AirPlus Revolutionizes Carbon Offsetting.First Green Business Travel Payment Solution ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- AirPlus International, the leading business travel payment provider, announced today the launch of an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. carbon offset feature for its lodge card solution, the AirPlus Company Account. A payment industry first, the feature allows all AirPlus clients to automatically pay for the offsetting of all flights purchased with the AirPlus Company Account. The product feature was recently awarded the Business Travel Show Innovation Award at the Business Travel Show in Dusseldorf. The solution is extremely easy to implement as the client must sign only one additional contract to enable AirPlus to transfer their flight data to the carbon offset provider. This data is then used by the carbon offset provider to calculate the amount to offset the company's carbon emissions. This amount is charged to the client via the AirPlus Company Account and the transaction information is then fed into the online AirPlus MIS tool, the AirPlus Information Manager. The carbon offset solution is available globally. In fact, a U.S. client may choose to use a Swiss carbon offset provider and offset their emissions for subsidiaries in any number of countries. The solution provides total transparency and allows a client to break down the data reporting as desired. An example would be by department, project or branch office. Richard Crum, President AirPlus International, said, "This is truly an innovation and a payment industry first. It is an efficient way for any of our clients to offset their carbon emissions, from the smallest client to the largest global corporation. They're free to work with whichever offsetting provider and travel agency they choose, as AirPlus makes the operation a turn-key solution." With more than 32,000 corporate customers worldwide, AirPlus International is a global leader in business travel payment solutions, offering lodge card accounts, corporate cards and online management tools. AirPlus settles flight tickets from more than 260 airlines and is the preferred partner of various airlines such as British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BAB), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines Austrian Airlines AG is the flag carrier airline of Austria, headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled sevices to over 130 destinations. Its main base is Vienna International Airport, with a hub at Innsbruck Airport.[1] In 2006 Austrian had 10 million passengers. , Swiss International Air Lines Swiss International Air Lines (short: Swiss) is the principal airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Its main hub is Zurich Kloten Airport (ZRH). , TAP Portugal TAP Portugal (former known as Transportes Aéreos Portugueses - Portuguese Air Transportations) is the national airline of Portugal, based in Lisbon and a member of the Star Alliance. and Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . AirPlus International is the world's largest issuer of UATP UATP Universal Air Travel Plan (corporate chargecard system for purchase of air and rail transportation) UATP User Acceptance Test Plan (Sprint) . For further information, please visit www.airplus.com. |
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