Michael B. Baker

Michael B. Baker
Executive Editor

Michael Baker joined The BTN Group in 2006 and, as executive editor, leads the group’s technology, payment and travel management coverage. He has covered all the major travel industry beats over his many years with BTN, including about eight years each covering the aviation/transportation and lodging industries.

Before joining BTN, he cut his journalistic teeth in the newspaper industry, covering business and industry for both The Press of Atlantic City and The Facts, a daily in the greater Houston area where he won awards for both breaking news and feature coverage.

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BCD Deepens Integration with MobilexpenseBy Michael B. Baker

BCD Travel is deepening its partnership with expense management company Mobilexpense to build two-way... KEEP READING

Corporate Traveler Introduces AI Assistant 'Mel'By Michael B. Baker

Corporate Traveler has launched a new AI travel assistant embedded in its Melon travel platform, the... KEEP READING

Cross-Border Platform Nium Expands to Simplify Global PaymentBy Michael B. Baker

Nium, a cross-border payments platform, has expanded its capabilities in the US, enhancing its service... KEEP READING

Etraveli Opens AI Agent Connections to Flight BookingBy Michael B. Baker

Flight technology provider Etraveli Group has launched a Model Context Protocol layer to enable AI... KEEP READING

Study: AI Platforms Drive Revenue, Satisfaction for HotelsBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel guest interaction with AI technology drives higher satisfaction—and higher success in... KEEP READING

RateHawk, Traveloka Partner to Boost Lodging InventoriesBy Michael B. Baker

Emerging Travel Group, which operates online booking platform RateHawk, has partnered with... KEEP READING

Hickory Data: New York, London Maintain Top Spot in Business Travel BookingsBy Michael B. Baker

Hickory Global Partners' data reveals New York and London as leading business travel destinations,... KEEP READING

American Express to Cut 5 Percent of WorkforceBy Michael B. Baker

American Express is eliminating about 5 percent of the positions in its workforce in a global... KEEP READING

United Opens New Concourse, Largest Lounge in Houston's Bush AirportBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines on Thursday is opening the new 22-gate Terminal B North Concourse at Houston's George... KEEP READING

Amadeus, Nvidia to Collaborate on Scaling AI Flight Search CapabilitiesBy Michael B. Baker

Amadeus has signed a memo of understanding with technology company Nvidia to collaborate on improving... KEEP READING

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