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Cos. Increasing Travel Operations Outsourcing.

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With resources spread thin, travel program footprints expanding and a fluid negotiating environment, many corporations are outsourcing more operational and tactical travel management activities to keep pace with supplier relationships, drive compliance, provide more scrutiny and, in the case of multinational programs, increase local support.

While there has been a steady increase in outsourced travel management activity in recent years, Advito vice president of business solutions Mark Williams said there has been "more of a noticeable blip in the last nine months or so, as companies are really focusing on restructuring and how they can best allocate their resources."

As layoffs and other cost-reduction initiatives accelerated during the economy's fall, some travel buyers found their roles expanding into other sourcing areas inside and outside of travel, and are picking up more regional responsibilities.

"Most of it is not that companies are deciding they don't want internal people to do travel management anymore," said Williams. "It's more...

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