AirPlus Revolutionizes Carbon Offsetting

First Green Business Travel Payment Solution

AirPlus International, the leading business travel payment provider, announced today the launch of an automated carbon offset feature for its lodge card solution, the AirPlus Company Account. A payment industry first, the feature allows all AirPlus clients to automatically pay for the offsetting of all flights purchased with the AirPlus Company Account. The product feature was recently awarded the Business Travel Show Innovation Award at the Business Travel Show in Düsseldorf.

The solution is extremely easy to implement as the client must sign only one additional contract to enable AirPlus to transfer their flight data to the carbon offset provider. This data is then used by the carbon offset provider to calculate the amount to offset the company’s carbon emissions. This amount is charged to the client via the AirPlus Company Account and the transaction information is then fed into the online AirPlus MIS tool, the AirPlus Information Manager.

The carbon offset solution is available globally. In fact, a U.S. client may choose to use a Swiss carbon offset provider and offset their emissions for subsidiaries in any number of countries. The solution provides total transparency and allows a client to break down the data reporting as desired.  An example would be by department, project or branch office. 

Richard Crum, President AirPlus International, said, “This is truly an innovation and a payment industry first. It is an efficient way for any of our clients to offset their carbon emissions, from the smallest client to the largest global corporation. They’re free to work with whichever offsetting provider and travel agency they choose, as AirPlus makes the operation a turn-key solution.”

With more than 32,000 corporate customers worldwide, AirPlus International is a global leader in business travel payment solutions, offering lodge card accounts, corporate cards and online management tools. AirPlus settles flight tickets from more than 260 airlines and is the preferred partner of various airlines such as British Airways (NYSE:BAB), Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAL), Luxair, Lufthansa German Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, TAP Portugal and Singapore Airlines. AirPlus International is the world’s largest issuer of UATP. For further information, please visit www.airplus.com.

Contact:
Rana Walker
US Communication and Marketing Manager
AirPlus International
rwalker@airplus.com
+1 (703) 373-0947