❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals that ministerial departments have used various booking platforms besides Corporate Travel Management (CTM) for accommodation, citing that CTM is not mandatory. The response details usage across different portfolios and provides reasons for alternative bookings.
AnsweredQoN 1983Legislative Council
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I refer to the use of booking agents, booking platforms or multinational online travel agencies by departmental staff and Ministers, and I ask: (a) in the last year have ministerial departments used the services of booking agents, booking platforms or multinational online travel agencies other than Corporate Travel Management (CTM) for the provision of accommodation for the Minister, ministerial staff and departmental staff; and (b) if yes to (a), please list the following information: (i) the name of the booking agency, booking platform or multinational online travel agency; (ii) the number of times it was used; (iii) for which portfolio area of responsibility; (iv) who the booking was made for; (v) and the reason for the travel; and (vi) the reason why CTM was not used for the booking?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 April 2019
Responded by
Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
The Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation advises:
a) Yes.
(b) See below and attached list. (This is compiled from information available to JTSI Perth and is not exhaustive for overseas offices, which do not have access to the CTM booking website and make their own accommodation booking arrangements. Sourcing complete information would require extensive searches in each office.)
(i) See tabled paper no. #
(ii) AirBnB - 2
Booking.com - 12
Expedia com - 4
Flight Centre Business Travel - 8
Gulliver travel agent - 1
Hotels.com - 8
Makemytrip.com - 2
MyTicket Booking- .1
ONS Booking site - 1
Qantas linked to Expedia - 3
Shanghai Travel Agent - 1
Trip Advisor com- 11
Wotif.com - 1
(iii) State Development Jobs and Trade.
(iv) See tabled paper no.#
(v) See tabled paper no.#
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i) See table paper no.#
(ii) Agoda.com – 1
Booking.com – 8
Expedia.com – 8
Hotels.com - 2
(iii) Tourism.
(iv) See tabled paper no. #
(v) See tabled paper no. #
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i) See tabled paper no.#
(ii) Booking.com – 2
(iii) Defence Issues.
(iv) See tabled paper no. #
(v) See tabled paper no. #
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i). Booking.com
(ii) 1
(iii) Science and Innovation.
(iv) Dr Debra Cousins.
(v) interstate meeting with Government colleagues
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement..
a) Yes.
(b) See below and attached list. (This is compiled from information available to JTSI Perth and is not exhaustive for overseas offices, which do not have access to the CTM booking website and make their own accommodation booking arrangements. Sourcing complete information would require extensive searches in each office.)
(i) See tabled paper no. #
(ii) AirBnB - 2
Booking.com - 12
Expedia com - 4
Flight Centre Business Travel - 8
Gulliver travel agent - 1
Hotels.com - 8
Makemytrip.com - 2
MyTicket Booking- .1
ONS Booking site - 1
Qantas linked to Expedia - 3
Shanghai Travel Agent - 1
Trip Advisor com- 11
Wotif.com - 1
(iii) State Development Jobs and Trade.
(iv) See tabled paper no.#
(v) See tabled paper no.#
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i) See table paper no.#
(ii) Agoda.com – 1
Booking.com – 8
Expedia.com – 8
Hotels.com - 2
(iii) Tourism.
(iv) See tabled paper no. #
(v) See tabled paper no. #
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i) See tabled paper no.#
(ii) Booking.com – 2
(iii) Defence Issues.
(iv) See tabled paper no. #
(v) See tabled paper no. #
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement.
(i). Booking.com
(ii) 1
(iii) Science and Innovation.
(iv) Dr Debra Cousins.
(v) interstate meeting with Government colleagues
(vi) Accommodation booking is not a mandatory option in the Common Use Agreement..
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