2015 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $80 million
2015 Global
Air Volume: $120 million
2015 U.S.
T&E: $100 million
2015 Global
T&E: $150 million
Principal Air
Supplier: Delta
Principal
Hotel Supplier: Marriott
Principal Car
Rental Suppliers: Enterprise,
National
Principal
Online Booking Tool: Amadeus
e-Travel Management
Principal Card
Supplier: Bank of America
The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ missionary efforts continue to
grow. Missionaries account for 74,079, according to its website. Corporate
travelers increased from 10,000 to 15,000 in 2015. That year, it obtained or
renewed more than 50,000 visas. U.S.-booked air volume rose $5 million in 2015
and is expected to reach $86 million in 2016. Fifty-five percent of U.S.-booked
air volume was domestic. LDS does not have a consolidated global agency, but in
the United States and Canada, it primarily uses Carlson Wagonlit Travel, which
handled about 5 percent of the U.S.-booked air volume in 2015. LDS previously
worked with about 50 agencies outside of North America but consolidated to 25
in 2015 after it adotped standards that some partners could not meet. LDS
expects to consolidate further in the coming years.