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Travel Leaders Warn of Nationalism's Threat to the IndustryBy Julie Sickel

New York City—Travel industry veterans admonished attendees of the 2016 New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference on... KEEP READING

SMEs Find New Reasons to GlobalizeBy Julie Sickel

Globalization. It's a buzzword that's gotten traction in recent years in the travel industry as suppliers and corporates reach more countries and... KEEP READING

Visa Inc.'s Acquisition of Visa Europe Clears Regulatory HurdlesBy JoAnn DeLuna

The European Commission approved Visa Inc.'s acquisition of Visa Europe, and the €21.2 billion (US$23.3 billion) deal is on track to close by the end of... KEEP READING

Lyft & Southeast Asia's Grab Link Service AreasBy Michael B. Baker

Ride-hailing platforms Lyft and Southeast Asia-based Grab are integrating services so users of one have access to the other. Grab users can hail cars in... KEEP READING

Homelike Corporate Housing Enters SwitzerlandBy Julie Sickel

Germany's Homelike, a business-to-business booking platform for temporary corporate housing, has expanded to Switzerland. The company launched in... KEEP READING

United Begins Only Nonstop Service from North America to SingaporeBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines began daily direct service between San Francisco and Singapore on Wednesday, the only direct flight from North America to Singapore and... KEEP READING

TAP Portugal & JetBlue Will CodeshareBy Michael B. Baker

TAP Portugal will codeshare with JetBlue when it begins service to Boston's Logan International and New York City's John F. Kennedy International in the... KEEP READING

Concur in Europe: Big Growth, Plus SAP IntegrationBy Amon Cohen

Europe was Concur's fastest-growing region in 2015, almost doubling its 2014 revenue, according to Concur executive vice president and EMEA general... KEEP READING

Hainan Airlines Parent Will Acquire Stake in Virgin AustraliaBy Michael B. Baker

Chinese conglomerate and Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group has agreed to acquire a 13 percent stake in Virgin Australia Group for $A159 (US$114.9... KEEP READING

Malaysian Bank CIMB Launches Corporate CardBy JoAnn DeLuna

CIMB Group and MasterCard released corporate, purchasing and virtual card products for CIMB Bank's Malaysian clients and will extend to other markets... KEEP READING

Chrome River Integrates with VAT-Recovery ServiceBy JoAnn DeLuna

Chrome River clients, regardless of where they're based, now can reclaim value-added tax through a partnership with Quipsound, a United Kingdom-based... KEEP READING

Concur Rolls Out ExpenseIt in U.K. After a Two-Year DelayBy Amon Cohen

Concur is finally rolling out its ExpenseIt app to large customers in the United Kingdom. The product translates photographed receipts into... KEEP READING

United Will Pull Its Only Africa FlightBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines will end service between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria, the carrier's only route to Africa, after June 30.... KEEP READING

HRS Partners with Australian Lodging AggregatorBy Julie Sickel

Hotel solutions company HRS has formed a strategic partnership with The Lido Group after investing an undisclosed amount in the Australian company. Lido... KEEP READING

STR: Middle East & Africa Only Region to Report April ADR & Occupancy DeclineBy Julie Sickel

Occupancy and average daily hotel rate increased in all global regions year over year during April except the Middle East and Africa, which saw declines... KEEP READING

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