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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BizTrip.AI Adds $1.5M to Pre-Seed FundingBy Michael B. Baker

AI travel technology BizTrip.AI has raised $1.5 million in its latest portion of its pre-seed funding... KEEP READING

Amex Reports T&E Rebound Holds for Q4By Michael B. Baker

T&E spending by American Express U.S. commercial customers increased 4 percent year over year in the... KEEP READING

Navan Index Shows Business Travel Strength in Q4By Michael B. Baker

Navan reported a 13.8 percent increase year over year in business travel activity in the fourth... KEEP READING

Navan to Move Reed & Mackay Under 'Unified' Brand, PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Navan is moving all Reed & Mackay clients to the Navan travel and expense platform and is rolling the... KEEP READING

Blockskye Launches Expense Tool for Personal Card PurchasesBy Michael B. Baker

Blockskye has launched a new expense tracking and reporting tool that can capture and report business... KEEP READING

GBTA Survey: Costs, Entry Concerns Top Buyers' WorriesBy Michael B. Baker

A majority of buyers and suppliers each expect business travel spending levels to hold steady or... KEEP READING

Flight Centre Extends HotelHub RelationshipBy Michael B. Baker

Flight Centre Travel Group has extended its contract with HotelHub to provide booking and distribution... KEEP READING

Travel Tech Leaders: Prepare for Aggressive Transformation TimelineBy Michael B. Baker

Rapid-scale transformation amid the advancement of AI technology has flummoxed corporate travel... KEEP READING

'Encore Platform' New Name for Former ZiiBy Michael B. Baker

Encore Corporate Travel is renaming its Zii Travel Management technology platform as the "Encore... KEEP READING

Corporate Traveler Data: Higher Hotel Rates, Lower Airfares in '25By Michael B. Baker

Average hotel pricing for Corporate Traveler's U.S. clients was up significantly in 2025, while... KEEP READING

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