Corporate Travel Services: All-Travel

Founded in 1984 by Eric Maryanov, All-Travel.com, is a privately held professional travel management corporation specializing in corporate and leisure travel planning. All-Travel.com is headquartered in West Los Angeles, CA, with offices serving Santa Clarita Valley and the South Bay.

All-Travel.com employs nearly 40 travel consultants with annual sales exceeding $28 million dollars. About 60% of business comes from corporate travel clients.

Offering personalized travel management services from experienced corporate specialists who know how to save you money is what we do best. Corporate travel expenses are an integral part of every company's budgetary concerns. All-Travel's team of corporate travel specialists are trained to secure your travel arrangements at the lowest available rates. While most agencies have access to the same airfares, our travel consultants are very adept at finding you the lowest rate through careful fare construction for both domestic and international flights. When appropriate, alternate flight schedules will be recommended in order to reduce costs. We believe that informed clients make profitable decisions.

Our business clients range from individual business travelers to large international companies. We are never complacent about our business. We continually strive to improve upon our services and technology. All-Travel is strongly committed to keeping pace with and often staying ahead of the technology curve. "CORNERSTONE," our sophisticated automated 24-hour Quality Control program performs over 150 quality control checks based upon your specific profile and preferences and alerts your assigned agent of any changes that need to be made prior to ticketing. Even after ticketing, Cornerstone continually searches on a daily basis (about every 6 hours) for the best available fares, wait-list clearance, preferred seat availability, upgrade availability based on frequent flyer status up to the time of departure. When lower fares are found (which is not uncommon), All-Travel credits the account the difference minus any applicable fees! There are not many travel management companies that will continually look for lower fares after ticketing has occurred let alone credit back those funds.

Whether you are located in another part of the country or locally, our extended business hours (Monday through Friday 7:30AM - 7:00PM and Saturday 9:00AM - 4:00PM PST) allows you the ability to reach our team of corporate specialists when your local agency is closed.

If you feel your present agency is not providing you with the personal service that you deserve or feel that you are not receiving the best rates, please contact us for a more detailed discussion our services. Let us show you how we can help control your travel expenditures and increase the level of professional and personal services.

Are Internet Fares Really Lower than Agency Fares?
July 12, 2002 - TOPAZ International, Ltd.

With the current perception by many business travelers and some travel managers that they can purchase lower-priced tickets on the internet, TOPAZ put agencies and internet travel sites to the test. Between January and June, 2002, TOPAZ compared approximately 19,000 agency-booked itineraries with various internet travel sites including Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity and carrier-specific sites. TOPAZ found that the itineraries booked through a designated corporate travel agency averaged $116 less than the same itineraries booked on the internet travel sites. The average agency-booked fare during this time period was $478 while the average fare booked through the internet sites was $594.

"There is a high level of perception by many travel-industry individuals that corporations must have access to the �lower fares on the internet� in order to provide a worthwhile corporate travel program. We have not yet seen the evidence to support this belief," states Valerie Estep, President, TOPAZ International, Ltd. TOPAZ found lower fares on the internet only 8% of the time while 77% of the time the cost for the same itinerary was higher on the internet travel sites compared to a corporate travel agency.

Overall, the savings realized was 19% for itineraries purchased through a corporate travel agency � compared to the same itinerary if purchased through the specified internet travel sites. "While sometimes fares found on the internet are lower than those offered by corporate travel agencies, they are not typically an �apples to apples� comparison, but rather an itinerary within the parameters of a corporate travel policy vs. one that might not even involve the same travel days," says Estep.

TOPAZ will continue to monitor the fares available on travel internet sites along with fares offered by corporate travel agencies in order to provide valuable information for the travel industry. In addition, with the increase in online booking systems being implemented at many corporations, TOPAZ is now including this data in their research.

TOPAZ International, Ltd., based in Portland, OR is an airfare auditing, benchmarking, and statistical information firm specializing in the use of knowledge and technology to reduce travel costs for business.

For more information about, airfare audits, statistics, benchmarks, or training classes:
Call (503) 254-4242; FAX (503) 254-4303; or write to
TOPAZ International, Ltd., 6015 NE 80th Avenue, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97218

A frequently asked question -

Why should I use a travel agent when I can do it myself, either directly through the airlines or on the internet?

Despite the advent of direct booking capabilities by the airlines and Internet travel sites, 85% of all travel continues to be booked through a travel agent.

A recent study by Consumer Reports shows that millions of passengers who book direct are getting a bad deal for their travel dollar. Up to 40% of the flying public pays too much for their travel, hundreds of dollars more than they should to fly the exact same route, same seat, same plane, same class of service, same everything.

A good travel agent can help a consumer wade through the thousands of airline and tour fares that are out there and provide unbiased, objective counseling on all of the options available. We are experts in understanding the intricacies of the system and helping you take full advantage of them. We provide a one-stop shopping service for all your travel needs, whether it is an airline ticket, car rental, hotel, tour package, or cruise. And, we'll help you stay within your budget.

Best of all, you can depend on us to provide professional advice and courteous service. We will customize a travel itinerary to suit your budget, lifestyle, and preferences and back it up with customer support when you need it. We have helped thousands of people realize their travel dreams and save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on their travel.