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Longtime HRG vet Stewart Harvey will join BCD Travel as president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, the travel management company announced.... KEEP READING

They say the universe is simultaneously expanding and contracting, and the same could be said of the U.S. travel management company sector. Its... KEEP READING

American Express Global Business Travel named Kasey Chappelle global privacy officer and director of commercial compliance. Previously with Vodafone,... KEEP READING

The Global Business Travel Association has announced its opposition to Lufthansa Group’s plans to surcharge tickets purchased through global... KEEP READING

Despite protests from the Big Three U.S. carriers, Emirates plans to add flights to established U.S. routes and open a new one to Orlando later this... KEEP READING

Several Expedia-owned brands, from its namesake online travel agency to Hotwire and Trivago, target leisure-oriented and unmanaged business bookers.... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Group announced a new distribution strategy on Tuesday that de-emphasizes the global distribution channel in favor of direct bookings on its... KEEP READING

Jo Lloyd, Chris Pouney and Monique Swart have partnered to launch Nina & Pinta, a consulting firm targeting global corporate travel and expense... KEEP READING

International Travel Partnership named Richard Lovelock director of business travel management, a new post. Lovelock will develop sales and run account... KEEP READING

HRG North America executive vice president Tom Lacny departed the company this month "by mutual agreement following a review of the global sales... KEEP READING

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan vetoed legislation that would have forced travel intermediaries to pay sales tax on the "accommodation fees" they charge to... KEEP READING

U.S. restaurant spending by corporate clients of dining network Dinova in the first quarter of 2015 increased 5.5 percent year over year, according to... KEEP READING

TripBam and Business Travel Direct have partnered to bring tripBam’s hotel rate assurance program to the London-based TMC, the companies announced... KEEP READING

April air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC rose 1.1 percent year over year, according to ARC. Mega agencies... KEEP READING

Direct Travel acquired Greater Chicago-based travel agency Hobson Travel, its ninth acquisition in the past 12 months. Hobson Travel is a member of... KEEP READING