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News Releases 2008

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES CWT MADISON TRAVEL, A FORMER ASSOCIATE FRANCHISEE, IN OTTAWA, ONTARIO | December 16, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement and acquired the travel operations of Madison Travel, a CWT associate franchisee office based in Ottawa, Ontario.


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES IRISH TRAVEL AGENCY, EXECUTIVE TRAVEL | December 15, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global leader specializing in business travel management, today announced its acquisition of Irish partner agency – Executive Travel Group.


CWT NAMES MARIO LOPEZ-BELIO TO THE POSITION OF VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER | November 6, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, has appointed Mario Lopez-Belio vice president and chief procurement officer. He reports to Marc Karako, CWT executive vice president and chief financial officer.


CWT NAMED BEST AGENCY IN ICARUS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS | November 4, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader in business travel management, has won the Best Agency award for the second consecutive year, in the 2008-09 ICARUS Environmental Awards, established by the Institute of Travel Management U.K. & Ireland.


CWT SIGNS GLOBAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CARBONNEUTRAL COMPANY | October 21, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader in business travel management, has signed a global agreement with The CarbonNeutral Company, the leading carbon offset and climate consulting firm, to provide emissions management services to CWT clients.


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES SPANISH TRAVEL AGENCY VIAJES LEPANTO | October 9, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, announced today the acquisition of Viajes Lepanto, a Spanish travel agency that handles business travel and meetings and events.


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL REPORTS STRONG GROWTH AND
ROBUST NEW SALES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2008 | September 17, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, today reported strong growth in global sales volume and robust new sales for the first half of this year


CWT PUBLISHES NEW EDITION OF EFFECTIVE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT | August 13, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, has released the second edition of Effective Travel Management, a 36-page booklet featuring eight key levers companies can use to optimize their travel program. 


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES PIEDMONT TRAVEL | July 28, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel announces it has signed a definitive agreement and acquired the travel operations of Piedmont Travel, Inc., South Carolina’s largest travel firm, located in Greenville. 


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL EXPANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH STARCITE | July 28, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, has signed a global, multi-year agreement designating StarCite, Inc. as a preferred technology partner for Meetings and Events (M&E) activities worldwide.

 

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL AND AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL COMMERCIAL CARD SIGN PREFERRED SUPPLIER AGREEMENT | July 9, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and American Express Global Commercial Card (American Express) have signed a multi-year, preferred supplier agreement, the two companies announced jointly today. CWT will promote and distribute three American Express payment solutions—Business Travel Account, Corporate Card and Corporate Meeting Card—to its clients and prospects in 21 countries.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL NOW OWNS 100% OF INDIAN OPERATIONS  | July 1, 2008


Carlson Wagonlit Travel announced today it has acquired the remaining 24 percent of shares in Indtravels Private Limited, now known as CWT India Private Limited (“CWT India”), from AFL Private Ltd., its joint venture partner and India’s leading supply chain management company.


CARSLON WAGONLIT TRAVEL NAMES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | June 17, 2008

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has named Marc Karako to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2008. Based in Paris, he will report to Douglas Anderson, CWT president and chief executive officer, and be a member of the global executive team.


CWT OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HELP CLIENTS OPTIMIZE TRAVEL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE | May 28, 2008


The latest in-depth research by the CWT Travel Management Institute shows that most companies can improve their travel policy and traveler compliance, and by doing so, save on average 20 percent of total travel spend.


CWT RESEARCH SHOWS COMPANIES CAN SAVE ON AVERAGE 20% OF TOTAL TRAVEL SPEND THROUGH IMPROVED TRAVEL POLICY AND COMPLIANCE | May 28, 2008


Companies can save on average 20 percent of their total travel spend by optimizing travel policy and increasing traveler compliance, according to the latest in-depth research from Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company. To generate these savings, they can improve their policy and reinforce compliance in five main areas.


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL RELEASES CWT HORIZON V6.0, FURTHER PROMOTING ONLINE BOOKING AND POLICY COMPLIANCE FOR CLIENTS AND TRAVELERS | May 12, 2008


Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, has deployed in North America the latest release of its proprietary online booking tool CWT Horizon.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL LAUNCHES CWT AGENCY+CARD REPORTING TO HELP TRAVEL MANAGERS INCREASE COMPLIANCE AND BOOST SAVINGS | April 23, 2008


Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, today launched CWT Agency+Card Reporting to help travel managers optimize total travel spend, increase preferred agency and corporate credit card compliance, and enjoy greater leverage with suppliers.


CWT BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS DOUGLAS ANDERSON PRESIDENT & CEO | April 3, 2008  

 
The board of directors of Carlson Wagonlit Travel has named Douglas Anderson president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Anderson joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer one year ago. 


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL ACQUIRES TRAVELTIME SERVICES IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | March 11, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is pleased to announce a signed, definitive agreement whereby CWT has acquired Traveltime Services, a privately held regional travel management company based in Nashville, Tennessee, The acquisition is in line with the ongoing growth strategy of CWT, which includes targeted acquisitions, as well as strong sales to new and existing clients.
 

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL SALES AND NEW BUSINESS ROSE TO HISTORIC HIGHS IN 2007 | February 14, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world’s leading travel management company, today announced that it achieved significant growth in 2007, and reported substantial progress and innovation in its four lines of business.


CWT PROGRAM MANAGER CENTER WINS INNOVATION AWARD AT BUSINESS TRAVEL SHOW IN LONDON | February 11, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world’s leading travel management company, announced today that its CWT Program Management Center won a 2008 Innovation Award at the Business Travel Show in London last week. The CWT Program Management Center is a Web-based central gateway providing travel managers and buyers with easy access to the information and performance metrics they need to optimize their travel program.

NICK VOURNAKIS APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL CANADA| January 28, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world’s leading travel management company, has appointed Nick Vournakis senior vice president and general manager, CWT Canada, effective January 1, 2008.


CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL MANAGES BUSINESS TRAVEL FOR BASF IN EMEA | January 22, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world’s leading travel management company, is managing business travel in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) for BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, effective January 1, 2008.


CWT|SATOTRAVEL NAMES BOB MCCAULEY VICE PRESIDENT, E 2 SOLUTIONS | January 16, 2008  

 
CWT|SatoTravel, the military and government division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel and a premier supplier of the U.S. General Services Administration's government-wide E-Gov Travel Services, has appointed Bob McCauley to the position of vice president, E 2 Solutions, effective January 1, 2008.

CARLSON WAGONLIT TRAVEL APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT FOR EMEA AND LATIN AMERICA | January 3, 2008  

 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the leading travel management company, has named Håkan Ericson to the position of president EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and Latin America.

CARLSON NAMES HUBERT JOLY AS NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO | January 8, 2008  

 
Global travel, hotel, restaurant and marketing giant Carlson today announced that its board of directors has appointed Hubert Joly as the company’s new president and chief executive officer, effective March 1, 2008.