DeskDemon and The Business Travel Magazine are working together to research how much booking, buying and arranging business travel is affecting the day-to-day working role of Secretaries & PAs throughout the UK & Ireland. We would be most grateful if you could just take a couple of minutes to complete this survey, the results of which will be published on DeskDemon and within The Business Travel Magazine in the summer.


To thank you for taking the time to complete the research, all entries will be entered into a prize draw. Four lucky winners can win one of several cases of wine.


The Business Travel Magazine in distributed free of charge and provides a range of news, product and destination information, reviews, guidance and handy hints and feature articles. Further information can be found at www.thebusinesstravelmag.com
 
1. What is your biggest challenge when trying to book travel?
Time constraints
Efficient booking procedure
Travellers behaviour
Other
   
 
2. Who books the majority of your corporate travel?
Me
Our Travel Management Company (TMC)
My boss does it himself
Partly me, partly someone else
Our company’s travel manager
 
If you answered 'Our Travel Management Company (TMC)', please answer questions 3 and 4, otherwise go straight to question 5
 
3. How efficient is your TMC at doing the job for you?
Very efficient Moderately so Disappointing
 
4. Do you believe that your TMC is giving you the best service and prices?
Yes I do I’m not entirely convinced Definitely not
5. How do you keep up-to-date with changes in the business travel world?
Networking Through my TMC Through travel trade publications
Online resources and information    
 
6. Do you think it’s just as easy, quick and cost-effective to make your own bookings?
Yes I do I’m not sure that’s the case all the time No
 
7. Do you think you would benefit from training in this area?
Definitely, yes I’m not sure No
 
8. What percentage of your time is taken up with business travel?
Under 20%
20-50% More than 50%
 
9. Is it a disproportionate percentage of time in terms of your other work?
Yes No  
 
10. Who has been the most helpful in explaining how to go about booking travel?
My TMC The previous travel booker in my company I’ve learnt as I’ve gone along
Courses/training I have attended    
 
11. Do you find attending business travel forums, conferences and workshops helpful?
Yes Sometimes Not really
Don't attend    
 
12. Are you under pressure to implement a self booking tool, if you haven't already?
Yes Already have one installed No
 
13. Do all your travellers have an individual corporate card for travel expenses?
Yes No Only some travellers
 
14. How many of your travellers keep within travel policy?
All Most None
 
15. How many travellers do you look after?
1-5 6-10 11-20
21-50 51-100 100+
 
16. Is the bulk of what you arrange and book domestic, continental European or long haul travel?
Domestic Continental European Rest of the world
Mix of all three    
 
17. Are you aware of the impending Corporate Manslaughter legislation and what it means in terms of business travel?
Yes No  
If yes, how did you hear about it?
Government leaflets From the media (magazines, newspapers, TV, online, etc.)
Other
 
18. If you answered yes to the previous question, has your company changed travel policy as a result?
Yes No  
 
19. Does your company have a policy as regards Corporate Social Responsibility and in particular its carbon footprint?
Yes No Have no interest in it
We’re in the process of incorporating one
 
Have you seen and read a copy of The Business Travel Magazine? Yes  No

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Terms and Conditions
1. Your personal details will not be disclosed to The Business Travel Magazine or any other third parties.
2. This prize draw is available to DeskDemon.com users aged over 18 and resident in the UK except employees of The Business
    Travel Magazine, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
3. The closing date for the return of completed entries is 11th May 2007. No entries will be accepted after this date.
4. Entries are limited to one per person. All returned entries will be entered into the draw.
5. The prizes cannot be exchanged for cash. The Business Travel Magazine reserves the right to provide a substitute prize if the
    specified prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond their control.
6. Winners will be chosen at random by DeskDemon.com and will be notified by e-mail within 28 days of the closing date.
7. Winners' names and details will be published on DeskDemon.com.
8. By entering the free prize draw, entrants will be deemed to have read and accepted these terms and conditions.

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