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The Word from Whitehall: partnership pitfalls
Our mystery buyer cautions his colleagues to be more respectful of their suppliers
French public sector favours train travel
Under French government guidelines, rail takes precedence with air travel usually reserved for only the longest of trips, and car travel only for the shortest.
The Word from Whitehall: love me tender
Our mystery buyer contemplates the current bid process for central government travel
UK public sector conferences moving to urban venues
Many UK public sector conferences such as the Chartered Institute of Housing and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development are moving venues.
The Word from Whitehall: the times they are a changin’
Some new words are entering the civil servants’ lexicon.
Met Office travel supports £350m contribution to UK economy
The Met Office spent some £3.6 million on travel and subsistence in 2010 to support its public weather forecasting and international climate research work.
The Word from Whitehall: Will Sir Philip’s Top Shop treatment work?
The first in our regular monthly series of missives from the heart of Government procurement
Public sector workers in Bristol access low emission travel
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has been running a car-pooling scheme to cut the number of miles staff travel in their own cars.
US States purchasing consortium gains discounted hotel rates
WSCA Lodging gives US states some of the purchasing power of the federal government
UKTI uses Buying Solutions and ‘smart travel’ to cut costs
UKTI’s requirement that staff consider whether travel is the best way to meet objectives has contributed to travel spend falling 44% between 2010 and 2011.
The extent to which the front of the plane is full is strongly dependent on business confidence