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Amid the startups seeking to disrupt the travel booking and management space, TravelPerk has stood out for a several reasons, not the least of which is $65 million in investor financing over the past year and change. TravelPerk's plans for deploying that capital also are drawing notice. It has earmarked the recent... Keep Reading

It's been about a year since Korean Air implemented its joint venture with Delta, and Korean has reported significant growth in corporate business and contracts as a result of the partnership. Korean Air managing VP of passenger network and sales Bo-Young (Daniel) Song updated BTN on the JV, as well as some of Korean's plans... Keep Reading

BCD Travel today unveiled a new global hotel division and branded service, Stay by BCD Travel, for managing hotel programs. The division will be led by April Bridgeman, who assumed the newly created role of SVP of hotel solutions two months ago while retaining oversight of the travel management company's consulting arm,... Keep Reading

TAP Air Portugal is growing its U.S. service. After launching service between Chicago and Lisbon in early June, the carrier began service between San Francisco and Lisbon this week and will add service to Washington Dulles next week. Speaking at the launch of the San Francisco flight, chair Miguel Frasquilho said the... Keep Reading

Alaska Airlines in recent years has made bigger moves to win corporate market share. Part of that strategy was hiring David Oppenheim for the new position of VP of sales. After more than a year in the role, he spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about corporate sales strategy, the integration of Virgin... Keep Reading

Air Italy has continued to build its North American service this year, launching nonstop service between Milan and Toronto in recent weeks. Its growth also has reignited a long-running dispute between a coalition of the largest U.S. carriers, as well as Qatar Airways, which has a 49 percent stake in Air Italy; the U.S.... Keep Reading

Dav El/BostonCoach president and CEO Scott Solombrino will not renew his contract with the chauffeured transportation supplier, which he has led for three decades. In an interview with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker, Solombrino said the departure was "something I've planned for a while because I wanted to change... Keep Reading

Robotics process automation provider Troovo's software routes payment decisions based on each client's needs and automatically switches on a virtual card process—or in the future, blockchain payment process—when appropriate based on those client rules. Since Troovo was named Innovator of the Year at BTN's Innovate conference... Keep Reading

Global Business Travel Association VP of government relations Shane Downey said GBTA lobbying has focused on taxation and fees, as well as maintaining a healthy infrastructure and making business travel more comfortable and convenient. His latest focus was long-term funding for the FAA. In October, the U.S. Congress passed... Keep Reading

With more than 750 aircraft across its operating companies, private aviation management company NetJets already is a giant in its industry, accounting for more than 15 percent of private aviation traffic, said EVP of sales and marketing Patrick Gallagher. In fact, that ranks it high among aviation companies in general based... Keep Reading