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CHICAGO—Aug. 6, 2019—With 83% of female business travelers facing safety concerns, according to GBTA research findings, Christopherson Business Travel has heavily invested in data-rich technology to provide safety tools for their clients’ travelers.

“Because traveler safety is a top priority, we have enhanced our duty-of-care tool, SecurityLogic™ with a powerful Safety Check™ feature,” said Mike Cameron, CEO at Christopherson Business Travel. “With Safety Check, travel managers can quickly verify their travelers’ safety.

“When the traveler receives a Safety Check, they can respond from their digital device with, ‘I’m safe,’ or ‘I need assistance.’

“If they click, ‘I need assistance,’ they can detail their needs and exact location, and we provide instant options for additional communication so the travel manager can provide immediate help.”

Christopherson’s university clients frequently use Safety Check for students traveling abroad to verify their location.

As Brenda Rivers, founder and strategic consultant at Andavo Meetings & Incentives, a division of Christopherson Business Travel, attests, potential dangers can happen at the most unexpected times.

“When 200 travelers were en route to Baltimore, Hurricane Sandy unexpectedly slammed into downtown Baltimore with category 4 winds and severe rain, which caused power outages and endangered our travelers,” said Rivers. “SecurityLogic is a tool that allows travel managers to pinpoint travelers’ exact locations, use Safety Check to determine their safety and communicate instructions to stay or to re-route them.”

Providing travel safety, especially for women, begins with the corporate travel manager, according to Rivers, who has 27 years in the travel business.

“Travel managers should track travel data, provide pre-travel event information and list destination details for high-risk areas,” she said. “A manual alone doesn’t suffice anymore. You have to walk travelers through role-play scenarios so they know more clearly what to do if they face danger. Even table-talk simulations are effective.”

Duty of care is the travel communities’ moral and legal obligation to take more serious responsibility for the safety of travelers, according to Cameron.

“Safety is always an issue for women everywhere, but it is amplified when we travel,” said Krista Erçin-Maurer, manager of marketing at Christopherson Business Travel. “Studies show women are assaulted more than men, signifying that safety has to be part of every company’s duty of care plan.”

The National Survey of Family Growth found that 25 percent of women are raped by age 44, whereas only eight percent of men say they have been raped by that same age.

“We’re often in new locations and out of our comfort zone. When traveling abroad, navigating foreign languages and different cultures add another safety-risk dimension,” said Erçin-Maurer. “In addition to utilizing technology like SecurityLogic, companies need to institute travel policies and risk management safety training. We recommend the following tips:

1. Partner with properties that have female-friendly rooms designated for safety, which are rooms on the third level or higher, close to the elevator, not at the end of the hallway, and are never near fire escapes or exterior entrances;
2. Avoid booking late meetings for female travelers that require them to return to the hotel after dark;
3. Use a car service and secure transport between all locations;
4. Provide safety training before trips, particularly when your female travelers are headed to areas of the world that are more dangerous for women;
5. Add communication requirements to your duty of care and risk management plans. Make sure female travelers know what to do and whom to contact if a safety incident occurs; and
6. Provide reliable communication methods, e.g., cell phones and cell service, wherever a woman is traveling in the world.”

Overall, companies should review safety issues women face, talk to their female employees, understand their worries, provide SecurityLogic technology, and update policies to today’s needs.

For more information on SecurityLogic and updated travel safety policies for women, contact Christopherson Business Travel at cbtravel.com.

Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the independently owned leader in business travel management, digital travel tools, and business travel resources. As the twelfth largest business travel agency in the United States, with more than 480 team members and 5 full-service locations across the country, Christopherson supports more than $682 million in annual travel bookings. Christopherson provides intelligent travel management to more than 1,000 successful companies and organizations, and is an affiliate of BCD Travel. To learn more about Christopherson Business Travel, visit cbtravel.com.

 

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CHICAGO—Aug. 5, 2019—Christopherson Business Travel has reinvented how travel management companies approach the customer experience, delivering elevated human interaction in a world inundated with high-tech.

“Customer expectations are shaped by the most dynamic consumer experiences they encounter in other industries,” said Mike Cameron, CEO at Christopherson Business Travel. “While it may seem counter-intuitive in this tech-focused world, being customer-centric requires much more than providing the latest and greatest in technology.”

By focusing on specific consumer touchpoints and the individual needs present at those touchpoints, Christopherson has developed an approach that allows them to not only lead with their robust technology platform, but leverage the depth of their team’s experience and expertise for the benefit of clients.

“We’ll never stop innovating new technology to get data into the hands of those who need it, when and where they need it,” Cameron said. “But we’re also working to shift the customer experience with an elevated layer of consultative and personalized experiences.”

Is Christopherson’s investment working?

“Absolutely, it works,” said Jennifer Phan, senior program manager at University of Southern California’s American Film Showcase. “Technology is essential, but with the travel complexities I manage, I definitely need a travel advisor who is knowledgeable, accessible, and dependable. For me, that person is my travel advisor at Christopherson.”

The more complex the demands, the more important it is for the digital, consultative, and personalized experiences to connect in a symbiotic way. The result is a customer-centric experience that pays in dividends for the client, Cameron said.

“Frequently, travel planning is so complicated that my advisor and I have to get on the phone,” said Phan, who manages 50 programs traveling to 50 countries. “Six months ago, she saved us by providing solutions with a series of international flights. She even worked through her Thanksgiving holiday to arrange very complex flight plans with our people who were traveling and had complicated issues.”

In order to deliver on its promise of customer-centricity, Christopherson has implemented new trainings and technology so travel advisors, account managers, and online support teams have a deep, integrated knowledge of the client, their specific needs and processes, and a personal relationship with them.

“My advisor knows my system—she knows me!” Phan said. “I can count on her to the point that it would be impossible to do my job without her. She’s flexible, understands our needs, is intuitive, has a sense of humor, and follows up. Those qualities have saved me and have made my trust in a travel agent partner, such as Christopherson, locked in solid.”

Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the independently owned leader in business travel management, online travel tools, and business travel resources. As the twelfth largest business travel agency in the United States, with more than 480 team members and 5 full-service locations across the country, Christopherson supports more than $682 million in annual travel bookings. Christopherson provides intelligent travel management to more than 1,000 successful companies and organizations, and is an affiliate of BCD Travel. To learn more about Christopherson Business Travel, visit cbtravel.com.

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SALT LAKE CITY – March 13, 2019 – Christopherson Business Travel announced today the acquisition of Andavo Meetings & Incentives.

Christopherson previously acquired Andavo’s business travel and leisure travel portfolios from owner Brenda Rivers in 2010. Rivers originally retained ownership of Andavo’s meetings and incentive travel portfolio.

With the merger of the remaining business, Andavo Meetings & Incentives will join Christopherson’s meetings division, Christopherson Meetings & Events. The merged entity will conduct business under the Andavo Meetings & Incentives brand name.

“We are incredibly pleased to bring Andavo Meetings & Incentives into our family of brands,” said Christopherson’s CEO Mike Cameron. “This merger will allow for greater efficiencies and enhanced service opportunities for our meetings and events division.”

The combined $690 million company will employ 490 travel professionals across the country, with Cameron and Rivers working with Beth Faller, current Vice President of Christopherson Meetings & Events and Britt Robinson, Vice President of Andavo Meetings & Incentives, to make the united division successful. The acquisition will provide jobs for all current employees of each company.

Christopherson’s new meetings and events team will focus on delivering their combined expertise, creativity, and innovation in event design, planning, and management for a diverse clientele including Fortune 500, non-profits, universities, and private companies.

“Combining the strengths of these two travel firms will align corporate goals, bolster the offerings available to clients, and propel the customer experience to a higher plane than could be achieved independently,” Rivers said.

About Christopherson Business Travel
Christopherson Business Travel is the independently-owned leader in intelligent business travel management. The company operates from five full-service locations across the country and sold more than $680 million in travel in 2018. Christopherson maintains a successful leisure travel division (Andavo Travel), Detroit business travel division (Hamilton, Miller, Hudson & Fayne Travel Management), sports travel division (All Seasons Sports Travel), meetings division (Christopherson Meetings & Events), and humanitarian travel division (CV Humanitarian Travel). The company is a certified woman-owned company and is an affiliate of BCD Travel and Virtuoso.

About Andavo Meetings & Incentives
Andavo Meetings & Incentives, is a meetings and incentive travel company with 27 years of experience specializing in event planning, creative design, and logistics. Founded in 1992 by Brenda Rivers, the company manages events from 50-5000 attendees around the world each year. Andavo Meetings & Incentives is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Fran Gallegos has joined Christopherson Business Travel as a Business Development Manager. Gallegos brings with her more than 20 years of varied travel industry experience.

“Fran has a wealth of industry knowledge and a unique ability to understand customers’ needs because of the breadth of her experience,” said Kathleen Roberts, Christopherson’s Vice President of Business Development. “Her skill at creating partnerships and developing effective solutions brings value to all parties.”

“It is exciting to join one of the nation’s top 15 travel management companies,” Gallegos said. “Christopherson has a proven history of growth, client retention, innovation, and strong leadership.”

Most recently, Gallegos was Director of Sales & Account Management at Hess Travel. Prior to her time at Hess, she worked in the hospitality sector, including eight years at the Hilton Downtown Salt Lake City.

“Companies are seeking the integrated travel management solutions Christopherson provides.” Gallegos added. “I look forward to sharing that unique value with clients and to being a key player in the growth of our organization.”

About Christopherson Business Travel

Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the independently-owned leader in business travel management and digital travel tools. With 480 team members in 40 full-service and on-site locations across the U.S., the company supported $682 million in annual travel bookings in 2018.

Christopherson provides corporate travel services to more than 1,000 companies and organizations. It is both a woman-owned company and an affiliate of BCD Travel, the leading provider of global travel logistics.

 

 

SALT LAKE CITY, UT—Feb. 21, 2019—J.B. Walsh has joined Christopherson Business Travel as the new Chief Technology Officer. Walsh brings with him a 20-year track record of technology leadership and software development expertise.

“Christopherson has an extensive technology roadmap,” said Mike Cameron, CEO of Christopherson. “J.B. has the travel technology experience that will enable us to scale up our software development team and take AirPortal, our industry-leading technology platform, to the next level.”

“There are so many opportunities to innovate at Christopherson,” Walsh said. “Additionally, the company has a proven history of growth with a strong leadership team, strong values, and a clear vision for the future. Technology is an integral part of that vision and I look forward to being a part of developing the tools that will differentiate Christopherson even further.”

Most recently, Walsh was Vice President of Development Delivery Practices at Amadeus IT Group. Prior to Amadeus, he led development teams at Accenture and Navitaire, the latter providing the technology platform that operates more than sixty airlines globally.

“Strong teams are the foundation for any type of success,” Walsh added. “I look forward to building a team and creating an environment in which we can tackle whatever we as a company can dream up.”

About Christopherson Business Travel

Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the independently-owned leader in business travel management and digital travel tools. With 480 team members in 40 full-service and on-site locations across the U.S., the company supported $682 million in annual travel bookings in 2018.

Christopherson provides corporate travel services to more than 1,000 companies and organizations. It is both a woman-owned company and an affiliate of BCD Travel, the leading provider of global travel logistics.

SALT LAKE CITY—Aug. 13, 2018—Christopherson Business Travel, the leading business travel management company in the western United States, in connection with Domo, the world’s leading data visualization platform, is pushing technology to the next level for customers.

“Because data visualization is key to making smart business decisions today, we have developed a new collection of advanced travel analytics that show customers essential travel information in real time,” said Mike Cameron, CEO of Christopherson Business Travel.

Christopherson, which has built a robust technology team dedicated to designing tools and software for business travel managers and their travelers, has integrated Domo’s powerful data cards into the company’s travel manager dashboard AirPortal 360, providing an instant view of travel patterns and essential analytics.

“With Domo cards now embedded in AirPortal 360, our travel managers can bring all their unique travel data together in real-time, which provides powerful insight,” said Cameron. “From there, they can align the metrics that are relevant to them and bridge the gap between data and people.

“Being able to visualize the story their data tells allows them to take informed action that ultimately helps them run a more cost-effective travel program.”

With customer expectations at an all-time high, Christopherson was the first travel management company to integrate with Domo and leverage their robust data technology for the benefit of enhanced customer insights.

“We see this as an imperative move,” Cameron said. “In today’s world, you have to bring technology to the front and provide meaningful tools to move business forward. Without it, travel managers will fall behind.

“The versatility of AirPortal 360, combined with Domo’s expertise, delivers deeper customer insights.”

Currently, Christopherson has 16 unique data cards built and integrated into AirPortal 360, which travel managers can access to make more informed, data-backed decisions for their travel programs.

“For example, by drilling into our ‘Hotels by State’ and ‘Top 10 Hotel Chains’ data cards, a travel manager can analyze the patterns that would allow him or her to negotiate better vendor contracts,” said Cameron.

“By drilling into the ‘Online vs Full-Service’ and ‘Top 25 Travelers’ cards, a travel manager can gain insight into their travelers’ habits and align travel policies that help those travelers make decisions that could ultimately save the company money.

“Having this kind of real-time insight is beyond what travel management data provided in the past and will greatly benefit every company.”

Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is the independently owned leader in business travel management, online travel tools, and business travel resources. As the twelfth largest business travel agency in the United States, with more than 400 team members and 5 full-service locations across the country, the company supports more than $600 million in annual travel bookings. Christopherson provides intelligent travel management to more than 1,000 successful companies and organizations, and is an affiliate of BCD Travel. To learn more about Christopherson Business Travel, visit cbtravel.com.

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BOSTON and SILICON SLOPES, UT – July 17, 2017 –? ?Christopherson Business Travel and Domo, today announced three new travel management solutions built to deliver groundbreaking analytics and insights on an organization’s travel budgets and spend. With the dynamic pace of change in the travel management industry, travel managers are inundated with data and information that tell different stories about the state of their travel budgets and spend. Domo and
Christopherson teamed up to develop industry-first mobile solutions that leverage Christopherson’s industry expertise and Domo’s ground-breaking technology platform to help travel managers quickly gain powerful insights to improve compliance, negotiate better rates, and improve the traveler experience. “The travel industry is becoming more complex and is ripe for disruption. While massiveamounts of travel data exists, many organizations find it difficult to harness deep insights and quickly take action with this data. By bringing new solutions to market with Christopherson, we are making it easier for travel managers to rapidly respond to the needs of the business and to be more impactful leaders in this time of dramatic change,” said Jay Heglar, chief strategy
officer at Domo. “As a long-standing leader in the business travel industry, we view ourselves as a high-tech travel management firm. As such, we offer industry-first technology that helps our customers solve their travel issues. Our partnership with Domo allows us to provide customers with new solutions that enable them to interact with and gain insights from their data in an easy, effortless manner,” said Mike Cameron, CEO at Christopherson Business Travel.

The new travel management solutions from Christopherson and Domo includes:

· Travel Leakage Analyzer:? This app allows travel managers to control and visualize “out of program” spend. Taking feeds from Christopherson’s AirPortal® and financial systems such as Concur, NetSuite, and QuickBooks, the Travel Leakage App visualizes where travel spend is in compliance, and more importantly, where it is not. Understanding where travel spend is out of policy can help travel managers change the negative trend and move towards improving
compliance.
· Hotel Spend Analyzer:? This app instantly finds hotel spend or total nights in any area to
help travel managers better negotiate contracts with vendors and improve the traveler experience. Domo takes multiple data feeds and matches them together to deliver insights such as tracking Total Room Nights, Average Daily Rate, and Total Spend in any custom region. Travel managers can instantly view all travel trends and spending across the globe by vendor, and are enabled with the information they need to negotiate better rates.
· Travel Analytics?: This dashboard is a set of best-practice visualizations offered through Christopherson that help travel managers easily and intuitively connect multiple real-time travel data feeds into the Domo platform. These rapid deployment cards will make it fast and simple to put the relevant insights into the hands of travel executives and managers.

Domo transforms the way business is managed by changing the relationship people–from the CEO to the frontline worker–have with data. Enterprise customers like Christopherson Business Travel chose Domo’s cloud-based platform because it puts data directly into the hands of people across the organization, offering top-rated ease of use, delivering powerful visualizations, and enabling more effective decisions that help provide better returns and keep their organizations competitive.

Ranked as the 12th largest business travel agency in the U.S. by Business Travel News, Christopherson Business Travel is the independently-owned leader in intelligent business travel management. Christopherson specializes in travel technology innovations, such as AirPortal®, the industry’s most robust travel management platform, and a consultative approach to account management. The company operates from five full-service locations, as well as 35
client-dedicated on-site locations.

Unveiling these new travel management solutions at the 2017 GBTA Convention–the world’s largest business travel event–Christopherson and Domo will have product details and demonstrations at the show. Travel executives interested in a live demo should visit Christopherson Business Travel at Booth 1175 and Domo at Booth 1079.

The GBTA Convention will take place at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, from July 15 through July 19. Domo is the proud sponsor of GBTA’s opening Convention Arena keynote featuring General (U.S. Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus, taking place on Monday, July 17.

To learn more about the new travel management solutions from Christopherson Business Travel and Domo, visit: https://www.domo.com/gbta

About Christopherson Business Travel Christopherson Business Travel is a travel management company specializing in travel technology and consultative account management. As an industry innovator, Christopherson developed the first comprehensive mobile app for travel managers, AirPortal 360TM Mobile, and
continues to deliver meaningful digital solutions to clients via its robust software platform, AirPortal®. Ranked as the 12th largest business travel agency in the U.S. by Business Travel News, Christopherson operates from five full-service locations and has booked more than $600 million in travel in 2016 for more than 900 companies and organizations across the country. For more information, visit www.CBTravel.com. You can also follow Christopherson on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

About Domo
Domo helps all employees–from the CEO to the front-line worker–transform the way business is managed by connecting them to the right data and people they need to improve business results. Domo’s Business Cloud is the world’s first customizable platform that enables decision makers to identify and act on strategic opportunities in real time. The company works with the world’s leading and most progressive brands, including more than 25 percent of the Fortune 50, across multiple industries including travel and hospitality, retail, manufacturing, finance, technology and more. For more information, visit www.domo.com. You can also follow Domo on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, Instagram and Pinterest.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Christopherson Business Travel is launching a number of technology enhancements in conjunction with an initiative to advance their integrated software platform, AirPortal®, to a new level of travel management. By providing business intelligence that is digitally transformed into actions, these enhancements help travel managers direct their programs both proactively and preemptively.

“We live in an age of information overload,” said Mike Cameron, CEO of Christopherson. “Companies need more than just business intelligence to be competitive. But the challenge isn’t where or how to find the data, it’s what to do with it once you have it. We’re designing tools to help you figure that out. Our latest technology developments provide the advantage of ‘actionable intelligence’ to empower travel managers as they direct their travel programs faster and
smarter.”

Among the most notable enhancements are those made to Christopherson’s AirPortal 360TM dashboard for travel
managers, and Airtinerary®, the company’s intelligent itinerary for business travelers.

AirPortal 360 now includes My Action Items, a work-to-zero tool which pulls data from Christopherson’s various
technology and presents a list of action items. Such items may include travel plans needing approval, reminders to use
expiring airline tickets, risk management duties, expiring vendor contracts, and more.

“Providing our clients with a work-to-zero dashboard that allows them to manage all their pending action items in
real time is revolutionary for travel managers,” Cameron said. “My Action Items is one more way we are helping our
travel managers think forward and work strategically.”

Another enhanced tool is Christopherson’s Airtinerary, which now allows travelers to interact with their travel plans. Travelers can modify, add, or delete plans, and purchase trip insurance, among other actions, directly from the mobile-
responsive Airtinerary.

“‘Mobile first’ is one of our mantras,” Cameron said. “Whether it’s our existing technology or new tools, we develop
intuitive, elegant, and responsive technology that meets the needs of our clients where they are and helps them be
proactive about their pending action items.”

Among other enhancements is a new dashboard for the company’s Hotel Attachment tool, that helps travel managers
better manage compliance and risk by knowing which travelers’ plans are incomplete and provides the ability to send
reminders to complete those plans prior to travel.

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Christopherson plans to unveil these enhancements at the 2016 GBTA Convention and Trade Show in Denver, CO
July 18-20.

About Christopherson Business Travel
Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah is the independently owned leader in business
travel management, online travel tools, and business travel resources. As the 12th largest business travel agency in the
United States, with 380 team members and five full-service locations, the company supports more than a half-billion
dollars in annual travel bookings for more than 900 successful organizations across the country including Fortune
500 companies, publicly and privately-owned business, universities, and government entities. Christopherson is an
affiliate of BCD Travel and a Preferred Partner of Concur. To learn more, visit CBTravel.com.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Christopherson Business Travel is set to launch two new products to assist companies in
achieving higher travel policy compliance, duty of care fulfillment, and simplified travel management processes.
“Our two new technologies, Travel Approval and Hotel Attachment, are solutions that solve common problems faced
by corporate travel managers—the inconsistent and often undocumented travel approval process, and reduced travel
policy compliance as a result of low hotel attachment rates,” said Mike Cameron, Christopherson’s CEO.
The first technology, Travel Approval, is a digital notification process that obtains and tracks approvals from booking
to traveler to manager. Once a traveler makes a reservation—whether online or with a full-service travel agent—a
series of synchronized emails are sent to both the traveler and the traveler’s manager through which the booking can
be approved, modified, or canceled at any step or permission level.
“Online booking tools have done a good job in digitizing travel approvals but there has always been a gap in the
approval process for agent-assisted bookings,” Cameron said. “We built Travel Approval as a complete, digital solution
for approving those agent-assisted reservations. The result is the unification of online and full-service approvals and
a greater ability to enforce travel policy compliance.”
Christopherson’s second new technology, Hotel Attachment, is a hotel compliance system that identifies itineraries
with missing hotel bookings and provides the traveler with four options to close that gap: 1. Make a hotel reservation;
2. Request another reminder for a later date; 3. Attach a hotel reservation made outside the system to the itinerary;
and 4. Waive the need for a hotel reservation. With Hotel Attachment’s digital reminders, companies can ensure trip
plans are complete and hotel compliant prior to travel.
“Low hotel attachment results in weakened vendor negotiations and compromised duty of care,” Cameron said.
“Hotel Attachment solves these problems. First, it meets the needs of the travelers who want an acceptable hotel
included in every itinerary. Second, it meets the needs of the travel manager who wants savings, a knowledge of where
travelers are in order to fulfill duty of care responsibilities, and the ability to satisfy the company’s commitments with
contracted hotel vendors.”
Travel Approval and Hotel Attachment are both integrated into and supported by Christopherson’s proprietary
technology platform, AirPortal. They will be released at the 2015 Global Business Travel Association Convention in
Orlando, Florida, July 25-29.

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About Christopherson Business Travel
Christopherson Business Travel, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah is the independently owned leader in business
travel management, online travel tools, and business travel resources. As the 11th largest business travel agency in the
United States, with 365 team members and five full-service locations, the company supports more than a half-billion
dollars in annual travel bookings for more than 900 successful organizations across the country including Fortune
500 companies, publicly and privately-owned business, universities, and government entities. Christopherson is an
affiliate of BCD Travel and a Preferred Partner of Concur. To learn more, visit CBTravel.com.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Christopherson Business Travel reported a 33 percent year-over-year increase, hitting more
than a half billion dollars in annual sales in 2014.

“In 2010, we set a goal to double our sales by the end of 2015,” said Christopherson’s CEO Mike Cameron. “We not
only met that goal one year early, but exceeded it.”
In addition to $510 million in sales in 2014, Christopherson implemented 84 new corporate clients, bringing the total
number of clients to more than 900, and added 40 new team members. Since 2010, the company has grown by 113
percent.

“Our formula for growth is simple,” Cameron said. “You take the right people, plus the right value proposition, plus
the right incentives. The only possible result is growth.”

While Cameron has no plans to slow the company’s growth, whether organic or through acquisitions, he reported that
Christopherson’s next steps are to establish its excellence within the industry through a comprehensive best practices
review and reinvention strategy.

“As we look forward in 2015,” Cameron said, “we plan to strengthen the quality of our operations so that our service
is better than the industry’s best. We also plan to continue investing in aggressively developing innovative technologies
that will bring greater convenience and cost-saving options to corporate customers.”

About Christopherson Business Travel
Christopherson Business Travel is the independently owned leader in intelligent business travel management,
online travel tools, and business travel resources. As the 11th largest business travel agency in the United States,
Christopherson operates from five full-service locations (Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco,
California; Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama) as well as 35 client-dedicated on-site locations, employs more
than 350 travel professionals, and manages travel for more than 900 companies and organizations across the country,
among which are Fortune 500 companies, government entities, universities, and private businesses. For more
information, please visit CBTravel.com.

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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Christopherson Business Travel announces today the acquisition of All Seasons Travel,
forming one of the largest travel management firms in the country, expanding Christopherson’s footprint beyond the
western United States, where it currently ranks as the largest travel agency in the Rocky Mountain region.

Salt Lake City-based Christopherson Business Travel and All Seasons Travel, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.,
will conduct business under the Christopherson brand name. The combined $380 million company will employ more
than 300 travel professionals across the country, with Mike Cameron continuing as CEO.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with the timing of such a key merger,” said Cameron. “The joined company immediately
captures a stronger market position that will allow for greater business efficiencies, enhanced travel technology and
formidable buying power.”

The acquisition will provide jobs for all current employees of each company.

“Combining the strengths of these powerful travel firms, that already share the same vision, will allow us to serve
the needs of business and leisure travelers even more effectively,” said All Season’s CEO Borden Burr. “It is a major
advantage for each of our companies, as well as for our customers.”

Bucking national economic trends, Christopherson booked $341 million in travel in 2012 and is on schedule to grow
to $500 million by 2015. Christopherson’s vision for the future is to continue growing by finding new ways to add
value to its client’s travel management program. Christopherson continues to invest heavily in keeping its proprietary
technology platform unique and relevant.

Georgia-based Innovative Travel Acquisitions Inc. represented the seller.

About Christopherson Business Travel
Christopherson Business Travel is the independently owned leader in intelligent business travel management, online
travel tools and business travel resources. As the 11th largest business travel agency in the United States, Christopherson
operates from three full-service locations (Salt Lake City, Utah; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California) as well
as 35-client dedicated on-site locations, maintains a successful leisure travel division (Andavo Travel), employs more
than 250 travel professionals, and manages travel for more than 900 companies and organizations across the country.
For more information, please visit CBTravel.com.

About All Seasons Travel
All Seasons Travel, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a complete travel management company specializing
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in corporate, leisure, group, business incentive, and sports travel. The company employs more than fifty employees
and manages travel for more than 100 companies and organizations, with a specialty in team and fan travel for
universities. All Seasons Travel is the official agency for Travelin’ with the Tide, Traveling Vols, and the University
of Kentucky Alumni Association. For more information, please visit AllSeasonsTravel.com.

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