Business Travel Alternatives Remain Viable According To New AirPlus Survey

AirPlus International, a global leader in corporate travel payment and analysis solutions, releases November’s The Wire…from AirPlustitled: Travel Alternatives Remain Strong. Survey results show that virtual meetings are an accepted and firmly ingrained means of communication in corporate culture with about two-thirds (64%) stating that virtual meetings have increased within their company in the last year. Approximately 80 percent felt that virtual meetings were sometimes or always as effective as in person meetings. For more details, including a complimentary PDF of the full survey results, please visit the AirPlus Community.

“Our survey shows that companies see many reasons to turn to travel alternatives, from increased costs, decreased budgets, employee quality of life and CSR,” said Richard Crum, President and CEO of AirPlus International, Inc. “We are committed to providing payment solutions and reporting to help companies manage both travel costs and travel alternatives.”

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 173 corporate travel buyers primarily in North America from November 10-15, 2011.

AirPlus International is a leading business travel payment solution with a payment suite including lodge/central bill accounts, corporate cards, purchasing cards and online management and analysis tools 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 AirPlus Community, follow us via Twitter and LinkedIn, circle us on Google+ and like us on Facebook.