2017 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $178 million
Consolidated Global TMC: CWT
In 2017, technology behemoth Google for the fourth straight
year increased its U.S.-booked air spend by a double-digit percentage. In 2017,
the increase was 12 percent. Google's business continues to grow rapidly, as
revenue for parent company Alphabet increased nearly 23 percent in 2017 to
almost $110.9 billion. Sales and marketing expenses increased 23 percent to
$12.9 billion, while general and administrative costs decreased less than 2
percent to $6.9 billion. Google's business travel via aircraft, rail and rental
car generated nearly 202,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2016,
the most recent year for which data is available, a 13.2 percent increase from
2015. The company for several years has operated a travel management structure
without a booking channel mandate, instead offering travelers a budget and
allowing them to arrange their trips and retain any remaining funds to book
over budget for future business trips.