2018 U.S.-Booked Air
Volume: $118 million
Primary Air Suppliers: American,
Delta, British Airways, Jetblue, Alaska, Virgin Atlantic
Primary Hotel Suppliers: Hilton,
Hyatt, Marriott
Primary Car Rental Supplier: Hertz
Primary U.S. Online Booking Tool: Concur
Primary U.S. Payment Supplier: Citi
Primary U.S. Expense Supplier: Concur
Consolidated Global TMC: BCD
U.S.-booked air volume at media and entertainment
conglomerate Comcast, parent company of NBCUniversal and other properties,
decreased slightly in 2018, according to a BTN estimate. Comcast acquired
European media firm Sky for 30.2 billion British pounds in October 2018 after
winning a bidding war against 21st Century Fox. Comcast revenue increased more
than 11 percent in 2018 to $94.5 billion, a figure that includes Sky revenue
after the October acquisition. Comcast at the end of 2018 had 184,000 full- and
part-time employees. In 2019, Comcast will consider if and how Sky could be
integrated into its travel operations. For now, some Comcast divisions mandate
air and hotel booking through agency or online booking channels. Comcast’s NBCUniversal
subsidiary expects its air travelers to take the lowest priced logical nonstop
flight offered, whenever possible, on a preferred carrier, and requires
travelers to stay in specific designated hotels when in major cities. For air
travel, coach class is required for domestic U.S. travel, but some travelers on
international flights longer than six hours are eligible to upgrade one class
of service: to premium economy if available, otherwise to business class.