Despite the sour economic news of 2008, Carlson Wagonlit Travel reported its sales volume rose from $26 billilon in 2007 to $27.8 billion last year, a 7% increase, according to CEO Douglas Anderson.
He said the corporate travel agency, which brought on $2.4 billion in new business in 2008, benefits from a growing desire of larger companies to consolidate their travel buying either regionally or globally.
In addition, the agency’s 2008 client retention rate was 97%, he reported.
I would post the link but were not allowed...its on Travel Weekly.
So not everyone is doing horribly...at least not yet.
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