Travel buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to get best-value hotel deals in Europe with demand for rooms outstripping growth in hotel space, according to a market investigation by American Express.
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IT heads will increasingly have to turn to purchasers to help justify their spending, an industry analyst has warned.
Procurement is a crucial but “little noticed part” of the government’s agenda for delivering value for money to the taxpayer. “Our aim is to ensure procurement is no longer seen as the poor relation in Whitehall,” Alan Milburn told delegates.
Purchasers continue to enjoy annual salary increases of more than three times the rate of inflation, far ahead of most professions, according to the latest salary survey carried out by Purcon Consultants.
Local councils have slammed the best-value regime for failing to deliver value for money.
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