News releases 2009

Carlson Wagonlit Travel Promotes Lisa Whelan to Top Ireland Post | 17 December 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), Ireland’s leading specialist in business travel management, has promoted Lisa Whelan to the position of Country Manager Ireland, effective 1st January.
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Winners of 2009 Business Travel Journalism Awards Announced | 18 November 2009
The winners of the prestigious Business Travel Journalism Awards 2009 were announced at a glittering ceremony at historic One Whitehall Place last night.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel to Launch CWT Room Select Hotel Booking Tool in Europe Successfully launched in the UK earlier this year, European roll-out planned for early 2010 | 26 October 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has announced plans to enhance its hotel offering in Europe in the first quarter of 2010 with CWT Room Select, an online hotel booking tool the company successfully launched in the United Kingdom earlier this year.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel UK Wins Third ICARUS Environmental Award | 19 October 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, the UK‘s leading specialist in business travel management, has been named ”Agency Winner‘ for the 2009/10 ICARUS Environmental Supplier Awards by the Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM) UK & Ireland.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel UK Opposes Air Passenger Duty Increases | 12 October 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, the UK’s leading specialist in business travel management, has sent a letter to its clients detailing the 2009 and 2010 increases in Air Passenger Duty (APD).
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Baking up Travel Savings with Carlson Wagonlit Travel - Bakehouse Chooses CWT UK as Travel Management Company | 26 August 2009
Bakehouse, the UK’s leading supplier of Continental bakery products, has chosen Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, a global leader specialising in business travel management, to manage its travel programme.
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CWT Itinerary & E-Ticket Sets New Industry Standard Enhanced.
Design Spells Productivity and Convenience Before and During Business Trips. | 29 July 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has launched CWT Itinerary & E-Ticket in Europe to enable travellers and travel arrangers to manage reservations more easily and efficiently before and during a business trip.
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CWT UK Celebrates Long-Service Employees | 14 July 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK recently honoured its long-service employees during an evening at the Sofitel London St James. Above, Marie Edwards of CWT’s Teesside business travel centre and Martin Saunders of the Holborn business travel centre, are recognised for 30 years of service by Andrew Waller, Executive Vice President, UK & Ireland (centre).
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CWT Research Shows How Companies Can Reduce Hotel Spend by 21% - Seven Steps Help to Optimise Savings | 23 June 2009
Hotel spend represents on average nearly 40 per cent of a total corporate travel budget, but is often underestimated and undermanaged according to a new study conducted by 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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CWT UK Provides Money-Saving Tips for Clients in ‘Smart Travel’ Guide | 17 June 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK, a global leader in business travel management, has produced a Smart Travel Guide featuring money-saving tips for its clients to highlight savings and smart travel booking tactics.
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CWT Names Andrew Winterton to Newly Created Position President, Suppliers, Products & Technology | 4 June 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has appointed Andrew Winterton to the newly created position of president, Suppliers, Products & Technology, effective 1 June.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Launches Market-Leading Hotel Booking Tool | 20 May 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK has launched CWT Room Select, an online hotel booking tool with unique features including the ability to book allocation content online and last room availability (LRA) contract management, ensuring clients the best price, choice and availability.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Wins “The Tread Lightly –Business Market” Category at Eurostar Sales Awards | 14 May 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, was recently named the winner of "The Tread Lightly – Business Market" category at the Eurostar Sales Awards 2009 in London for its environmental initiatives and communications.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Appoints Sustainability Head for UK & Ireland | 12 May 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has created a new role to head its sustainability strategy in the UK & Ireland. Sandy Moring, senior director, public sector, has been promoted to include the sustainability role within her remit, in addition to her UK public sector programme management responsibilities.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Wins Travel Management Company of the Year Award at Agent Achievement Awards | 29 April 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, was awarded Travel Management Company of the Year at the 13th annual Agent Achievement Awards in London on 23rd April.
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Floyd Widener Adds Global Programme Management to his Scope of Responsibilities in EMEA | 13 March 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, has announced that Floyd Widener, currently Vice President Global Sales EMEA, will lead both the global sales and global programme management teams in EMEA, beginning in April.
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CWT Policy Messenger Wins Innovation Award at Business Travel Show | 16 February 2009
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, received a 2009 Business Travel Innovation Award for its compliance-enhancing solution CWT Policy Messenger at the Business Travel Show held in London last week.
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CWT Shows Solid Performance for 2008 - Sales volume reached US$27.8 billion, up 7 percent year over year; new business totalled US$2.4 billion | 10 February 2009
Key indicators for Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in business travel management, reveal strong performance in 2008, the company reported here today prior to the opening of the Business Travel Show.
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