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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Technology Trends in Travel Distribution | 12/17/2010 |
| Q: What are the business drivers that makes companies operating in the above segments invest in IT? ... A: IT in the business travel industry generally resides at the travel management company (TMC) or ... | |
| Travl Agency | 5/6/2010 |
| Q: I am planning to open a home based travel agency that would deal with International travel. I would ... A: Not sure where you are writing from. In the US you need to contact ARC: ... | |
| meal allowance | 4/4/2010 |
| Q: He traveled to Charlotte NC to attend a training course organized by my company's franchisor. What ... A: Ryan, I just received the BTN Corporate Travel Index 2010 which lists per diems per top US cities. ... | |
| New travel agency. | 5/13/2009 |
| Q: I am planning on openning a licensed travel agency and i will specialize on guided tours. how can ... A: As a licensed travel agent you simply need to contact Disney and other suppliers to negotiate a ... | |
| Travel Reimbursement Policy | 4/23/2009 |
| Q: Writing Policy- We have three offices within a 10 mile radius -do we reimburse for travel to these ... A: This is completely up to your company's culture. If you worked for the US Federal Government your ... | |
| promotion | 4/13/2009 |
| Q: Sir I have owned a travel franchise, specialized in domestic & international flights.It ... A: To promote your site you need to: 1) Optimize your site for search by Google and Yahoo!. Given the ... | |
| Debit Memos | 2/26/2009 |
| Q: When an airline receives a credit card charge back they just send a debit memo. Therefore the only ... A: I have heard from many sources that the airlines have increased their collection efforts as a way ... | |
| travel agent | 12/18/2008 |
| Q: I had a question that I kind of got confused. Does a licenced travel agent make money off of booking ... A: Travel agencies make money on commissions, back end overrides (also a form of commissions) and ... | |
| Average meal per diem | 9/23/2008 |
| Q: I am curious what the standard corporate meal per diem is. We are revising our corporate travel ... A: The best resource for meal per diem rates is Runzheimer International ... | |
| Business Travel - State Residency Status | 2/4/2008 |
| Q: My company is based on Washington state. We have many clients in other states such as California, ... A: Naomi, I afraid all I can give you is an opinion. I would check with a CPA to verify this, but as ... | |
| Expense Management Systems | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: My question pertains to expenses and how to manage/organize them. I'm an independent contractor. I ... A: Cynthia, I am in a similar situation as an independent consultant. There are a number of ... | |
| golf business | 11/20/2007 |
| Q: I just ask about Golf business in Thailand !! i live in Thailand and i have database about golf ... A: Yes. There are a number of sites that specialize in specific activities such as golf, adventure ... | |
| Business Travel | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: What is tourism operation? the academic and/or professional definition. A: Viviane, That is a broad category but basically means anything involved with the delivery of ... | |
| Meal Allowance | 4/16/2007 |
| Q: I' am trying to set up a meal allowance for Auditors during their business travel. Do you have some ... A: The best place to find out this information is at Runzheimer International ... | |
| American average meal allowances | 8/31/2006 |
| Q: I am a traveling supervisor for a Exhibit design firm, we are on the road an average of 180 days per ... A: Jack, The best resource for per diem amounts is Runzheimer International ... | |
| Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. | 1/17/2006 |
| Q: Writing, travelling and how to live off of it. How many people here are currently travel writing as ... A: KG, Guide book publishers have traditionally hired free lance writers for input into specific ... | |
| American average meal allowance | 8/11/2005 |
| Q: We are attempting to set up company guidlines for employees to spend while they travel in the US on ... A: Colleen, I don't have per diem information but I believe if you contact Runzheimer International at ... | |
| ------------------------- ... | 1/10/2005 |
| Q: I would like to know more about the travel industry. I know that in the chain of travel there is ... A: Sorry for the delay. I didn't see your additonal question. The wholesale usually contracts with ... | |
| I would like to know more... | 1/10/2005 |
| Q: I would like to know more about the travel industry. I know that in the chain of travel there is ... A: Catherine, This is an interesting question considering the changes happening in the industry. The ... | |
Norman L. Rose
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Any questions related to technology and the travel industry. This includes online travel trends, changes in travel distribution practices, emerging technology to manage corporate travel, corporate self-bookings tools, expense management systems and data warehouse initiatives.
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Past/Present clients
Technology Companies: BroadVision, Extensity, Fetch Technologies, ImaginOn, Netscape Communications, Oracle Corporation, PeopleSoft, Peregrine Systems, PointsNorth Digital Technologies/Peragis, Site2, Sun Microsystems
Travel Companies: Carlson Leisure Group, Carlson Wagonlit /WTS, Datalex, Maritz Travel Company, The National Business Travel Association, Perillo Tours, Reed Elsevier/OAG, Rosenbluth International, Sun International Resorts, US Bank, Worldspan, WorldTravel BTI
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