and security falls into more than one department’s area of responsibility. For more details, including a complimentary PDF of the full survey results, please visit the AirPlus Community.

“Corporate travelers have access to real-time information now more than ever through apps and platforms such as Twitter to stay on top of flight status, weather, news and more,” said Richard Crum, President and CEO of AirPlus International, Inc. “In addition, our Company Account customers have yet another tool for ensuring the security of their travelers. Industry research shows better travel policy compliance for airfare with central payment because their travelers are more likely to book with the designated travel management company and thereby automatically included in the tracking program database.”

The Wire…from AirPlus is a monthly pulse report for the business travel industry on timely and relevant topics. Results of this edition are based on a survey of 143 corporate travel buyers in North America and Europe from September 1-7, 2011.

AirPlus International is a leading business travel payment solution with a payment suite of central bill accounts, corporate cards and online management tools that are used by over 35,000 customers worldwide. AirPlus is travel agency neutral, the leading issuer of UATP worldwide and the preferred partner of various airlines such as Air China, British Airways, Continental Airlines, Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal and Singapore Airlines. For more information, please visit AirPlus.com, contribute to our community at AirPlus Community, follow us via Twitter and LinkedIn, and like us on Facebook.