BTN Expert Q&A

Concur Travel president Charlie Sultan and Amex GBT EVP of global and multinational clients David Reimer last week fielded questions, including several sourced from travel buyers, from BTN Group VP of content Elizabeth West about their recently announced partnership at the kickoff session at the show's... Keep Reading

Altour president Gabe Rizzi sits down with BTN to discuss the company's partnership with Blockskye, completing the integration with Travel Leaders Corporate, and the changing TMC competitive landscape.... Keep Reading

Becky Power is American Express Global Business Travel’s new VP for global client management for Select and Ovation, SME. She sat down with BTN Group VP of content Elizabeth West at the tail end of the Global Business Travel Association convention in Denver.... Keep Reading

Sonesta International Hotels in the past five years has grown exponentially and has leaned into specialized segments, developing targeted programs for small and midsize businesses, medical meetings and government travel, among others. Sonesta VP of global sales Brian Macaluso spoke with BTN's Chris Davis about the company's... Keep Reading

Hotel analytics firm STR's parent company, CoStar, and Tourism Economics earlier this month issued a new U.S. hotel forecast that lowered performance expectations notably for both 2025 and 2026 from their prior forecast, issued in June. STR senior vice president of lodging insights Jan Freitag in mid-August spoke with BTN... Keep Reading

PredictX emerged as the winner of this year's Business Travel Innovation Faceoff at Business Travel Show Europe, impressing the judging panel with its newly launched AI workspace Cogent. Its CEO Keesup Choe spoke with BTN about Cogent's potential and how travel buyers should be preparing as AI power and capabilities increase.... Keep Reading

Omni chief commercial officer Jeff Doane spoke with BTN managing editor Chris Davis last month at the Global Business Travel Association convention in Denver about the company's luxury ambitions, its push for small-to-midsize businesses and the effects of macroeconomic uncertainty.... Keep Reading

TAP Air Portugal recently soft-launched a revamped corporate program and added three new North American routes. BTN's Donna M. Airoldi spoke with TAP director for the Americas Carlos Antunes and Fernanda Ottavio, manager for North America, to discuss the airline's growth plans, the relaunch of its corporate site and corporate... Keep Reading

CBRE Hotels Research in its most recent forecast softened its projections for U.S. hotel  performance largely due to a weaker macroeconomic outlook. CBRE head of hotel research and data analytics Rachael Rothman earlier this month spoke with BTN managing editor Chris Davis about CBRE's assessment of business travel... Keep Reading