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The Cost of Travel
Who pays for your travel expenses?
The company that employs
me
    65%    67%
The company I own     11%    11%
The client       8%      8%
I do     14%    14%

Does your company have a corporate travel policy that sets limits on the amount spent on air, hotel and car rental expenses?
Yes     44%    36%
No     56%    64%

If yes, has your company become stricter in enforcing this policy in the past year?
Yes     46%    78%
No     56%    22%

Does your company require you to use hotels or air carriers for which it has negotiated special rates?
AIR TRAVEL
Yes     47%       —
No     53%       —
HOTELS
Yes     41%       —
No     59%       —
RENTAL CARS
Yes     51%       —
No     49%       —

Has your company started using its own Intranet or own Internet travel booking systems to control costs?
Yes     20%    78%
No     80%    22%

Please check things you have done in the past year to reduce business travel costs.
Stayed over a Saturday
night to get a lower fare
    51%    55%
Used low-fare carriers
where available
    48%    38%
Took fewer last-minute
trips
    44%    53%
Took fewer trips
requiring air travel
    34%    36%
Used back-to-back
ticketing
    30%    33%
Switched to less
expensive hotels
    30%    32%
Drove rather than flew     25%    29%
Took more day trips     21%    23%
Used frequent flyer
awards for business
travel
    14%    15%
 
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