June 2010
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CWT keeps you informed
CWT Traveler Trendbarometer: Safety is everything more
CWT Industry Watch: Industry updates in compact form more
CWT Energy Services: Global offerings for energy companies more
Traveling green: tips for success more
CWT Traveler Trendbarometer: Safety is everything
When air-traffic
control ordered that the airspace be closed in late April due to the ash cloud
issuing from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull, Europe was plunged into
chaos: millions of travelers were stranded at airports all over the world and
were only able to fly home after days of waiting, or were faced with substantial
difficulties. Nevertheless, many found the decision to close the airspace justified
– at least many CWT Traveler readers: 80 percent deemed closing the airspace
to be appropriate because there was an acute danger. By contrast, 20 percent
of readers found it unnecessary since it was based mainly on statistical values.
The new CWT Traveler Trendbarometer is not about exceptional situations, but rather about a normal everyday element of travel: transfers.
How do you travel from the railway station or airport to your destination?
CWT Industry Watch: Industry updates in compact form
A
brand new information source is now available to you in the form of the English-language
online newsletter CWT Industry Watch. It comes out monthly, filling you in on
all the latest developments in the travel industry. Published by the CWT Travel
Management Institute, the newsletter provides month-by-month updates on the
issues and trends currently relevant to the field of travel management.What’s special about this newsletter is that all the articles list according to a uniform scheme why the new trend is important for travel management and what consequences it might have for you. The CWT Travel Management Institute thus helps travel managers stay up-to-date quickly and efficiently, enabling them to evaluate industry trends based on sound information and deal with them in a targeted manner.
Subscribe on the website to receive the CWT Industry Watch newsletter via RSS feed, or just read the latest issue at www.cwtindustrywatch.com.
CWT Energy Services: Global offerings for energy companies
Businesses in the oil and gas industry, in maritime and drilling exploration, wind and solar energy, place complex demands on their travel managers – not only do they travel to the far ends of the earth, they also often need to rotate and transport work shifts made up of several hundred staff members.
To provide the best in service to this client group, CWT has now created a new global organization for its CWT Energy Services division. This division offers CWT’s growing portfolio of clients in the energy sector integrated worldwide services specially tailored to their needs, including substantial added value:
- Organization of complex logistics for external deployments in remote regions
- Handling of visa and immigration formalities
- High potential for savings through effective bundling of demand volume
- Risk mitigation through close cooperation with clients’ own crisis management teams and specialized service providers
- Emergency support services through a 24-hour emergency response center (Oilfield Services)
- Data consolidated worldwide according to uniform standards
- Optimization of travel policy and travel processes
- Assistance with negotiating supplier contracts
Further information on CWT Energy Services is available here
Traveling green: tips for success
Travelers have a lot of control over the environmental impacts travel can produce. Here are some simple green travel tips for being a little friendlier to Mother Earth:
- Select responsible travel suppliers — Whether it be air, car or hotel, choose a supplier that is environmentally conscious (i.e. limits carbon emissions or uses recycling programs)
- Travel by foot, bike, train or public transport — whenever possible in order to further minimize environmental impacts.
- Book direct flights, avoiding transfers — it will not only save time, but will lessen carbon emissions.
- Use a carbon comparison tool — may be used before booking a flight to determine the lower carbon-emitting flight to your destination.
- Pack lightly — you’ll help limit the overall weight in the aircraft (or other means of transportation), thereby reducing fuel usage.
- Use a reusable stainless steel travel bottle/mug — you will reduce the waste associated with disposable bottles.