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Chart of the week: Premium traffic and confidence

Public Sector Travel — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:27:39 +0000

IATA publishes regular updates on the level of premium traffic flown by its member airlines. There is a strong correlation between this level and how confident businesses are feeling, as is shown on the chart below which shows the Purchasing Managers Index of confidence.

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Source: IATA/PMI

A gold medal in sensationalism

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:08 +0000

Is the Government reducing staff travel a good - or a bad - thing?Viewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Walk the talk

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:27:12 +0000

Despite the austerity measures, public sector buyers need to keep environmental concerns in mind when making decisionsViewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Chart of the week: UK Border Agency travel spend

Public Sector Travel — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:10:07 +0000

Today’s strike by staff at the UK Border Agency is the ideal opportunity to look at the organisation’s annual spend on travel, subsistence and training. The chart below shows how this has fallen dramatically in the past two years.

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Source: UK Border Agency

Banging the drum for boot camps

Thu, 10 May 2012 06:46:49 +0000

Better communication between buyers and suppliers is essential, says the Cabinet OfficeViewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Avoiding tax or avoiding headcount?

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:49:37 +0000

The use of personal companies for tax reasons is mirrored in outsourced travel managementViewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Perception and reality

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:48:29 +0000

Why suppliers of products and services to the Government must abide by the rulesViewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Mutually beneficial

Wed, 02 May 2012 08:48:32 +0000

Can the Government's pursuit of the 'John Lewis model' be a win-win for public sector travel?Viewing the remainder of this article requires registration

Top 20 rail routes: April 2012

Public Sector Travel — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:00:39 +0000

The following table shows the 20 most popular rail routes in the country for the month of April 2012, booked through Evolvi, who provide self-booking rail technology for many of the leading travel management companies.

If you are a registered user of Public Sector Travel, you can also look at a chart of average fares for standard class and first class on these routes.

Chart of the week: T&E breakdown

Public Sector Travel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:46:39 +0000

Expense management provider Concur this week issued its second annual report into travel and expenses spend. The report distills information compiled from the detailed analysis of more than 500 million expense line items from Concur’s clients, representing more than £30 billion in spend.

The chart below, from the report, shows the breakdown of international T&E spend into various categories. Click on the chart to show it at full size.