NEWS AND ARTICLES IMPORTANT TO THE DINOVA NETWORK

U.S. Restaurants in 2012 Collected 3 Percent Less from Corporate Diners than in 2011, According to Dinova
Posted: Mar 5th, 2013 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management
Dinova's clients are saving money on dining by implementing policy changes, reducing travel and putting restrictions on spending.  Read more...

Bleeding the Turnip: Lockheed Martin Grinds Out Savings in Mature Program, Tests New Ideas
Posted: Feb 1st, 2013 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management
This cover story from the Travel Procurement magazine includes an inset devoted to how Lockheed Martin and other Fortune 500 companies are using the Dinova program to save money on dining expenses.  To view the full article, click here or go to the reprint on the Business Travel News site.    

Behavioral Messages: Accenture Uses Personal Travel Summary To Improve Compliance
Posted: Dec 14th, 2012 | Categories: T&E Expense Management
Accenture leads the way in travel expense management by rolling out a robust set of technology tools and a communication campaign for their employees.  The results so far have been encouraging.  Read more...

Expense Report Confidential
Posted: Aug 18th, 2011 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management

Over eight million expense reports were examined to gain information about business travelers.  Business travel and entertainment has been increasing in 2011.  Travelers are spending an average of $39 per meal when dining solo, but that average can increase to $45 depending on the geographic location.  Read more...

Compliance, Negotiations Top Travel Manager’s 2011 Agendas
Posted: Feb 1st, 2011 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management

The top priority for corporate travel managers for 2011 is to save money by boosting employee compliance and negotiating better deals with suppliers.  Read more…

Paying With Plastic to Appease the Accountants
Posted: Dec 21st, 2009 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management

More corporations are requiring their employees to pay expenses with credit cards rather than cash so they can better track and audit those expenses. Companies are thoroughly scrutinizing employee travel and entertainment expenditures in an effort to ensure adherence to company policies and realize every savings opportunity possible. Read more...

Business Travelers Cut Back on Perks
Posted: Jul 27th, 2009 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management

Corporations are continuing to tighten their belts when it comes to travel and entertainment expenses.  According to a survey by the National Business Travel Association, more than 70% of corporations expect the decreases in their travel spending to persist through the remainder of 2009.   Read more… 

ACTE Business Travel Survey Shows Stronger Negative Economic Impact On Global Travel Industry Than Expected
Posted: Feb 9th, 2009 | Categories: General, T&E Expense Management

Results from the 2009 Business Travel Spend Survey conducted by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) indicate that 71% of the responding companies plan to spend between 10 and 20 percent less on travel in 2009.  Corporate travel executives are taking another look at their existing procedures and contracts with their suppliers.  Read more...