American Express Business Travel Signs More Than $470 Million in Business During First Two Months of 2006.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. Business Travel --From Eaton Corporation This article is about an industrial manufacturer. For other meanings see Eaton. Eaton Corporation (NYSE: ETN) is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion, putting it at 198 on the Fortune 500 for 2007. to Air Transport International, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and Indalex, Inc.; Leading Companies Continue to Turn to American Express for Corporate Travel Needs --2005 Business Investments Help Drive New Signings in 2006 American Express Business Travel, the world's largest travel management company, today announced more than $470 million in signings from North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. headquartered clients for the months of January and February. Companies include ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Optical, Air Transport International LLC, Aramco Services Company, Barry-Wehmiller, Eaton Corporation, Gaylord Entertainment, Indalex Inc., KTM KTM Kauppa- ja Teollisuusministeriö (Finnish: Ministry of Trade and Industry) KTM Keretapi Tanah Melayu (Malayan Railway, Malaysia) KTM Kauppatieteiden maisteri North America, Inc., Manpower Inc. and RazorGator among other leading brands. Client wins were driven by successful service delivery and technology investments as well as value proposition enhancements made by American Express Business Travel in 2005. In addition to these notable renewals and signings, American Express Business Travel added more than 120 new clients during the January through February period. Of these accounts, 30 were won in direct competition with an online travel agency - continuing the traction gained by offering a low-cost Online platform. In fact, five accounts were won from a single online travel agency incumbent. "We are thrilled with the momentum American Express Business Travel has achieved during the early days of 2006 and pleased to see our 2005 strategic business investments be so well received by clients and prospects," said Andy McGraw, Senior Vice President and General Manager of American Express Business Travel. "Our singular value proposition as the world's only truly global, wholly-owned total expense management company continues to set us apart." Over the course of 2005, American Express Business Travel invested in its delivery platforms to further augment and distinguish its pillars of service, savings and control. Key initiatives included: --Online Booking Tools: collaborating with our interactive partners to broaden search parameters to include new categories of content, troubleshoot factors that impede fully automated transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and enhance site customization options --Service Center Technology: implementing intelligent call routing technology across geographic regions to manage call volumes more efficiently and at a lower cost; implementing voice recognition software in select locations for voice bookings, cancellations, itinerary confirmation and flight information --Point-of-Sale Technology: expanding inventory access to include more Web sites and third-party inventory aggregators and continue to enhance counselor desktop tools for greater efficiency and personalized service --Listening Tools: enhancing travel counselor performance management devices (such as call recording and monitoring technology) to aid leader oversight of service delivery and ensure traveler experience satisfaction --Traveler Tools: continuing to enhance functionality of our online traveler portal, American Express Online, and introduced the portal to 12 new major global markets --Information Management: completing the global launch of TrackPoint, a desktop, web-based application See Web application. available to travel managers for real-time traveler tracking About American Express Business Travel American Express Business Travel, a division of the American Express Company, is dedicated to helping its clients realize the greatest possible value from their investment in travel through increased cost savings, outstanding customer service and greater spend control. 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American Express operates the world's largest travel agency network with over 2,200 travel service locations in over 140 countries and territories worldwide. The Company processed nearly $19 billion in global travel sales in 2005. American Express Company (www.americanexpress.com) is a diversified worldwide travel, financial and network services company founded in 1850. It is a world leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel, business services and international banking. American Express acts solely as sales agent for travel suppliers and is not liable for the actions or inactions of such suppliers. CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. # 1022318-10, TA# 002- Registered Iowa Travel Agency, NV# 2001-0126, ML#1192, Washington UBI UBI Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal) UBI Unrelated Business Income UBI Unified Business Identifier UBI United Bank of India UBI UKW-Sprechfunkzeugnis für den Binnenschifffahrtsfunk # 600-469-694 |
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