Sentences with phrase «year on business travel»

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Dennis Lennox, who reportedly spends more than 200 nights a year in hotels on business travels, told The Journal.

While Branson tells the Telegraph he spends half the year traveling the world on business trips, he says he spends the other half on his tiny private Caribbean island, Necker.

Based on the GBTA study of 75 countries, here's a look at the top 15 by total business - travel spending in 2012, with percentage growth from the previous year:

She travels from home in California to Toronto four times a year, and is looking for an apartment in the city for when she's here on company business.

The Justice Department imposed conditions on the acquisition, forcing Google to maintain separation between its search and travel flights businesses and to submit to government monitoring of complaints for five years.

We interviewed travel experts and entrepreneurs who log more than 200,000 miles a year on business trips.

The serial entrepreneur and investor, who serves on the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business, spent several years as a kid living in Tokyo and fueled a lifelong zest for travel, which his international consulting practice provides plenty of today.

I have taken my family on three free vacations in the past year, and I travel in business class for free on 85 percent of my flights.

Earlier this week, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said the new tax legislation would boost business - travel spending this year and that would help boost shares of Delta, United and American, which are heavily reliant on corporate travel revenue.

The majority of money spent on business travel is within the U.S. Only $ 33.1 billion, or about one - tenth of the total, is expected to be spent on international business travel in 2013, according to the report, representing an increase of 3 percent over the previous year.

OUTLOOK: Despite the gloom and doom that surrounds the travel - agency business (shrinking airline commissions, recession anxieties, and so on), the cruise industry is growing at a full - throttle pace, with potential bookings for the next five years estimated at $ 85 billion in total.

Earn 3 points per $ 1 on the first $ 150,000 spent on travel and select business categories each account anniversary year

The fundraising rarely stops in the early years of growing a startup, and the founder's attention is often taken away from the core business to traveling from meeting - to - meeting to bring on new investors.

«This conference clearly shows how North American business partnerships support exports to all corners of the globe and are having a positive impact on all three countries,» said David Crawford, Vice President of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, who travelled to Monterrey to attend this year's conference.

Spending on business travel initiated in China was on pace to grow 11.2 percent last year and should grow another 10.7 percent in 2016, based on GBTA's year - over-year projections.

Further demand increases and a lack of new hotel supply point to per - diem increases in 2016, but economic and geopolitical instability in Europe casts uncertainty on this year's currency exchange rates and business travel pricing.

I wish I started my online business earlier; I wish I decided to invest on precious metal earlier; I wish I traveled a lot more 10 years ago;... and so on.

A February 2018 study by Grassroots ® Research — Allianz Global Investors» proprietary in - house research division — showed that overall, US companies expect to spend more on business travel this year compared with last year.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«Reducing greenhouse gas emissions while still growing as a company is one of the defining business challenges of the 21st century, and we're proud to be addressing that challenge head - on, starting with our new 2025 goal to achieve absolute reductions of no less than three percent year - over-year,» said Dean Scarborough, Avery Dennison's chairman and CEO, who will travel to Paris this December to discuss climate change with other business leaders at COP21.

In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several new additions already settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements on the field and in the front office, we chose the path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners

Earlier this year, a Columbia University epidemiology professor released a study about the impact of business travel on health, and the results were not encouraging: As business travel increases, so do obesity and body - mass index.

We left Boulder, Colorado in April of 2007 and took a year off to start a business and travel the world with our 2 kids on a tight budget, and simply live.

It is harder to find data on Private sector business trips, but our estimates suggest that up to 11bn miles are travelled each year in grey fleet vehicles.

Ace Ghanaian award winning OAP, tourism and destination marketing expert & CEO of West Africa's leading travel and tours provider, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, known famously as Abeiku Santana in proper proceedings attended and participated entirely as an international hosted buyer in all tasks at the year's Africa Travel Indaba 2018, which stand in as the largest tourism marketing show on the African calendar, proudly organized by Synergy Business Events on behalf of South African Totravel and tours provider, Gilbert Abeiku Aggrey, known famously as Abeiku Santana in proper proceedings attended and participated entirely as an international hosted buyer in all tasks at the year's Africa Travel Indaba 2018, which stand in as the largest tourism marketing show on the African calendar, proudly organized by Synergy Business Events on behalf of South African ToTravel Indaba 2018, which stand in as the largest tourism marketing show on the African calendar, proudly organized by Synergy Business Events on behalf of South African Tourism.

The report's most shocking revelation — that Ponte had traveled out of the state, often to coastal Maine, 28 times during the course of 2016, and had been out of the state on personal business nearly a quarter of the calendar year — led to a public outcry.

«For years the small business community, municipal officials, and taxpayers have travelled this state pushing «Let NY Work,» a common sense platform of mandate relief proposals that will reduce mandated costs on school districts and municipalities, allowing local governments to live within their means while providing the services citizens need.

Ms. Carpenter said she believes reopening the Riverhead offices for the county executive and Consumer Affairs, which have been closed for about eight years, would cut down on travel time for residents and businesses owners who would normally have to travel to the county's offices in Hauppauge.

This past April business traveler Tom Stuker became the world's most frequent flyer, logging 18 million miles of air travel on United Airlines over the last 14 years

This past April, business traveler Tom Stuker became the world's most frequent flyer, logging 18,000,000 miles of air travel on United Airlines over the last 14 years.

Two years ago I experienced firsthand how business travel can be brutal on the body when I logged over 100,000 frequent flier miles.

I celebrated one year in business for myself, moved to Brooklyn into a place of my own (+ found my new favorite neighborhood spots), re-designed wit & whimsy, traveled to France & Italy on blog - related trips, spent a lot of time with loved ones in Northern California (5 trips there this year!)

Not for them a stilted, tongue - tied first date: 40 + years of life experience means that they have a wealth of topics to draw on, from business to travel to hobbies.

I am looking for my soulmate I'm am 60 years old I enjoy betting on horses, gambling, traveling, running my small business at festivals.

I'm a 46 year old business man that I travel to Guangzhou time to time from Australia, coming there on mid October for a week.

lived in nc 6 years, vacationed here 30 years, traveled on business worldwide, 2 children not at home, wife of 53 years in nursing home, lonely and need company of beautiful woman with brains, and good figure

A year later, Swanberg travels to New York on business and reconnects with Gerwig, in a series of clumsy encounters where neither knows what role they're supposed to play.

Tom Foley — Vice President of Business Intelligence for the travel firm Inntopia discusses how western resorts have been challenged in recent months by low snowfall and Shari Frilot, Senior Programmer for Sundance Film Festival and Chief Curator of New Frontier has details on this year's New Frontier films and installations at the new location, The Ray.

A Bit of Difference opens in early 2000, when Deola is about to travel home to Lagos on business, at a time that coincides with the five - year anniversary of her father's death and a memorial service to commemorate it.

It's easy to see why the ebook publisher might have had such a record - breaking year: with a distribution that focuses primarily on textbooks, business books, and travel guides, BookBoon offers something that a lot of companies can't... its books are free.

The Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card earns 3 points per $ 1 on the first $ 150,000 spent on combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services, advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines each account anniversary year.

Earn 3 points per $ 1 on the first $ 150,000 spent on travel and select business categories each account anniversary year

The small business in our example spends $ 1,000 per year on air travel, which will earn double miles.

Trustee had to travel overseas on short notice to attend to a crisis related to their business and does not make the June monthly pension payment until the following income year.

With the Explorer Business card you'll get one free checked bag for you and a companion traveling on the same reservation, priority boarding, two free lounge passes every year and more.

As a result, there has been an increase in demand for comfortable, convenient travel products among pet owners, including cat owners, notes Penny Johnson, chief executive officer for Gig Harbor, Wash. - based Sturdi Products Inc. «There are many more products available on the market today that are directed at pet travel then there was when Sturdi started business over 20 years ago,» she says.

With the Chase Ink Business Preferred ℠ Credit Card, earn 3x points per $ 1 on the first $ 150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services, advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines each account anniversary year.

The Ink Plus earns 5 Ultimate Rewards points per dollar spent at office supply stores and pharmacies, while the Ink Business Preferred offers 3X points on travel purchases, shipping, internet, cable and phone services, but only on the first $ 150,000 in spending per year.

By always keeping in mind that customer service and value are what matter most The World Travel Awards, division of World Travel Group, will be making their presence felt at this year's World Travel Market (WTM), the travel industry's biggest international business to business event, which will take place on Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November at ExCeL, LTravel Awards, division of World Travel Group, will be making their presence felt at this year's World Travel Market (WTM), the travel industry's biggest international business to business event, which will take place on Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November at ExCeL, LTravel Group, will be making their presence felt at this year's World Travel Market (WTM), the travel industry's biggest international business to business event, which will take place on Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November at ExCeL, LTravel Market (WTM), the travel industry's biggest international business to business event, which will take place on Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November at ExCeL, Ltravel industry's biggest international business to business event, which will take place on Monday 10th - Thursday 13th November at ExCeL, London.

Bottom Line: Using the Platinum Delta SkyMiles ® Business Credit Card from American Express on a regular basis can mean a minimum of $ 1,446.60 in travel each year for a small bBusiness Credit Card from American Express on a regular basis can mean a minimum of $ 1,446.60 in travel each year for a small businessbusiness.