ASBTA Survey Reveals Small Business Travelers Want More Global Air Alliance Competition.2009 Airline Partnership Survey by American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Small Business Travelers Alliance (ASBTA ASBTA American Small Business Travelers Alliance (Lewisville, TX) ) Also Finds That Small Businesses Want More Flexible Flight Schedules and Fare Options FLOWER MOUND, Texas Flower Mound is a city in Denton County, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city population was 50,702, although the U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate was 63,526.[1] The name comes from a large mound located in the southern portion of the city. -- A recently completed American Small Business Travelers Alliance (ASBTA) survey indicates that an overwhelming percentage of small business travelers feel they would benefit from more global competition among air alliances and believe that allowing more airlines to partner together will help lower costs and offer greater travel flexibility. "International travel is increasingly becoming more important to small businesses, so they must continue to identify new ways to reduce costs," said Chuck Sharp, ASBTA President. "Clearly today's sophisticated small business traveler Traveler (U.S. English) or Traveller (British English) may refer to:
The survey, which included responses from more than 330 small business travelers (SBT SBT Symplastin bleeding time ), found that: * Eighty-three percent (83%) surveyed would like to see increased competition to the Star and SkyTeam SkyTeam is the second largest airline alliance in the world — behind Star Alliance — partnering thirteen carriers from four continents, with three pending members. network alliances for trans-Atlantic flights * Eighty-eight percent (88%) surveyed would like to see airlines partner together to provide more flexibility in their business travel options * Ninety-two percent (92%) SBT surveyed believe allowing more airlines to partner would benefit small businesses * Ninety-four percent (94%) surveyed would like to have the ability to use their airline miles across multiple airlines * Ninety-three percent (93%) surveyed would value the ability to purchase "combinable fares" that allow travel in one direction on one carrier, with the return flight on another member of the alliance * Eighty-seven percent (87%) surveyed would like to have more flexibility with flight schedules and connections on trans-Atlantic flights * Seventy-seven percent (77%) surveyed think having more flexibility with flight schedules/connections on trans-Atlantic flights will help reduce costs * Ninety percent (90%) surveyed would like all airlines to compete on equal regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. footing - (having the same rules applied for all airlines) * Ninety-one percent (91%) surveyed like having the opportunity to purchase airline tickets from a network of airline partners About ASBTA: ASBTA is a national organization dedicated to serving and educating small business travelers by providing information regarding travel and mobile technology. If you're you're Contraction of you are. you're you are you're be a small business owner and want to learn more or become a member for free, visit our sites - www.asbta.com. Members of the media can receive a free copy of survey results by contacting ASBTA by phone at 469-648-0190 or email at surveys@asbta.com. |
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