Business Travel

BCD Travel to partner with flexible workplace provider Regus

Global agreement gives BCD Travel clients convenient access to business lounges

SYDNEY, 25 February  2011 – BCD Travel, the third-largest corporate travel management company worldwide, confirmed today that it has signed an agreement with Regus, the world’s leading provider of flexible workplace solutions.

Under the agreement, BCD Travel clients will receive convenient access to prestigious office space, meeting rooms and

Avoid Asia corporate travel in February

Corporate travel clients are reminded that early February will be an extremely difficult time to travel through Asia due to the 15-day Chinese New Year celebrations, which begin on February 3. It’s the Year of the Rabbit and rabbits are considered the luckiest in the Chinese Zodiac. Rabbits are kind, gentle and reserved and they like to live quiet easy

No service disruptions despite Brisbane business travel office evacuation

The Brisbane business travel office of leading corporate travel management company, BCD Travel, was evacuated during the recent Brisbane floods – but their corporate travel clients experienced no difference in service due to their well-executed Business Continuity Plan.

Some Brisbane business travel staff were flown to Sydney to work from the Sydney business travel office while others looked after clients

BCD Travel’s Industry Forecast for 2011: Car rental

Global rates for car rentals have remained flat with expectations of only small rises up to 4% in 2011, according to BCD Travel’s 2011 Industry Forecast, which was compiled by its independent consulting arm, Advito.

In order to save money, companies have been choosing smaller vehicles and have also been hiring cars for shorter periods of time, the report said.

BCD Travel’s Industry Forecast for 2011: MICE

There has been a global resurgence in the number of meetings incentives conferences exhibitions in 2010 but at a lower average room spend per participant, according to BCD Travel’s 2011 business travel Industry Forecast.

This is due to companies negotiating better rates during a time when demand for conference venues and hotel accommodation was low; as well as companies delaying

BCD Travel doubles its Melbourne business travel team

BCD Travel has doubled the size of its Melbourne business travel team in response to an increasing client base this year.

Both the Sydney business travel and Brisbane business travel offices have also grown in size as the corporate travel agency continues to attract new business due to its fresh approach to business travel.

Among the reasons new clients are

Newcastle in Lonely Planet’s Top 10

Iconic travel publication, Lonely Planet, has included Newcastle on the NSW North Coast as among the Top 10 destinations recommended to leisure and business travellers for 2011.

In its annual Best in Travel list, Lonely Planet ranked Newcastle at No 9 – well ahead of Sydney, with Wellington in New Zealand at No 4. Topping the list was New York,

1,000 free points for BCD Travel clients

Travel management company, BCD Travel is pleased to offer its clients a special deal with InterContinental Hotels & Resorts across Australia.

All corporate travel clients need to do is book the BCD Travel Preferred Rate for stays at any InterContinental Hotel before the 31st of December to gain 1,000 Priority Club Rewards bonus points.

Every InterContinental stay booked between now

BCD Travel’s 2011 Corporate Travel Industry Forecast

International corporate travel agency, BCD Travel has just released its annual Industry Forecast for 2011, documenting business travel trends that will affect corporate travel programs around the world over the next 12 months.

Compiled by Advito, the independent consulting arm of BCD Travel, the comprehensive report examines pricing trends across all corporate travel categories including air travel, hotel accommodation and

Testing mobile phones as room keys

IHG technology pilot

InterContinental Hotels Group is piloting technology that allows travelers to use a mobile phone as a room key, the company announced on Wednesday.

IHG earlier this month began testing the technology, called MobileKey, at two of its properties: the Holiday Inn & Suites Chicago O’Hare Rosemont and the Holiday Inn Express Houston Downtown. The properties are inviting