ACTE/KDS Survey findings to Shed Light On Corporate Travel Behaviour Re Global Warming
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London - February 1, 2007 – A timely insight into the real impact on corporate travel of rising environmental concerns will be delivered at London’s 2007 Business Travel Show. At a press conference to be held on the event’s first morning, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and KDS, European leader in on demand travel and expense, will announce the findings of their joint survey into how organisations are adapting their travel behaviour to respond to the challenge of carbon emissions. The results reflect the opinions of over 200 travel managers and business travellers around the world who participated in the survey over the past two months.
The ACTE/KDS press conference will be held at 11.45am on Tuesday 13th February in the Hospitality Lounge at Earls Court 2. Senior executives from both organisations will provide a detailed account of how environmental issues are currently prioritised by executives and how travel practice compares to the public debate about carbon emissions.
“The response to this survey has been very strong, which confirms that the environment is very much on people’s minds”, says Susan Gurley, Chief Staff Officer and Executive Director of ACTE. “As the leading industry association we believe that carbon emissions are one of the most critical issues before us and feel this research will play a helpful role as companies seek to convert good intentions into good practice.”
Stanislas Berteloot, Marketing Director of KDS, says, ”Given the increasing adoption of online self-booking travel management tools we felt it important to capture the views of business travellers as well as travel managers. This study gives a valuable snapshot of both groups’ views and holds a mirror up to companies as they work to align their CSR and travel policies.”
ENDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives
Jo Lloyd Cass Helstrip
Regional Director, EMEA Rooster
+44 (0)208 932 4038 +44 (0)20 7953 8774
jlloyd@acte.org cass.helstrip@rooster.co.uk
KDS
Melanie Hanus Marc Cornelius
Communications Manager 80:20 PR
+33 1 46 29 58 88 +44 (0)20 7924 7576
mhanus@kds.com marc@8020pr.com
About ACTE
The Association of Corporate Travel Executive (ACTE) is a non-profit association established to provide executive-level global education and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. Membership spans all of business travel, from corporate buyers to agencies to suppliers, and accords all sectors equal membership. ACTE is represented in 49 countries.
About KDS
KDS on demand travel & expense offers a completely integrated solution for travel and expense management, addressing essential needs ranging from travel policy definition and enforcement, to online travel self-booking, to automated travel expense processing and beyond. Every critical procedure can be completed through the KDS ASP offering, resulting in greater efficiencies and associated financial benefits. In addition, KDS offers the most extensive back-end connectivity to airline, car, rail and hotel providers in the industry, ensuring optimized pricing and up-to-the-minute inventory control. For more information, visit www.kds.com.
“The response to this survey has been very strong, which confirms that the environment is very much on people’s minds”, says Susan Gurley, Chief Staff Officer and Executive Director of ACTE. “As the leading industry association we believe that carbon emissions are one of the most critical issues before us and feel this research will play a helpful role as companies seek to convert good intentions into good practice.”
Stanislas Berteloot, Marketing Director of KDS, says, ”Given the increasing adoption of online self-booking travel management tools we felt it important to capture the views of business travellers as well as travel managers. This study gives a valuable snapshot of both groups’ views and holds a mirror up to companies as they work to align their CSR and travel policies.”
ENDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives
Jo Lloyd Cass Helstrip
Regional Director, EMEA Rooster
+44 (0)208 932 4038 +44 (0)20 7953 8774
jlloyd@acte.org cass.helstrip@rooster.co.uk
KDS
Melanie Hanus Marc Cornelius
Communications Manager 80:20 PR
+33 1 46 29 58 88 +44 (0)20 7924 7576
mhanus@kds.com marc@8020pr.com
About ACTE
The Association of Corporate Travel Executive (ACTE) is a non-profit association established to provide executive-level global education and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. Membership spans all of business travel, from corporate buyers to agencies to suppliers, and accords all sectors equal membership. ACTE is represented in 49 countries.
About KDS
KDS on demand travel & expense offers a completely integrated solution for travel and expense management, addressing essential needs ranging from travel policy definition and enforcement, to online travel self-booking, to automated travel expense processing and beyond. Every critical procedure can be completed through the KDS ASP offering, resulting in greater efficiencies and associated financial benefits. In addition, KDS offers the most extensive back-end connectivity to airline, car, rail and hotel providers in the industry, ensuring optimized pricing and up-to-the-minute inventory control. For more information, visit www.kds.com.