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20th August 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Re-appointed onto Government Travel Framework
Buying Solutions framework agreement awards CWT with five Lots
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK has been awarded five Lots for Travel Management Service Providers in the new framework agreement by Buying Solutions, the public sector‟s leading procurement service.
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29th July 2010
CWT Traffic Increases Nearly 17% in First Six Months
Economic recovery drives increased demand and need for optimised travel and meetings and events management
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, handled nearly 29.4 million transactions1 during the first six months of this year, a 13.2 percent increase compared to the same year-earlier period.
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26th July 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Named Supplier of the Year by the Home Office
Efficiencies made by the Home Office saved taxpayers nearly £6m
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK was named „Overall Supplier of the Year‟ during the annual Home Office Supplier Value and Innovation Awards in London earlier this month.
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23rd June 2010
CWT Issues Research Showing Companies Can Save 10-25% by Applying Best Practices to Meetings & Event Management
Companies can save on average 10 per cent to 25 per cent of their Meetings and Events (M&E) spend when they apply best practices to policy and compliance, sourcing, and processes, according to the latest in-depth study from the CWT Travel Management Institute, the research arm of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management.
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25th May 2010
A World Leader in Telecom Consolidates Its Global Travel Programme With Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Ericsson, one of the world’s leading providers of technology and services to telecom operators, has selected Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, to manage its travel programme in 30 countries around the world.
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19th May 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Globalises Its Energy Services Division Global services include streamlined travel fulfilment, consolidated travel management, risk mitigation and 24-hour emergency assistance
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has created a new global organisation for its Energy Services division, to offer integrated services worldwide to the company’s growing portfolio of energy-related clients.
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17th May 2010
CWT UK Meetings & Events rolls out enhanced Request for Meetings system from ABC Connection
The UK Meetings & Events division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a long-time channel partner of online publisher ABC Connection, is escalating its use of Request for Meetings (RfM) as the online solution for managing its venue search, enquiry, negotiation and client proposal processes online.
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12th May 2010
CWT Policy Messenger & CWT Agency+Card Reporting Integrated for Greater Compliance and Savings
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has integrated two of its proprietary solutions to boost travel policy compliance and drive savings.
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10th May 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires Gateway Travel Management of Pittsburgh
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement whereby CWT has acquired Gateway Travel Management (GTM), a privately held regional travel management company based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area.
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4th May 2010
CWT Extends Several Key Products and Services to Mobile Platforms Referral agreements with conTgo and WorldMate mark the beginning
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has signed non-exclusive, global referral agreements with conTgo and WorldMate, enabling the company to extend some of its key products and services to SMS and smartphone platforms, which are provided by each supplier respectively.
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22nd April 2010
CWT Offers Tips for Dealing with Volcanic Ash Fallout Staying well informed and flexible are important until travel is back to normal.
With European airspace open, after several days of flight restrictions connected to the cloud of volcanic ash hovering over the region, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, is offering travel managers and travellers some important tips to help them effectively deal with the situation.
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16th April 2010
CWT Operations Working Overtime to Accommodate Business Travellers Impacted by Volcanic Ash that is Disrupting Travel to and From Europe ”Our operations haven’t been impacted like this since the tragic events of 9/11.”
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, is keeping many of its business travel centres in Europe and North America open over the weekend to help travellers who may be impacted by airport closures, flight delays and cancellations resulting from a high-altitude cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland make alternate plans.
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29th March 2010
Defra Presents Carlson Wagonlit Travel With Sustainability Award
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland, a global leader specialising in business travel management, was presented the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Sustainability Award during Defra’s annual supplier conference in London earlier this month.
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17th March 2010
CWT Names Jean-Luc Duchemin EVP Global Human Resources
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has named Jean-Luc Duchemin executive vice president global human resources, effective April 6, 2010.
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10th March 2010
CWT Connect Now Offers New Flexible Travel Management Solution
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, a leading business travel management company, has launched CWT Connect Now, an online travel management solution designed for companies with a small to medium annual travel spend looking for a flexible way to manage their travel.
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17th February 2010
CWT Performance Indicators for 2009 Reflect Clients’ Cost-Cutting Measures and Their Satisfaction with the Company While sales volume declined, the proportion of “satisfied” and”very satisfied” travel managers rose
Key performance indicators for Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, testify to the unusual challenges the travel industry and most other businesses confronted during the global recession of 2009, the company reported today.
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9th February 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Wins Innovation Award for Hotel Booking Tool - CWT Room Select
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland, the leading business travel management company, won an Innovation Award for its hotel booking tool, CWT Room Select, at the Business Travel & Meetings Show in London.
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9th February 2010
CWT Reveals its Best Kept Secret: CWT Meetings & Events - CWT Meetings & Events on Stand 20 at Business Travel & Meetings Show
CWT Meetings & Events, a division of the leading travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), will be showcased on Stand 20 during the Business Travel & Meetings Show 9-10 February in London.
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4th February 2010
CWT UK & Ireland Recognises Staff Dedication in Awards Ceremony
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland, a leading travel management company, recently honoured more than 60 employees for long service and special achievement during a dinner and awards ceremony in London.
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2nd February 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is First TMC to Support Prompt Payment Code
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, a leading specialist in business travel management, has become the first travel management company (TMC) to become a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code.
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1st February 2010
CWT Survey Shows Travel Managers Remain Focused on Savings   Higher priorities for 2010 include hotel spend, compliance and online booking
Optimising hotel spend, improving traveller compliance, optimising simple bookings, and driving air and ground transportation savings are the top four areas of higher priority for travel managers in 2010, according to a recent report published by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management.
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19th January 2010
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Named ‘Best TMC’ at Business Travel Awards
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland, the leading business travel management company, was named „Best Travel Management Company (more than 250,000 UK transactions annually)‟ last night at the Business Travel Awards in London.
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14th January 2010
Pauline Houston to Lead Further Hotels Growth for Carlson Wagonlit Travel UK & Ireland
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland, a global leader specialising in business travel management, has strengthened its travel management offering for hotels with the promotion of Pauline Houston to the post of Hotel Programmes Director UK & Ireland, effective immediately.
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