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GWS Creates Sales Manager Role for Central EuropeBy Dawit Habtemariam

GWS Production—maker of Safeture, a travel security platform for companies and business travelers—has appointed Gilbert Leb to the new role of regional... KEEP READING

Oman Air Taps TPConnects for NDC Selling CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Oman Air has integrated travel content aggregator TPConnects' offer and order management capabilities to sell ancillary products through travel agents... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Network Adds South Africa AffiliateBy Dawit Habtemariam

South Africa-based corporate travel agency Rennies Travel has joined the BCD Travel Global Network. Rennies handles corporate, incentive, group travel... KEEP READING

No-Deal Brexit Could Cap Number of U.K.-EU Flights at 2018 LevelsBy Dawit Habtemariam

If the U.K. does not ratify a withdrawal agreement from the European Union by March 29, the date for which Brexit is scheduled, air travel is among the... KEEP READING

CWT Restructures EMEABy Dawit Habtemariam

Carlson Wagonlit Travel has made six senior EMEA appointments while letting five people go as it eliminates the role of country director for eight... KEEP READING

Outlook Strong for 2019 U.S. Domestic Business TravelBy Dawit Habtemariam

Domestic business travel will grow faster in 2019 than it did the past three years, according to the U.S. Travel Association, and for the period from... KEEP READING

U.K. & Swiss Agencies Join Radius TravelBy Amanda Metcalf

The U.K.'s Travel and Transport Statesman and Switzerland's Kuoni Business Travel have joined the Radius network of travel agencies. Travel and... KEEP READING

Global Ratio of Air Demand to Capacity Dipped in NovemberBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand grew 6.2 percent year over year in November, according to the International Air Transport Association. "Traffic is solid, but... KEEP READING

Travel Leaders Acquires First Meetings CompanyBy Amanda Metcalf

Travel Leaders Group has acquired the U.K.'s Your Event Solutions, known as YES. It's Travel Leaders' first pure meetings play, though other Travel... KEEP READING

Koch Will Leave ACTE in MarchBy Amanda Metcalf

Greeley Koch will step down as executive director of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives on March 22. He has held the role since 2012 but... KEEP READING

Marriott Updates on Passports, Payment Cards Involved in Data BreachBy Adam Perrotta

Marriott International has revised the number of guests affected by a major data breach of the Starwood reservations system announced in November,... KEEP READING

2018's Most Punctual Airlines GloballyBy Dawit Habtemariam

Among the world's 20 mega carriers, five U.S. carriers placed among the 10 most punctual, according to OAG's 2019 Punctuality League report: Alaska... KEEP READING

Radius Travel Network Adds Universal TravelBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global travel agency network Radius Travel has added Panama-based Universal Travel to its network, broadening its reach in Latin America. Universal... KEEP READING

South African Airways Boosts U.S.-Ghana ServiceBy Michael B. Baker

On April 2, South African Airways will increase service between Washington Dulles and Accra, Ghana, to five days per week. South African Airways... KEEP READING

Qatar Takes Stake in China SouthernBy Michael B. Baker

Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 5 percent stake in China Southern Airlines. The investment indicates "opportunities for us to work together and build... KEEP READING

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