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U.S. Regulators Examining Amex's Small Business Card MarketingBy Adam PerrottaU.S. federal officials are reviewing practices used by American Express to market its small business credit cards,... Keep ReadingAlaska Airlines to Add New Southern California RoutesBy Michael B. BakerAlaska Airlines during the next few months will add two new routes from Southern California, the carrier announced.... Keep ReadingTripActions Liquid Adds ERP IntegrationsBy Adam PerrottaThe TripActions Liquid payment and expense platform now can be integrated directly with several enterprise resource... Keep ReadingTransportation Secretary Chao Announces ResignationBy Michael B. BakerU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will resign on Monday, according to a statement she posted to Twitter. ... Keep ReadingCopa to Return to TampaBy Michael B. BakerCopa Airlines will restart service to Tampa International Airport from Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Friday,... Keep ReadingBTN's 10 Most-Read Op-Eds of 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN during 2020 published dozens of opinion pieces from industry leaders. Here were last year's most-read op-eds,... Keep ReadingWestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
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TripActions Liquid Adds ERP IntegrationsBy Adam PerrottaThe TripActions Liquid payment and expense platform now can be integrated directly with several enterprise resource... Keep ReadingTransportation Secretary Chao Announces ResignationBy Michael B. BakerU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will resign on Monday, according to a statement she posted to Twitter. ... Keep ReadingCopa to Return to TampaBy Michael B. BakerCopa Airlines will restart service to Tampa International Airport from Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Friday,... Keep ReadingBTN's 10 Most-Read Op-Eds of 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN during 2020 published dozens of opinion pieces from industry leaders. Here were last year's most-read op-eds,... Keep ReadingWestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
Transportation Secretary Chao Announces ResignationBy Michael B. BakerU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao will resign on Monday, according to a statement she posted to Twitter. ... Keep ReadingCopa to Return to TampaBy Michael B. BakerCopa Airlines will restart service to Tampa International Airport from Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Friday,... Keep ReadingBTN's 10 Most-Read Op-Eds of 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN during 2020 published dozens of opinion pieces from industry leaders. Here were last year's most-read op-eds,... Keep ReadingWestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
Copa to Return to TampaBy Michael B. BakerCopa Airlines will restart service to Tampa International Airport from Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Friday,... Keep ReadingBTN's 10 Most-Read Op-Eds of 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN during 2020 published dozens of opinion pieces from industry leaders. Here were last year's most-read op-eds,... Keep ReadingWestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
BTN's 10 Most-Read Op-Eds of 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN during 2020 published dozens of opinion pieces from industry leaders. Here were last year's most-read op-eds,... Keep ReadingWestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
WestJet Plans to Restart Max Service in a Matter of WeeksBy Michael B. BakerWestJet plans to return its Boeing 737 Max fleet to service in a "phased and transparent" manner beginning later this... Keep ReadingWho Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
Who Bought Whom in 2020By Dawit HabtemariamBTN and The Beat wrote about dozens of mergers and acquisitions in 2020, including deals among airlines, lodging... Keep ReadingWheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption RRManagement rrtestprocurement
Wheels Up Acquires Mountain AviationBy Michael B. BakerPrivate aviation platform Wheels Up has acquired aircraft charter company Mountain Aviation, the companies announced.... Keep Reading2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
2021: A (Covid) Case OdysseyBy FCM Travel Solutions director of technical solutions Peter PsaltakisDespite the industry's efforts to increase cleanliness and consumer confidence, travelers cannot truly escape the virus... Keep ReadingQatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
Qatar Airways, Latam Airlines Brasil Expand CodesharingBy Michael B. BakerQatar Airways and Latam Airlines Brasil are expanding codesharing to cover 45 additional Latam flights within Brazil and... Keep ReadingSabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
Sabre, Southwest Reach GDS Full-Participation AgreementBy Michael B. BakerSouthwest Airlines and Sabre Corp. have agreed to a new full-participation distribution agreement, which they plan to... Keep ReadingEmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
EmpireCLS Adds Chauffeur Covid-19 Testing OptionBy Dawit HabtemariamChauffeured transportation supplier EmpireCLS last month began offering in select cities rapid Covid-19 testing for... Keep ReadingSonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
Sonesta Agrees to Acquire Red Lion Hotels for $90MBy Donna M. AiroldiSonesta International Hotels has entered into an agreement to acquire Red Lion Hotels' parent company, RLH Corp., in an... Keep ReadingAfter Brexit Major Restrictions Hit EU-UK Business TravelBy Amon CohenLate deal-making gives travel administrators little time to manage changes that begin Jan. 1, 2021... Keep ReadingMore Articles Business Travel News By SectionDistributionDelta Plans NDC Solution Launch by Year-EndSpotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct ConnectSabre to Offer Air Tanzania NDC ContentGlobalReport: State Dept. Plans to Revoke Up to 200K Visas from Asylum SeekersCorporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelTAP Air Portugal Joins List of Southwest Int'l PartnersLodgingCoStar: U.S. Hotels Grow Occupancy, Rate in JulyCBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel RecoveryTravelodge CEO Boydell Resigns After Security IncidentsPayment & ExpenseNium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingExpensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingMeetingsSpotnana Acquires Meetings Platform TroopMGME Acquires Key Meetings & EventsEngine Expands Group Booking CapabilitiesTechnologyPerk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBCD Invests in AI Platform AmgineKayak for Business Adds AI Booking, SupportTransportationAmerican to Add Three New Int'l Destinations in Summer 2027United to Add 10 New Int'l Cities for Summer 2027JetBlue: Boston BlueHouse Lounge to Open This WeekManagementBCD Names FCM's Eklund Chief Commercial OfficerFox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsProcurementAmerican Express Agrees to Acquire CenterAir New Zealand CEO Foran to DepartAmadeus: Q4 Air Distribution Revenue Spikes Amid 'Gradual' NDC Adoption
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