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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Expedia Study: Travelers' Plans Remain Largely Leisure-FocusedBy Michael B. Baker

A recent Expedia Group survey of about 5,500 people worldwide showed that most have travel in their... KEEP READING

U.S. CBP Designates Sole Authorized App for Int'l ArrivalsBy Michael B. Baker

Inbound international travelers who want to use a mobile app for entry to the United States as of Feb.... KEEP READING

Travelport Launches Update to Unified Travelport Plus PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport has launched the latest iteration of its Travelport Plus platform, which includes... KEEP READING

Report: Women Underrepresented in Leadership at Travel B-to-B Cos.By Michael B. Baker

Women make up less than an eighth of the top leadership positions at 350 B-to-B travel industry... KEEP READING

BTN Hall Of Fame 2021By Michael B. Baker

Hunter World Travel to Offer Deem's Etta PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

California-based Hunter World Travel has partnered to resell Deem's Etta corporate travel booking and... KEEP READING

Jettly Moves to 'Open Marketplace' Private Aviation Booking PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Private aviation platform Jettly in recent months has been transitioning to a new booking platform... KEEP READING

Southwest Airlines Connects to Kayak for BusinessBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines has started providing content to Kayak's corporate travel platform, Kayak for... KEEP READING

BTP Automation Integrates Hotel Health Verification Standards into RFP PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Hotel procurement platform Business Travel Performance Automation has adopted Sharecare... KEEP READING

TravelPerk Adds Another $110M in Funding, Tops $1B ValuationBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate travel management platform TravelPerk has raised $115 million in funding on top of the $160... KEEP READING

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