Global

First and business class travel within Europe fell precipitously in January, as business passengers continued to shift from the front of the plane to... KEEP READING

Sabre Travel Network has signed a multiyear agreement with a German hotel aggregator that it said will significantly enhance its content during the next... KEEP READING

The vast majority of corporate travel managers in Europe expect their companies to spend less on travel this year, as buyers take a wide variety of... KEEP READING

Canada's Porter Airlines is pointing its growing fleet of 70-seat Bombardier Q400 aircraft southward, stretching from its Toronto City Centre Airport... KEEP READING

Amadeus on Feb. 1 will stop absorbing Lufthansa's surcharge on Preferred Fare bookings in Germany and Austria unless the global distribution system and... KEEP READING

The average length of hotel stay by customers of the travel management company HRG UK plummeted in 2008 from 1.9 nights to 1.5 nights. HRG attributes... KEEP READING

German businesses have scaled back travel drastically in the past three months, according to the latest figures from VDR, the country's association for... KEEP READING

The Business Travel Coalition is rallying travel management professionals against Lufthansa's Preferred Fares program, which imposes what amounts to a... KEEP READING

The Business Travel Coalition is rallying travel management professionals against Lufthansa's Preferred Fares program, which imposes what amounts to a... KEEP READING

Carlson Wagonlit Travel this week announced the acquisition of travel management companies in Ireland and Canada.... KEEP READING

Carlson Wagonlit Travel today announced the acquisition of Executive Travel Group, its Irish travel management company partner. CWT claims the agency... KEEP READING

The International Air Transport Association today said airlines are operating in the worst revenue environment in 50 years and projected global... KEEP READING

Multinational travel managers are urging hotel chains to follow Marriott's lead in providing e-folio data at properties outside North America, although... KEEP READING

The Internet travel management companies are accelerating international expansion plans for 2009 as many of their clients broaden the scopes of their... KEEP READING

Martin Cowley, Sabre senior vice president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, spoke with BTN editor-in-chief David Meyer at October's Association of... KEEP READING