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CWT News 2014

CWT thought-leadership event gets personal with latest industry issues and trends
New travel audience ‘bookellers’ identified by travel managers
19 November 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland welcomed over 75 top travel buyers to its annual client event, CWT UK Exchange 2014, at The Royal Horseguards Hotel in London yesterday.
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CWT Gears Up to Further Drive Innovation
New team invites internal and external partners to invent the future together
19 November 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced a new, dedicated team to further drive and develop its company-wide culture of innovation. The innovation team, named ‘Corp-i’, will be headed up by Vincent Lebunetel, vice president, Corporate Innovation.
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CWT Meetings & Events Reveals Top 2015 Trends
New report highlights compliance is key
06 November 2014
CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning meetings & events agency, today released its 2015 Meetings & Events Forecast, which suggests compliance will remain top of the agenda for next year.
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CWT and KDS Joint Investment Further Improves Traveller and Travel Manager Experience
30 October 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and KDS today revealed some of the new benefits available to clients following joint investment in CWT Online, powered by KDS, the popular door-to-door booking product that helps customers easily search for, book and manage travel and expenses in one easy-to-use tool.
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CWT Energy, Resources & Marine Bolsters Global Team
New senior appointments highlight continued focus on customer relationships
28 October 2014
CWT Energy, Resources & Marine, the specialist energy and resource services division of leading travel management company Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today announced that it will be strengthening its global leadership team.
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Winners of the 2014 Business Travel Journalism Awards Announced
Journalists from The Evening Standard, Eurostar’s Metropolitan magazine and Conference & Incentive Travel among those honoured
15 October 2014
The winners of the 11th annual Business Travel Journalism Awards were announced during a spectacular awards dinner at The Magazine Restaurant, Hyde Park last night.
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CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland appoints new Commercial Director
2 October 2014
CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland has today announced the appointment of Julie Norburn as Commercial Director, CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland who will start her new role in mid October.
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Hotel Bookings Mark Significant Step in CWT’s Mobile Journey
25 September 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced it is piloting hotel booking on its award-winning mobile app, CWT To GoTM. Recent research by CWT suggests 54 per cent of travellers and 65 per cent of travel managers consider on-the-go mobile booking important, and this development continues CWT's progress toward offering tools that improve the traveller booking experience.
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CWT announces new long term agreement with Travelport
22 September 2014
Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions for the $7 trillion global travel and tourism industry and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), one of the world’s leading travel management companies, have today announced an expanded multi-year, global agreement.
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CWT Offers Innovative Virtual Payment Solution to Clients
New offering powered by Conferma provides virtual cards across all GDSs
17 September 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced that it has added to its travel offering with the introduction of a virtual payment solution, powered by Conferma.
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CWT Meetings & Events Signs Agreement with Cvent
2 September 2014
CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning meetings and events agency, today announced it has strengthened its overall client technology offering by signing an agreement with Cvent, Inc. a leading cloud-based enterprise event management platform.
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CWT Announces Growth in Sales Volume and Transactions during First Half of 2014
27 August 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced first half sales volume of US $14.4 billion*, a 2.7 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2013, with transactions up 4.2 per cent to 32.5 million* for the first six months of 2014.
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Carlson Completes Acquisition of Carlson Wagonlit Travel
18 August 2014
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the completion of the acquisition from JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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CWT and GBTA Release 2015 Global Travel Price Outlook Giving Companies Comprehensive Look at Year Ahead
First joint CWT and GBTA forecast shows moderate price increases expected worldwide
12 August 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today released a new joint 2015 Global Travel Price Outlook report with the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
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CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland launches search for its next intern
28 July 2014
CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland has today launched its search for the brightest and best events students and graduates to take part in its internship programme, which is in its third year.
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CWT To Go App To Boost Traveller Loyalty
22 July 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced that it will be integrating Travel Gamification into its award-winning mobile app, CWT To Go.
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Carlson to Acquire Full Ownership of Carlson Wagonlit Travel
23 June 2014
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“JPMC”), the 45 percent equity interest JPMC indirectly holds in Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT).
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CWT Announces Chris Bowen as New Leader for UK & Ireland Market
18 June 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced the appointment of Chris Bowen to the position of senior vice president, UK & Ireland.
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CWT Explores ‘The Changing Face of Travel Management’ TMC outlines commitment to outstanding service and technology at global client conference
18 June 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today hosted customers at its Global Exchange event in Washington D.C. and outlined its vision to fuse the very best technology and service together to remain at the forefront of the industry in the eyes of its customers.
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CWT Meetings & Events has appointed Chris Bason as head of events.
09 June 2014
CWT Meetings & Events has appointed Chris Bason as head of events. Starting his new role today, Chris will be responsible for managing the growing live events team, delivering end-to-end services including event strategy, creative, production, technology and full project management.
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CWT Meetings & Events enters China’s M&E market
24 April 2014
CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning global meetings and events division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), today announced its entry into China’s rapidly growing meetings and events (M&E) market.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Warrington chooses local charity Making Space as charity of the year
23 April 2014
Making Space has been chosen by employees at the Warrington branch of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a leading business travel management company, as their charity of the year 2014.
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WorldMate Wins at EyeforTravel Mobile Innovation in Travel Awards
27 March 2014
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has announced that WorldMate, its mobile subsidiary, has won ‘ Best Mobile Travel User Experience’ at the EyeforTravel Mobile Innovation in Travel Awards, held on March 17 in San Francisco.
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CWT “KDS Neo Is A Game Changer For Industry”
29 January 2014

Business travel innovators Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and KDS today highlighted their ongoing commitment to providing the ultimate seamless, customer-focused experience to business travellers with the news that KDS Neo Expense is now available to CWT clients in the APAC, NORAM and EMEA regions.

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CWT’s Leila Gregory wins ‘Best ITAA Corporate Travel Professional'
24 January 2014

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) was last night honoured to have section manager Leila Gregory crowned as ‘Best ITAA Corporate Travel Professional’ at the Irish Travel Industry Awards 2014.
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CWT wins Double at Business Travel Awards 2014
21 January 2014

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) was last night honoured with two awards at the Business Travel Awards - Best Travel Management Company (more than £200m UK annual sales) and Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programme.
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New Year Celebrations as CWT Wins Renewal of EDF Travel Management Contract until 2018
14 January 2014

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announced that it will continue to manage travel for EDF, a global leader in the energy industry with 167,000 employees across 25 countries, for the next four years, following an extensive RFP process.
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CWT awarded ISO14001 re-accreditation until 2016
02 January 2014

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has once again successfully achieved ISO14001 accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) substantiating that its Environmental Management System (EMS) delivers best practice standards and operates compliant procedures.
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