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Related Newslog Items 7 June 2010 The Millennium Foundation today officially launched the Massivegood program for corporate travel channels. Designed to collect "micro-contributions" from travelers when they book airline flights, hotel stays or car rentals as part of the effort to fight HIV/Aids, malaria and tuberculosis, Massivegood has secured commitments to facilitate corporate travel donations from travel management companies American Express Business Travel, BCD Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and online booking tool providers Amadeus (e-Travel), iFAO (Cytric) and Sabre (GetThere). "Companies now have an easy way to demonstrate commitment to global health with the launch of Massivegood's corporate program, which lets them integrate a simple donation solution into their corporate travel systems," according to a Millennium Foundation statement. 20 May 2010 Carlson Wagonlit Travel created a dedicated, global division for energy industry clients. CWT named Gary Pearce as senior vice president for global energy services, overseeing a team including U.S.-based resources and senior directors in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Latin America; and Asia Pacific. Energy companies "in oil and gas services, maritime and drilling exploration, and alternative energies ... travel to and from remote locations around the world and their logistical needs are quite complex, often involving the rotation and transport of hundreds of employees at a time," CWT noted. The travel management company said it has more than 100 clients in the energy business. 27 January 2010 NBTA Europe added to its advisory board buyers Torbjorn Erling and Yann Le Goff, and supplier Floyd Widener. Erling is Ikea Group's global meetings and travel manager, Le Goff is sourcing director for Tetra Laval Group subsidiary Sidel and Widener is Carlson Wagonlit Travel's vice president of sales and global program management in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. They join on the committee Caroline Strachan, chairman of the newly formed NBTA Europe. 4 November 2009 Carlson Wagonlit Travel partnered with Tata Communications to offer clients bookings and other services for Tata's Cisco TelePresence Suites. CWT announced it would "help in determining if and when a virtual meeting meets" customer business needs, manage the reservations process and provide "reporting on adoption and related cost savings." Tata runs on-site private telepresence suites for companies, and is installing hundreds of public sites in locations such as Starwood and Taj Hotels properties. Currently "several" public rooms are available on a "pay-per-use basis in the United States, England, India, South Africa and the Philippines," according to the company.
28 October 2009 CWT in early 2010 plans to offer throughout Europe an online hotel booking tool that aggregates content from GDS and non-GDS sources. First made available this year in the United Kingdom, CWT Room Select can be accessed through Carlson Wagonlit Travel's client portal. It ensures customers can book rates based on last room availability, manage rate caps, use geo-coding in their searches and reserve in real-time, according to CWT. 19 October 2009 ITM bestowed annual environmental awards on Flybe, Carey Cars and repeat winners Eurostar, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and the Cavendish Hotel. The Institute of Travel & Meetings recognition is part of the group's Icarus project and reflects "serious commitment by companies to develop sustainable business practices." ITM cited Flybe's "young turbo-prop aircraft" that lower carbon emissions and an "eco-labeling concept, which has been applied to it's flights, that uses the easily understood customer labeling notation common to fridges, washing machines, and even houses for sale." While Flybe won the airline category, British Airways also was recognized for its "comprehensive structure for managing their carbon emissions along with noise and local air quality." ITM also cited ground transportation company Carey's "driver awareness pilot program that aims to reduce fuel consumption by 10 percent by its drivers adopting more fuel-efficient driving behaviors." Meanwhile, CWT won the agency category for developing products and business models "that can help their clients in better managing their C02 emissions." 27 September 2009 The Millennium Foundation for Innovative Finance for Health officially launched a global health initiative involving the travel and tourism industry. The Massivegood project "will allow travelers to give a 'micro-contribution' ($2) every time they purchase travel services, which will go towards fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries," according to a Millennium Foundation statement. Participants include World Health Organization-hosted Unitaid; the World Travel and Tourism Council; global distribution system providers Amadeus IT Group, Sabre Holdings and Travelport; travel management companies American Express Business Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel; online travel agent Opodo; and other entities. "Corporations might decide to participate themselves or ask to participate with a matching fund from their traveler, or they might decide to put a cap and to say we will participate all the way up to that amount. We have modeled a series of hypotheses," according to American Express Global Travel Services president Charles Petruccelli, speaking at The Beat Live. "We have committed to Millennium that we are going to go and meet with everyone of our clients with the opportunity to be a part of that." 9 September 2009 FCm Travel Solutions added as partners Thomas Cook Overseas in Egypt and Regency Travel & Tours in Qatar. Thomas Cook's clients include Shell, Lilly, Ericsson and Apache, according to FCm. 29 July 2009 Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Europe made available a service combining travel itineraries and e-tickets "into a concise, easy-to-read document that clearly identifies the status of the traveler's booking and any actions to be taken." Available in eight languages and on computers or mobile devices, the service works for online and offline bookings made "through all reservation systems, including those of low-cost airlines, rail providers and independent hotels," according to CWT. The travel management company plans to implement the service globally in 2010. 7 July 2009 American Express Business Travel named Michael Qualantone vice president and GM for global supplier relations. Formerly vice president for AEBT's client services group, Qualantone replaced Andrew Winterton, who resigned before taking a leadership position at Carlson Wagonlit Travel. A 21-year company veteran, Qualantone reports to Charles Petruccelli, president of American Express Global Travel Services.
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