In the latest edition of Supply Mangement magazine (essential reading for insomniacs and those who have lost the will to live) there was a 30 page Travel Management supplement. Anyway, there's an article entitled "Putting travellers out of business" discussing the need restricting business class usage :-
Length of flight - only allowed bus. class for journeys >10 hours
Personnel - only senior mgt
Reason - only allowed with important customers
Duration - allowed if your trip is shorter than the stay
Overnight flights - downgrade to PE on day flights.
Preferred carrier - restictions on travel with non-preferred carriers.
Intel (microchips) cut their bill by 70% by cutting out business class travel.Quote from their travel mgr "Traveller comfort cmoes after cost in the line-up. We tested the costs recently and business class came out 3.5 times higher than economy on routes over 8 hours."
Some companies are giving a free night at the destination if employees travel coach because of the saving.
This is bound to enter Virgin's thinking.
Also, true to form the article has 3 pics - 2 of the Virgin suite and one of the onboard bar. My goodness they pop up everywhere.
Length of flight - only allowed bus. class for journeys >10 hours
Personnel - only senior mgt
Reason - only allowed with important customers
Duration - allowed if your trip is shorter than the stay
Overnight flights - downgrade to PE on day flights.
Preferred carrier - restictions on travel with non-preferred carriers.
Intel (microchips) cut their bill by 70% by cutting out business class travel.Quote from their travel mgr "Traveller comfort cmoes after cost in the line-up. We tested the costs recently and business class came out 3.5 times higher than economy on routes over 8 hours."
Some companies are giving a free night at the destination if employees travel coach because of the saving.
This is bound to enter Virgin's thinking.
Also, true to form the article has 3 pics - 2 of the Virgin suite and one of the onboard bar. My goodness they pop up everywhere.