Las Vegas Business Press

Las Vegas Business Press

Only a few years ago, traditional travel agencies dominated the corporate travel market. Today, four in 10 business travelers book their trips online, according to Forrester Research, a New York-based market research firm.

Cost-conscious businesses account for as much as 7 percent of Priceline’s travel business, according to Forrester Research.

“Everybody’s more Internet savvy today than they were just two or three years ago and the (corporate travel) Web sites are easier to use. The result is the travel industry has changed dramatically,” said Henry Harteveldt, vice president of Forrester Research, who explained that 41 percent of business travelers now shop online, up from 37 percent a year ago.

Good review of how Internet Portals have changed the travel industry. There has been a huge impact on this industry as just a few years ago it seemed there were travel agecies on every corner. Now it seems there are only a few left in each city.

14 September, 2005 |

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