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Furnished Apartment Company Blueground Raises $50 MillionBy Donna M. Airoldi

The short-term serviced-apartment segment continues to show strength. Blueground this week announced it has received $50 million in Series B funding,... KEEP READING

Avis Germany Partners with Serviced-Apartments ProviderBy Donna M. Airoldi

Rental car company Avis Germany and Frankfurt-based Acomodeo, which offers serviced apartments that are booked online, have partnered to offer exclusive... KEEP READING

APAC Firms & Midsize Travel Buyers Show Biggest Interest in Virtual CardsBy Adam Perrotta

Companies around the world are willing to explore virtual cards for travel payments. Midsize programs and those based in Asia/Pacific are leading the... KEEP READING

Etihad & Air Arabia Will Launch Low-Cost CarrierBy Michael B. Baker

Etihad is partnering with low-cost carrier Air Arabia to launch another LCC called Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.... KEEP READING

JetBlue Plans to Interline with Norwegian AirBy Michael B. Baker

JetBlue and Norwegian Air have signed a letter of intent to interline. Travelers will be able to combine connecting flights across the two carriers when... KEEP READING

Accor Co-Working Brand Wojo Will Expand Beyond FranceBy Donna M. Airoldi

While WeWork faces stumbling blocks, Accor is doubling down on its partnership in co-working brand Wojo, which will expand beyond France by opening a... KEEP READING

Flybe Will Become Virgin ConnectBy Michael B. Baker

U.K. regional carrier Flybe is rebranding as Virgin Connect. Virgin Atlantic, Stobart Group and Cyrus Capital own Connect Airways and acquired... KEEP READING

Walmart CEO Moves to Air New ZealandBy Michael B. Baker

Air New Zealand has named Walmart U.S. president and CEO Greg Foran as CEO. Foran, who grew up in Hastings and Hamilton, both in New Zealand, has led... KEEP READING

Global Air Passenger Load Factor Set an August RecordBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand rose 3.8 percent year over year in August, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity grew 3.5 percent.... KEEP READING

Kempinski Group Will Grow Global FootprintBy Donna M. Airoldi

Just three months after the Kempinski Group's new CEO took over, the company plans to grow from operating 79 hotels today to more than 100 by 2021.... KEEP READING

Northstar Travel Group Acquires Buying Business Travel

BTN parent company Northstar Travel Group has acquired U.K.-based Buying Business Travel from Panacea Media. Buying Business Travel is a leading B2B... KEEP READING

Lot Will Launch Direct Service to San FranciscoBy Michael B. Baker

Next year, Lot Polish Airlines will launch direct service between Warsaw and San Francisco, its ninth route connecting Poland and the U.S. The... KEEP READING

Did You Know About A1 Certificates?By Dawit Habtemariam

"This is a really ridiculous process in preparation of a business trip," said Christoph Carnier, president of German business travel association VDR. He... KEEP READING

Fyle Improves Compliance & Spend ControlsBy Adam Perrotta

Cloud-based expense management provider Fyle now enables corporate card payments to flow into its expense management tool via application programming... KEEP READING

JAL Signs with Amadeus & Plans to Sunset Axess GDSBy Michael B. Baker

Japan Airlines and Amadeus have signed an extended distribution and IT agreement in which Amadeus will be the carrier's recommended distribution partner... KEEP READING

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