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Southwest Airlines Signs With Egencia

Posted on: 02/14/2012 by Tracy Thompson – Senior Marketing Writer at Egencia

Good news for business travelers. Egencia just reached an agreement with Southwest Airlines that will give Egencia corporate clients improved access to the carrier’s content and functionality.

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Southwest Airlines Signs With Egencia

Avoiding the Business Traveler Belly Bulge

Posted on: 01/24/2012 by Cate Vanasse – Senior North American Marketing Manager

The odds are stacked against road warriors when it comes to the scale - they are 92% more likely to be obese than less frequent travelers.

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Strange but true...

Posted on: 01/09/2012 by Courtney McAra – North America Marketing Manager

How often does a plane take off or land at Chicago O’Hare? Can you name the only U.S. state without a major airport?

Just for fun, we’ve rounded up a few fun facts and interesting tidbits for today’s business traveler.

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Strange but true...

Holiday Travel: Friendly People, Smiling Faces, Abundant Patience and Good Cheer

Posted on: 01/04/2012 by Tracy Thompson – Senior Marketing Writer at Egencia

Well, not really. But it’s nice to dream.

As we look back at the holiday travel season, I wanted to share an interesting article I found on CNN.com called The Etiquette of Crowded Flying. Several challenges are featured, including on-board crying babies, the “who-gets-the-armrest” question, carry-on luggage problems, and the always popular “I-paid-for-a-ticket-so-I-get-to-crank-my-seat-back-into-your-lap” guy.

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Holiday Travel:  Friendly People, Smiling Faces, Abundant Patience and Good Cheer

How To Get Lower Airfares

Posted on: 12/07/2011 by Tracy Thompson – Senior Marketing Writer at Egencia

You could hit someone up for money in the airport lounge.

Take advantage of that fancy new ‘overhead bin’ seating option.

Or you can go with Egencia.

Egencia has been in the business travel industry for awhile now, and through this experience we’ve found some consistent and effective ways to get lower airfares for business travelers.

First off, one of the best ways to find lower airfares is to book as early as possible (at least 22 or more days in advance). In our 2012 Global Travel Forecast study, we found, just by booking early, that you could achieve ...

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