The Cyber Traveler

Reducing Costs, Increasing Satisfaction

E-Travel: Soaring out of Sight

The Big Picture
When companies begin spending more money on corporate travel than they do on IT, that gets the attention of the CEO and CFO pretty fast.

The result is usually the rapid retooling of corporate travel purchasing. And in this age of B2B buildout, that more often than not involves using the Internet to radically re-shape the way travel--a commodity, after all, like PCs and office supplies--is bought and managed.

The country's best-run companies are using the Web for all sorts of corporate-travel-related functions--purchasing tickets, hotel rooms and car rentals--and some not so obvious ones, including
managing expenses, nurturing supplier relationships, fostering communication and leveraging purchasing power.

Want to learn more?
This section will spotlight:

• How progressive companies of all sizes are using the Web to make bookings
  in smart, cost-effective ways.
• How enterprising suppliers, from airlines and hotels, to charge card purveyors
  and car rental agencies, are honing their Web offerings to match corporate objectives and purchasing patterns.
• When purchasing travel direct from supplier inventory without a travel agent or any other kind of middleman-makes the most sense, and when it absolutely doesn't.
  
• What's up in wireless, and how the boom in wireless technology is making waves in the corporate travel world.
• What's new at established corporate travel Web sites, and what the upstarts are up to.