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Christophe Renard and Nick Vournakis, Co-Editors in Chief, CWT Vision

While the New Year’s resolutions many of us made two short months ago may already have been forgotten, this first CWT Vision of 2012 reminds us that the year is still relatively young. There is plenty of time to resume progress on the improvements you’ve vowed to make for your travel program this year, and we’re here to help with this issue, full of perspective and advice that addresses a wide variety of current opportunities and challenges for travel buyers. And, you can now access this information beyond these pages alone – CWT Vision and other CWT communications are now available on iPad!

If you’ve resolved to dedicate more focus to ground transportation in 2012, you’ll want to read our global article about rethinking car rental management, whether you’ve been managing this area for some time or are just getting started. We also take a look at the increasing prevalence of low cost carriers worldwide, including some nuances to be aware of when working with these airlines vs. legacy carriers. Finally, we’ll see how CWT clients came out in hotel negotiations this year, and take a look at one of the most important things buyers can do to reinforce their programs during the first months of each calendar year.

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