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No-frills included in 90% of corporate travel policies
Following a survey of its clients, business travel management company BTI says companies are increasingly including no-frills carriers in their travel policies.
BTI says 90% of clients surveyed were allowing travellers to book no-frills flights within travel policy. The company also reports that 79% of clients surveyed said they were encouraging travellers to book at the last minute, taking the best available fare on the day.
BTI UK director of consulting, Spencer Smith said: “There is a clear trend towards net pricing which emphasises the continued focus on cost reduction both from a corporate and a supplier point of view.”
BTI UK also revealed that there had been a 30% increase year-on-year in first class fares booked by its clients in the 12 months to the end of August 2003. The business travel management company says this is probably due to discounted fares and competitive upgrade campaigns, particularly on transatlantic routes. The company reports similar trends to those identified by the Carlson Wagonlit Travel survey, released earlier this month – that there has been a “significant decrease” in business class travel due to travellers downgrading.
The figures were released at BTI UK’s annual client seminar, held in London last week. The company surveyed 100 UK clients. BTI UK was also using the seminar as a chance to introduce clients to its new service, BTI UK Direct. The service, described a “value-driven and low-cost” is available as a telephone, email or online service. A spokeswoman told TravelMole it was aimed at clients with “fairly straight forward travel requirements”.
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