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Andrew Waller Appointed President Europe, Middle East, Africa and Global Partners Network for Carlson Wagonlit Travel | December 20, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announced that Andrew Waller, currently Executive Vice President United Kingdom, Ireland and the Mediterranean (Spain, Italy, Egypt, Greece and Morocco), is appointed President CWT Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Global Partners Network, effective January 1, 2012. Waller succeeds Håkan Ericsson who is appointed President CWT North America and Latin America.
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CWT To Go Available Today On Popular Mobile Devices | December 15, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in managing business travel and meetings and events, today announced that its mobile app, CWT To Go ^TM , is available on popular Smartphone platforms worldwide.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel releases 2012 Business Travel Market Trends | December 1, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today released its 2012 Business Travel Market Trends. This document gives a brief summary of the business travel market trends for 2012.It is the second in a three-part series, designed to offer timely information and insights on the business travel market.
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CWT Meetings and Events Sees Business Increase | November 29, 2011

CWT Meetings & Events has announced that it has seen dramatic growth in business over the past year. With a combination of national, regional and global clients, including Pfizer, Lilly, Ricoh Europe and Henkel UK, contributing to this strong performance, CWT Meetings & Events continues to reinforce its value-added offer to clients.
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Jack O'Neill to retire; Håkan Ericsson Appointed President CWT North America and Latin America | November 28, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announced that Håkan Ericsson, currently President Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Latin America, has been appointed President CWT North America and Latin America, effective January 1, 2012. In North America, he will succeed Jack O'Neill, who will retire at the end of this year, after a long and successful travel industry career.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires Net Tour Viagens E Turismo in Brazil | November 3, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in managing business travel and meetings and events, announces that it has acquired Net Tour Viagens E Turismo Ltda (Net Tours) through its local Brazilian subsidiary, Wagons Lits Turismo Do Brasil Ltda (CWT Brazil). Net Tours, based in Sao Paulo, Brazil has provided travel management expertise to corporate travelers since 1995.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Releases 2012 Global Travel Forecast | October 17, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today released its 2012 Travel Price Forecast, which projects supplier prices for airlines, hotels, ground transportation providers, and meetings and events (M&E) spend.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires Centenial Group in Costa Rica | October 5, 2011

AMSTERDAM, October 5, 2011 – Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in managing business travel and meetings and events announces it has acquired the assets of Centenial Group, an international partner of CWT in Costa Rica since 2004. Centenial Group based in San Jose has provided travel management expertise to corporate travelers since 1995. The new organization will be called Carlson Wagonlit Travel Costa Rica (CWT Costa Rica). As a result, CWT further strengthens its already leading position in Latin America with a wholly owned presence also in Costa Rica, a key and growing market in this region.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Announces Senior Management Change | September 20, 2011

AMSTERDAM, September 20, 2011 – Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announces that Pierre Milet has been appointed Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.Based in Paris, he will report to Douglas Anderson, CWT President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be a member of the global executive team.
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CWT Market expanded to BlackBerry and enhanced with new apps | August 31, 2011

In April, Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) launched CWT Market, a free application for iPhone and Android mobile devices that aggregates travel apps and mobile web sites into one convenient mobile app. Today, CWT Market is also available on BlackBerry devices and has been enhanced with many additional apps.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Announces Strong Performance in First Half 2011 | August 22, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announces that its sales volume for the first half of 2011 was US$13.4 billion, representing a 10 percent increase compared to the same period in 2010 (on a constant currency basis). Transactions rose 5 percent to 30.8 million in the first six months of 2011.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Announces Senior Management Changes | August 18, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today announces changes to its senior management team.
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CWTSatoTravel and Northrop Grumman Team On Bid for U.S. General Services Administration E-Gov Travel Services 2 Contract | July 11, 2011

CWTSatoTravel, the division of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) responsible for managing travel for U.S. military and government clients, and Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced a teaming agreement to compete for the provision of end-to-end travel and expense management systems for the U.S. General Services Administration’s requirements for E-Gov Travel Services 2 (ETS2).
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CWT Increases Travelers' Choices with More Independent Hotels | June 28, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel management, today announced a new, non-GDS hotel booking solution called CRS by CWT, which acts as a hotel central reservation system (CRS), aggregating diverse hotel content in one place. Hotels not in the global distribution system (GDS) can be contracted, loaded and distributed through a client’s established online and offline booking channels.
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Tailored Approach to Traveler Services Saves Companies Money | June 21, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global leader specialized in business travel management, today published the latest in-depth report by its research arm, the CWT Travel Management Institute. Based on the results of surveys of travel managers, travelers and travel arrangers, as well as analyses of CWT client transactions, Business Traveler Services: Finding the Right Fit underlines the importance of tailoring traveler services to each company’s specific context. This tailored approach can lead to savings in a company’s travel spend and a better understanding of the traveler’s needs.
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CWT To Go Makes the Busy Traveler's Life Easier | June 1, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel management, and Rearden Commerce, a next-generation eCommerce platform company, today announced the expansion of their partnership agreement to deliver CWT To Go℠, a feature-rich mobile application available for CWT’s customers worldwide.
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CWT Automated Messaging Drives 4-7 Percent Customer Savings in 2010 with One Million Messages Sent | May 24, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel management, announced today that CWT Program Messenger (formerly known as CWT Policy Messenger) sent one million messages in 2010, which drove a 10-point improvement in key program metrics, resulting in 4-7 percent cost savings in total travel program spend for clients who use the service. Watch a video about CWT Program Messenger here.
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CWT Launches Dynamic Mobile Application For Business Travelers | April 27, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in business travel management, announced today the worldwide launch of CWT Market, a free application for iPhone and Android mobile devices that aggregates best-of-market travel apps and mobile web sites into one convenient mobile app.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Retains ICARUS Sustainability Award | April 11, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) UK & Ireland retained its ICARUS Sustainability award for the fourth consecutive year, as announced by the Institute of Travel & Meetings (ITM) UK & Ireland yesterday at its annual conference.
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CWT Announces Strong Performance in 2010 | March 15, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialized in helping customers better manage their business travel, announced today that its 2010 sales volume at USD $24.3 billion grew by 13.5 percent compared to 2009. In addition, the number of transactions managed by CWT increased by 11.9% year over year. These key performance indicators demonstrate that global business travel is on the rise and that CWT continues to respond effectively thanks the expertise of its people and its leading-edge technology.
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Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires Partner Agency Kaleva Travel | February 7, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global leader specializing in business travel management, announces it has acquired Kaleva Travel, the Finland-based travel management company with which CWT has partnered since 1995 to serve clients in several key European markets. With annual sales volume of more than $450 million USD, privately owned Kaleva Travel is Finland's largest travel agency, specializing in business travel.
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CWT Recognized as Leading Travel Management Company in Two European Travel Awards | January 31, 2011

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has been recognized in two separate travel industry award ceremonies as the leading travel management company in the United Kingdom as well as Ireland. Last week CWT accepted "Best Travel Management Company" honors at the Business Travel Awards in London, and "The Best Corporate Travel Agency" at the Irish Travel Industry Awards in Dublin.
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CWT Global Survey Shows Buyers will Continue to Focus on Cost Savings While Balancing Traveler Experience in 2011 | January 24, 2011

Improving traveler compliance, optimizing online adoption, driving air and ground transportation savings, and optimizing hotel spend are travel buyers’ top priorities overall for 2011, according to an annual client survey conducted by Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management.
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