United Kingdom
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CWT Technology to be Featured at ITM Conference
Making life easier for business travellers and meeting planners
LONDON, May 21, 2012 – This year's ITM Conference 'Intelligence 2012', which kicks off today, will showcase two of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT)’s industry-leading products designed to assist travellers and meetings bookers as part of the technology session 'The Travel Gadget Show'.
Mobile app CWT To Go™ and meeting planning tool CWT Meeting Optimizer will be featured in the Tuesday session’s interactive review of the latest apps, technology and inventions.
"It is vital for travel managers and meeting planners to stay current on the latest products in the marketplace and adopt a spirit of embracing technology," says Andrew Winterton, CWT president suppliers, products and technology. "CWT’s innovative technology is helping business travellers and meeting planners become more efficient, and empowers them to make the best decisions for themselves and their companies."
• CWT To Go™ is a complimentary app that offers CWT travellers the services they need to stay informed and efficient before and during a trip. It transfers itineraries regardless if booked online or via the GDS to a mobile device, and is available on iPhone®, BlackBerry® or Android® platforms. CWT To Go™ gives travellers access to their travel details, provides instant notification of flight changes (delays, cancellations and gate changes), and offers mobile check-in and destination information.
• CWT Meeting Optimizer , one of CWT’s newest products, helps individual organisers and professional meeting planners easily research the best location for a meeting while saving up to 25 percent. Using a patent-pending algorithm, it provides top destinations by air and hotel costs, mileage, and CO2 emissions using CWT’s wealth of data, and helps travel managers better understand what their companies are spending on meetings.
The ITM Conference 'Intelligence 2012' is being held 21-23 May in Manchester. 'The Travel
Gadget Show' session is on 22 May at 14.45. For more information, visit
www.itmconference.org
Both
CWT To Go™ and
CWT Meeting Optimizer will also be available to demo on CWT's stand number 360 during
Business Travel Market 13-14 June in London. For more information, visit
www.carlsonwagonlit.com
About Carlson Wagonlit Travel
CWT is a global leader specialising in managing business travel and meetings and
events. CWT serves companies, government institutions and non-governmental organisations of all
sizes in more than 150 countries and territories. By leveraging both the expertise of its people
and leading-edge technology, CWT helps clients derive the greatest value from their travel
programme in terms of savings, service, security and sustainability. The company is also committed
to providing best-in-class service and assistance to travellers. CWT services and solutions
comprise Traveller & Transaction Services, Programme Optimisation, Safety & Security,
Meetings & Events and Energy Services. In 2011, sales volume for wholly owned operations and
joint ventures totalled US$28.0 billion. For more information about CWT, please visit our global
website at
www.carlsonwagonlit.com. Follow us on Twitter
@CWT_UK.
