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Court Deals Legal Blow to Trump Travel BanBy Elizabeth West

A Federal District Court in Seattle ruled late Friday in favor of the states of Washington and Minnesota, which had jointly sued to place a temporary... KEEP READING

Airline Execs Talk Regulations & Infrastructure with President TrumpBy Michael B. Baker

Though press pool reports from President Donald Trump's meeting Thursday with airline industry representatives did not showcase an in-depth... KEEP READING

Wex Automates Virtual Card Payments for Agents Booking on HitchHikerBy JoAnn DeLuna

Travel management companies that are mutual clients of payment solutions provider Wex and German flight aggregator and booking engine HitchHiker now can... KEEP READING

What European Travel Buyers Expect from Trump's Travel BanBy Amanda Metcalf

The Global Business Travel Association conducted two straw polls of travel managers last week to gauge how President Trump's executive orders on... KEEP READING

U.S. Big Three Airline CEOs Implore Tillerson to Review Gulf CarriersBy Michael B. Baker

The CEOs of the three largest U.S. airlines have requested to meet new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. With new leadership in place, the carriers want... KEEP READING

Washington State Sues Trump, Citing Corporates' Concerns for Their TravelersBy Elizabeth West

On Jan. 30, the state of Washington filed the first lawsuit against Trump and his administration regarding the executive order. Filed by Washington... KEEP READING

More Travel Managers Voice Concern Over Travel BanBy Elizabeth West

According to a Global Business Travel Association straw poll of 58 travel buyers about President Trump's executive order to suspend immigration... KEEP READING

Airlines Hit Record Load Factor in 2016By Michael B. Baker

Airlines globally had "a particularly strong performance" in December, as demand rose 8.8 percent and capacity grew 6.6 percent year over year,... KEEP READING

India's 2016 Business Travel Spend Is Expected to Hit $33 BillionBy JoAnn DeLuna

India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, and the business travel spend that originates there is expected to reach $33 billion in 2016... KEEP READING

Travel Programs' Acceptance of Ride-Hailing Is RisingBy Michael B. Baker

Half of corporate travel policies globally allow ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, according to the Global Business Travel Association Business... KEEP READING

United & Avianca Will Pursue PartnershipBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines and Avianca, the second-largest airline company in Latin America, plan to negotiate "a long-term strategic commercial alliance," the... KEEP READING

Buyers Fear Travel Repercussions of Trump Immigration BanBy Elizabeth West

Thirty-nine percent of ACTE survey respondents said the travel ban could reduce business travel for their corporations overall, while 20 percent say the... KEEP READING

Brady Joins TCG ConsultingBy Julie Sickel

TCG Consulting has appointed Margaret Brady as director of its global management practice to head up global client engagements. Prior to joining TCG,... KEEP READING

Trump Travel Ban: Protests & Business Community ReactionsBy Elizabeth West

Protests broke out at major airports in Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Seattle and Washington, D.C., among others, over the weekend... KEEP READING

Enterprise Will Add Locations in Armenia & GeorgiaBy Michael B. Baker

Enterprise Holdings plans to expand into Armenia and Georgia via a franchise agreement with Armenian car rental company TravelCar. The company will open... KEEP READING

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