Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has revealed that Håkan Ericsson, currently president Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Latin America, has been appointed president CWT North America and Latin America, effective 1 January 2012. In North America, he will succeed Jack O’Neill, who will retire at the end of this year, after a long and successful travel industry career.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a global leader specialized in business travel and meetings and events management, today released its 2012 Travel Price Forecast, which projects supplier prices for airlines, hotels, ground transportation providers, and meetings and events (M&E) spend.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specialising in managing business travel and meetings and events, announces it has acquired the assets of Centenial Group, an international partner of CWT in Costa Rica since 2004.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) today announces that its sales volume for the first half of 2011 was US$13.4 billion, representing a 10 percent increase compared to the same period in 2010 (on a constant currency basis). Transactions rose 5 percent to 30.8 million in the first six months of 2011.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has hired Jane Baker as a business development manager to join its growing CWT Meetings & Events UK & Ireland team. Baker brings more than 12 years of experience in sales, marketing and event management to the newly created role.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) and Rearden Commerce, a next-generation eCommerce platform company, are expanding their partnership agreement to deliver CWT To Go SM , a feature-rich mobile application available for CWT’s customers worldwide.