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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Amex GBT: Economic, Geopolitical Uncertainty to Limit 2026 Hotel Rate HikesBy Michael B. Baker

Most global regions will see moderate hotel rate growth in 2026, with geopolitical instability and... KEEP READING

Expensify Adds Central Billing, Event Mgmt. to Travel PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

Expensify has added new features to its Expensify Travel platform, including central billing and... KEEP READING

Flight Centre: Corp. TTV Up Even as Clients Limit SpendingBy Michael B. Baker

Flight Centre Travel Group reported a 2 percent year-over-year increase in total transaction value for... KEEP READING

CTM Delays Earnings, Suspends Trading Amid Accounting FixBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate Travel Management has delayed the release of its 2025 fiscal year results as it addresses an... KEEP READING

Amex GBT: Q2 Business Travel Price Hikes AccelerateBy Michael B. Baker

Overall business travel cost increases accelerated in the second quarter, with hotel rates in major... KEEP READING

BizTrip.AI Adds Cerebri AI Data Sets to OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Newly launched business travel assistant BizTrip.AI is partnering to make data engineering and... KEEP READING

TPConnects Partners with Lufthansa City CenterBy Michael B. Baker

Travel agency network Lufthansa City Center has designated content aggregator and distribution... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Sees Opportunity Beyond Clients with Guest Travel PlatformBy Michael B. Baker

With the recent launch of its new guest travel and expense platform, American Express Global Business... KEEP READING

Engine Drives Growth from Bringing Controls to Unmanaged ProgramsBy Michael B. Baker

Engine aims to bridge the gap between online travel agencies and travel management companies for small... KEEP READING

Booking Holdings Agrees to $9.5M Settlement in Texas 'Junk Fees' LawsuitBy Michael B. Baker

Booking Holdings settled for $9.5 million with Texas over deceptive "junk fee" practices without... KEEP READING

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