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Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide appointed Allison Taylor senior vice president of sales,

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide appointed Allison Taylor senior vice president of sales, the company announced Thursday. She replaces Christie... KEEP READING

Gray Dawes Travel & Expense Management announced that it acquired The Business Travel Partnership

Gray Dawes Travel & Expense Management announced that it acquired The Business Travel Partnership on March 26. Both travel management companies are... KEEP READING

Etihad Airways agreed to participate in Concur's TripLink open-booking program,

Etihad Airways agreed to participate in Concur's TripLink open-booking program, making it the third airline to confirm participation after United... KEEP READING

Caveats And Exceptions Abound In Proposed Amex Merchant RulesBy Jay Boehmer

After years of fighting the U.S. Department of Justice over the right to prevent merchants from steering customers to cheaper forms of payment, American... KEEP READING

Expedia-owned travel management company Egencia this week announced the launch of the iPad version of its TripNavigator app.

Expedia-owned travel management company Egencia this week announced the launch of the iPad version of its TripNavigator app. In addition to enabling... KEEP READING

Perspective: 20 Years Of Change Augurs The FutureBy Bill Kerr

When Albert Taras established TCG Consulting more than 20 years ago in Miami, he had no way to predict the unprecedented changes that would occur across... KEEP READING

February air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC increased 0.1 percent year over year,

February air transactions processed by mega travel agencies and settled through ARC increased 0.1 percent year over year, according to ARC data. Mega... KEEP READING

Interview: Conferma Business Development Director Of The Americas Andres Rojas

Conferma in January appointed Andres Rojas business development director of the Americas, charged with expansion into Latin America. Rojas began his... KEEP READING

GBTA Study: TMCs, Chains Key Features Of Corp. Hotel Programs In Asia/Pacific, Latin AmericaBy Julie Sickel

Travel managers in the Asia/Pacific and Latin America regions are more likely to use chainwide hotel agreements and rely more heavily on travel... KEEP READING

Travelport this month entered into a new "multi-year" distribution agreement with the LATAM Airlines Group.

Travelport this month entered into a new "multi-year" distribution agreement with the LATAM Airlines Group. The agreement provides Travelport... KEEP READING

Frontier Airlines effective March 7 no longer will settle agency transactions via ARC,

Frontier Airlines effective March 7 no longer will settle agency transactions via ARC, the airline confirmed. Concurrent with its transition to the... KEEP READING

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open more than 40 new hotels across Europe during the next five years,

Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to open more than 40 new hotels across Europe during the next five years, expanding its global portfolio nearly 30... KEEP READING

U.K. TMC Business Travel Direct Goes All-In With ConcurBy Amon Cohen

United Kingdom-based travel management company Business Travel Direct has become the first TMC in Europe to adopt Concur's full range of products,... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines agreed to a multi-year agreement to provide fares and inventory to users of Amadeus-owned corporate booking tools.

Southwest Airlines agreed to a multi-year agreement to provide fares and inventory to users of Amadeus-owned corporate booking tools. The agreement... KEEP READING

Perspective: Let's Be Clear—The Purpose Of Travel Management Is To Create Business ValueBy Glenn Hollister

This is a response to Andrew Menkes' Perspective, "Managed Travel 2.0 Is Really Unmanaged Travel 2.0 ... But Either Way, It's 2.Late" (BTN, Jan. 20,... KEEP READING

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