Global

Mega Agency Melding: M&As Buttress Multinat'l Mgmt.By Jay Campbell

Fewer vendors can mean higher prices and weaker service, but not all buyers are concerned about the announced acquisition of Maritz Corporate Travel by... KEEP READING

TUI Seeking More Of NavigantBy Jay Campbell & Amon Cohen

TQ3 Travel Solutions half-owner TUI is lining up a bid to buy into or buy out new U.S. partner Navigant International, sources said. The German travel... KEEP READING

Air Canada Shifts StrategyBy David Jonas

As it prepares to complete a court-supervised restructuring this spring, Air Canada is shifting focus to transborder and international routes while... KEEP READING

ITM Faces Depletion Of Travel ManagersBy Amon Cohen

The Institute of Travel Management the British and Irish equivalent of the National Business Travel Association in September will conduct a general... KEEP READING

New Corporate Travel Council Stages First Meet In ManhattanBy Jay Boehmer

Bechtel Group, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's Corp. and Verizon Wireless are among the 15 founding members of a new benchmarking group for large-company... KEEP READING

U.K. Site Enabling Cos. To Negotiate RailBy Amon Cohen

British companies finally are taking control of one of the most difficult elements of their travel programs rail largely by signing up to an online... KEEP READING

AirPlus Debuts Centrally Billed British Airways Corp. CardBy Jay Boehmer

AirPlus and British Airways last week launched a Visa-branded corporate card that helps companies track air spending and enables travelers to pay for... KEEP READING

Amadeus' E-Travel Flaunts Multinational CapabilitiesBy Jay Campbell

As he revealed plans for expansion into Australia by the E-Travel business unit, Amadeus Global Travel Distribution managing director Ian Wheeler late... KEEP READING

Casto Spinoff Offers Offshore Service SavingsBy Jay Campbell

Eight months into a program that cuts its costs in half by using a 40-seat call center in the Philippines, Casto Travel of Santa Clara, Calif., soon... KEEP READING

E.U. Passenger Regs Anger AirlinesBy David Jonas

The International Air Transport Association and the Association of European Airlines each voiced concern over new regulations that protect European air... KEEP READING

European Partnering: TQ3, Deloitte; Delta, MarriottBy Amon Cohen

TQ3 Travel Solutions finally has launched its long-heralded consultancy collaboration with Deloitte. Called Advito, it promises to deliver "advisory,... KEEP READING

One-On-One: Austrian CEO Airs European Perspective

Vagn Soerensen, CEO of Austrian Airlines, in January assumed the chairmanship of the Association of European Airlines, a group now in its 50th year,... KEEP READING

Citibank Beefs Up Reporting System For Global AnalysisBy Jay Boehmer

Citibank this month announced the launch of a new reporting system that enables multinational commercial clients to report and analyze charge card and... KEEP READING

Tokyo Narita Pushes High-Tech Offerings, JAL/JAS MergeBy Renée Butowsky

The Tokyo Narita Airport Authority presently is conducting trials of its e-NAVI service, loaning travelers personal data assistants containing travel... KEEP READING

U.S. Begins Fingerprinting, Photographing Foreign Travelers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today implemented a new set of entry procedures for most foreign visitors with visas, requiring inkless,... KEEP READING

More Articles