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Struggling to manage airline baggage fees, some travel buyers are beginning to change policies, leverage preferred status to shield travelers from the fees and find ways to estimate the expenditure for their upcoming budgeting and negotiation processes. Meanwhile, buyers await comprehensive data or management tools from travel management companies, corporate card providers or airlines.
Airline fees introduced this year, including baggage fees, will account for 3 percent to 5 percent on top of base airfare increases in 2009, said Advito vice president of the Americas Bob Brindley.
One Corporate Travel 100 buyer estimated that because of preferred status matching, about 20 percent of its travelers are affected by baggage fees. "They realize that...
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