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07.07.2008 New biometric technology is to be introduced at a number of British airports, it has been revealed.The moves will see iris, fingerprint and facial-recognition technology be brought in to help improve journey times and speed up passing through immigration control for frequent fliers between UK and the United States.Particularly aimed...

04.07.2008 British Airways (BA) is looking to introduce a dedicated check-in area for business travellers at Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5, it has been revealed.In addition, a second business class lounge in Terminal 5 B will be set up.Such news could be of interest to those seeking business travel jobs.The news comes...

04.07.2008 Capita Business Travel (CBT) has secured a deal with BT, it has been revealed.The news sees those with business travel jobs at the firm handle rail travel for the telecom company's employees via its Railooto service.Jan Tucker-Jones, business travel manger for BT, said: "We are delighted to be working with...

02.07.2008 Expedia Corporate Travel is to undergo a rebranding process, it has been revealed.The move will see those with business travel jobs at the firm be known as 'Egencia, an Expedia Inc company'.As such, it brings it back in line with Egencia - which was the name of the French-based online...

26.06.2008 Business travel company the Bath Travel Group has signed a new contract with technology firm Travelport, it has emerged.As such, those with travel jobs at the firm will use Travelport's latest Galileo desktop (GDS) reservation product across all areas of the business.Under the terms of its previous deal the Bournemouth-based...

24.06.2008 Two leading corporate travel organisations are joining forces to investigate new ways of working in the industry, it has emerged.In news that might interest people with business travel jobs, it was revealed that the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) and the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GMTC) have set up...

23.06.2008 There was a five per cent increase in travel bookings in May compared with the same month last year, it has been revealed.Figures from the Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC) site also indicated an one per cent decrease in air travel and a four per cent decline in car...

23.06.2008 Passengers could travel from Glasgow to London by train in four hours, it has been stated.Tom Harris, rail minister in Scotland, said when work on the West Coast Main Line was completed in December, part of an £8 billion upgrade it would cut the current five and a half hour...

11.06.2008 The majority of European businesses think that the amount of work-related travel they will have do is set to increase, new research shows.In a joint study carried out by American Express and CFO Research it was revealed that 88 per cent of organisations across the continent believe domestic travel will...

11.06.2008 Co-operative Travel Management has purchased London-based Parador Travel Management, it has been revealed.The move boosts the business travel firms' network of offices to 16. Meanwhile, 40 people with business travel jobs at Parador are to transfer to the Co-operative Travel Management team, which is a subsidiary of Co-operative Travel.Taken over...