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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Morgan Stanley Buyer Survey Shows Growing Budgets, Dimming OptimismBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate travel budget growth is accelerating, but buyers have lost some of their optimism over the... KEEP READING

Hickory Adds Event Ticketing Capabilities with Tickitto IntegrationBy Michael B. Baker

Global corporate travel alliance Hickory Global Partners has added the ability to book live events and... KEEP READING

Travelodge Integrates with HotelHubBy Michael B. Baker

U.K. budget hotel brand Travelodge is expanding its reach to TMCs via an integration with technology... KEEP READING

Corporate Traveler Brings Sports, Entertainment Division Under Its UmbrellaBy Michael B. Baker

TMC Corporate Traveler is moving its sports and entertainment specialist division, Stage and Screen,... KEEP READING

Air Europa to Add GDS Fee, Plans Sabre ExitBy Michael B. Baker

Air Europa in July will introduce a fee for global distribution systems and might pull its content... KEEP READING

Amex Agrees to Acquire AI Expense Mgmt. Provider HyperBy Michael B. Baker

American Express has reached an agreement to acquire AI expense management company Hyper, which it... KEEP READING

Cerebri AI Unveils 'Employee' AgentsBy Michael B. Baker

Cerebri AI has launched the first of its "digital employee" AI agents, including those capable of... KEEP READING

Travelogix Collaborates with CT Partners for Asia-Pac ExpansionBy Michael B. Baker

Travel data specialist Travelogix is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific market through a... KEEP READING

Cerebri AI Hires BTP Automation's CummingBy Michael B. Baker

BTP Automation co-founder Annette Cumming has joined data engineering and analytics provider Cerebri... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Launches New Egencia with AI Assistant, Concur IntegrationBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel has launched the "next-gen" version of its Egencia platform,... KEEP READING

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