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IATA: Strong Airline Performance Will Lead To Lower Fares In 2015By Michael B. Baker

Average roundtrip airfares in 2015 will decline 5.1 percent year over year, adjusted for inflation and not counting taxes and surcharges, according to... KEEP READING

BTN Names 25 Most Influential Industry Executives Of 2014

New York - The BTN Group here on Monday announced its list of the 25 most influential travel industry executives of 2014. This 30th annual listing... KEEP READING

Fairmont Development Pipeline Focuses Heavily On Middle EastBy Michael B. Baker

While FRHI Hotels & Resorts' development pipeline in Asia is no less aggressive than many of its competitors in the luxury segment, the center of... KEEP READING

Hitachi Data Systems Shores Up Point-Of-Sale Processes, Improves AuditingBy David Jonas

Negotiating favorable deals with airlines and hotel companies is all well and good, but if travelers don't make use of them, such rates and airfares... KEEP READING

Shell Turns In-House To Develop BI PlatformBy Amon Cohen

Oil and gas giant Shell International has built its own business intelligence platform that allows travelers and their managers to view travel... KEEP READING

Brazilian airline Azul has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Brazil's Comissão de Valores Mobilários.

Brazilian airline Azul has filed for an initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Brazil's Comissão de Valores... KEEP READING

CWT Study: Business Trip Value Heavily Influenced By Frequency, Duration Of Scheduled MeetingsBy Amon Cohen

Quantifying the value, or, more precisely, the return on investment, of business trips long has been a sort of Holy Grail in corporate travel. Past... KEEP READING

Fueling Discontent: Falling Oil Prices Spark Airline Surcharge DebateBy Amon Cohen

Crude oil prices plummeted from $115 per barrel in June to around $85 in late October. Motorists on both sides of the Atlantic have benefited from lower... KEEP READING

Singapore-based global distribution system Abacus International appointed Peter Li to general manager of China,

Singapore-based global distribution system Abacus International appointed Peter Li to general manager of China, a new role established to oversee... KEEP READING

EU Lawmaking Bodies Start Talks To Break Deadlock On Commercial Card Interchange RulesBy Amon Cohen

The European Council of Ministers this month exempted commercial cards from a proposed European Union regulation to cap interchange rates at 0.3... KEEP READING

STR Global: October Hotel Rates Down Worldwide Outside AmericasBy Michael B. Baker

The average daily hotel rate for October increased in the Americas but declined in all other global regions, at least in U.S. dollar terms, according to... KEEP READING

Business travel spending in India this year will increase 8.6 percent year over year to $26.2 billion,

Business travel spending in India this year will increase 8.6 percent year over year to $26.2 billion, to be followed by a 9.2 percent increase in 2015,... KEEP READING

Amex Forecasts Flat-To-Modest Growth In 2015 Travel PricingBy Jay Boehmer

American Express Global Business Travel on Thursday released its 2015 pricing outlook in which it forecast worldwide air, hotel and rental car pricing... KEEP READING

Interview: Tourism Business Council Of South Africa CEO Mmatšatši Ramawela

Africa in recent years has become a growing focus for development by major international hotel companies. While North Africa long has been the primary... KEEP READING

Interview: GBTA's Paul Tilstone On The 'Berlin Charter'

Berlin - The Global Business Travel Association during its annual GBTA Europe conference here last week announced a charter committing airlines to... KEEP READING

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