Carlson Wagonlit Travel will continue to manage the travel programme for InterContinental Hotels Group across the globe, including the UK. CWT has held the contract for IHG’s global business travel since 2009 and will continue to do so until at least 2017.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has announced strong financial results for 2014, with the organisation recording new business sales of US$1.6 billion in 2014. Overall sales volume increased by 1.6 per cent to US$27.3 billion, reflecting the continuing variable global economic climate. The number of transactions managed by CWT increased by 3.3 per cent to 62.3 million.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has announced the official opening of its new facility in Manila, Philippines. The opening took place during a ceremony attended by Monchito Ibrahim, deputy executive director of the information and communications technology office of the department of science and technology, and Corazon Jorda-Apo, director for the market development group of the department of tourism.

Travelport and Carlson Wagonlit Travel, one of the world’s leading travel management companies, have announced an expanded multi-year, global agreement. The agreement builds upon the two companies’ already long standing relationship and creates a long-term commercial framework to lead and define the working partnership between the two organisations through to the next decade.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has announced that Martine Gerow has been appointed executive vice president & chief financial officer. Gerow will take up her position in September of this year. Based in Paris, she will report to Douglas Anderson, CWT president, and will be a member of the global executive team.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has announced a global agreement with International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security services company, that will help CWT’s customers better protect their business travellers through enhanced medical and security assistance.