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U.K. Business Travelers Raise Rail Use As Average Fares FallBy Amon Cohen

British business travelers increasingly are shifting to rail, where they are benefiting from falling average fares, according to figures disclosed to... KEEP READING

Amadeus, Concur To Create Integrated Booking, Expense ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Concur and Amadeus IT Group this week announced an alliance to combine their technologies for an integrated booking and expense tool, marking Concur's... KEEP READING

Amex To Boost Concur Presence In Europe, AsiaBy Michael B. Baker

American Express and Concur last week announced an expansion of their relationship to include American Express Business Travel, combining payment,... KEEP READING

Amex, FCm Relaunching Small, Midsize OfferingsBy Amon Cohen

American Express Business Travel and FCm Travel Solutions coincidentally are relaunching separate service offerings to small and medium enterprises this... KEEP READING

BA's New First-Class Seat To Debut On London-NYC FlightsBy Jay Boehmer

British Airways this month plans to debut its new first-class seat on flights between New York and London, as the carrier embarks on its first full... KEEP READING

Continental To Raise Heathrow-Newark ServiceBy Amon Cohen

Continental Airlines last week took advantage of its new Star Alliance membership by announcing it will add one daily departure to its London... KEEP READING

Survey: Many To Buy More, Smaller Meetings In 2010By Amon Cohen

Many European buyers expect to book more meetings and have less to spend per event in 2010, according to the Meetings Industry Report published this... KEEP READING

Delta Amenity Upgrades Coming To EuropeBy Amon Cohen

Delta Air Lines this week said it intends to install lie-flat beds in its BusinessElite business class cabin on all services to Europe by 2013. The beds... KEEP READING

Europeans Leading Global ISO Event Standard DevelopmentBy Amon Cohen

European countries are leading the development of a global ISO standard for event management sustainability, with an international committee meeting for... KEEP READING

Marriott Launches Remote Conferencing Studios, Plans For 25 By SummerBy Michael B. Baker

Marriott International this week launched its first two remote conferencing studios under its new GoThere Virtual Meetings brand and further detailed... KEEP READING

NBTA Europe Initiates Advisory Board AppointmentsBy Seth Harris

NBTA Europe this week announced the first appointments to its inaugural advisory board, which will hold its first meeting Feb. 9 in London, where it... KEEP READING

U.K. Business Travelers Prefer High-Speed Rail To Airport ImprovementsBy Amon Cohen

British business travelers overwhelmingly want a domestic high-speed rail link in preference to expanding air capacity, according to a survey of 1,250... KEEP READING

BA, Lufthansa Unions Consider Going On StrikeBy Amon Cohen

Passengers of both Lufthansa and British Airways may face disruption over the next two months after unions serving both airlines opened strike ballots... KEEP READING

French Rules Thwart EU Rail Competition Despite DeregulationBy Amon Cohen

The prospect of competition on Europe's busiest international rail routes receded last week when Air France and German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said... KEEP READING

Travelport Names First Dedicated Manager For GermanyBy Amon Cohen

Travelport's first dedicated country manager for Germany, Juergen Witte, started work on Monday. The parent company of the Galileo and Worldspan global... KEEP READING

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