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Since launching in 2007, on-demand private jet service ImagineAir has grown to 11 aircraft serving about 900 airports in the eastern United States. Aiming to "turn a three- to eight-hour drive into a one- or two-hour flight" while "making the benefits of private aviation affordable on a large scale," ImagineAir has served... Keep Reading

On Wednesday, serviced apartments provider BridgeStreet Global Hospitality announced it had entered into an exclusive partnership with Airbnb. It's the first time a deal has been struck between the sharing-economy housing provider and a serviced apartments company-or any global lodging brand, for that matter. The companies... Keep Reading

As suppliers flock to the virtual card space, AirPlus International president and CEO of the Americas operations Yael Klein sat with BTN payment editor JoAnn DeLuna during The BTN Group’s The Beat Live conference in Arlington, Va., in early October.... Keep Reading

BTN named its annual list of Best Practitioners in July. Along with our Travel Manager of the Year, these four individuals elevated the practice of travel management. Their best practices and innovation initiatives have changed the course of travel management for their organizations and... Keep Reading

It’s hard to put corporate travel startup Rocketrip in a box. The real-time trip budgeting tool is banking on managed travel evolving into an employee-centric environment. It’s a world in which corporations may have to entice their employees to save money. Rocketrip offers a solution.... Keep Reading

Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 2009 to 2013, joined U.S. regional air transportation network OneJet as a senior advisor in late August, following his deputy secretary, John Porcari, who became an advisor for the company earlier this year. Both LaHood and Porcari spoke with BTN transportation editor Michael... Keep Reading

In the wake of a 2014 joint-venture deal with Singapore-based real estate developer Mapletree Group that was designed to facilitate aggressive global expansion, serviced apartment provider Oakwood Worldwide is widening its network in Canada, Latin America, the Asia/Pacific region and the United States. The company also is... Keep Reading

Air France-KLM U.S. vice president of sales Astrid Hennekam spoke to BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker about the carriers' partnership with Delta Air Lines, fleet improvements and network growth.... Keep Reading