DUBAI // A huge blaze broke out at The Address Downtown Dubai on Thursday night, several hours before the emirate’s New Year’s eve fireworks were to take place. Videos and pictures of the fire, just behind The Burj Khalifa, began flooding social media sites as soon as word spread. Mohammed Al Sarraf, a Kuwaiti businessman […]
VANCOUVER — West coast success story Travel TST has been acquired by Vision Travel. The agency has been serving the greater Vancouver area since 1969. Brian Robertson, COO Vision Travel, said the company is “thrilled” to welcome Travel TST into the Vision Travel family. “With their local market knowledge and expertise, they bring a wealth […]
By Brian Robertson Travel budgets have not escaped the scrutiny of resource companies under pressure to cut overhead costs. And while activity across the board may have slowed up to a point, there will always be a need to send staff offsite. In-house procurement specialists are trained to look for the best possible travel options […]
With Vicki Masters, Vice-President, Corporate Operations We’re so used to hearing about the falling loonie – here’s some news about something that’s rising. Unfortunately it’s a key cost of your corporate travel budget: hotel room rates. According to the Hotel Price Index, more travellers plus higher consumer spending and strong currency fluctuations have all contributed […]
As we begin a new year, the business travel sector is full of 2016 forecasts… so to carry on that theme here are six tips the GBTA has provided on making sure your programme is a success in 2016: Make sure you have all the data To build a complete data set, you will also need the […]