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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Snyder Succeeds Drechsel as BCD Group CEOBy Michael B. Baker

Joop Drechsel has stepped down as CEO of BCD Group after almost 15 years in the position, and BCD... KEEP READING

Delta Tops On-Time Performance Ranking for AugustBy Michael B. Baker

Delta led major North American carriers in on-time performance in August, getting 84.7 percent of... KEEP READING

BCD Ups Stake in Acendas TravelBy Michael B. Baker

BCD Travel is increasing its stake in affiliate Acendas Travel as one of Acendas' owners, Gary Davis,... KEEP READING

Air Astana Adds In-Flight InternetBy Michael B. Baker

Kazakh carrier Air Astana is installing high-speed internet on its Boeing 767s. The carrier has... KEEP READING

Global Air Demand Growth Pushes Load Factor to July RecordBy Michael B. Baker

Global air travel demand in July increased 6.8 percent year over year, slightly slower growth than in... KEEP READING

Austrian Adds Premium Economy CabinBy Michael B. Baker

Austrian Airlines is retrofitting its long-haul fleet to add a Premium Economy cabin. The cabins will... KEEP READING

Houston Airport Service UpdatesBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines resumed service at Houston's William P. Hobby airport last weekend and continues to... KEEP READING

Travel Buyers Still Face Roadblocks in Asia/Pacific Online Booking AdoptionBy Michael B. Baker

Back in 2010, a BCD Travel white paper proclaimed online booking adoption in Asia/Pacific corporate... KEEP READING

Hertz Partners with Localiza in BrazilBy Michael B. Baker

Hertz has begun a strategic partnership agreement with South American car rental company Localiza. As... KEEP READING

Lyft Broadens Coverage AreaBy Michael B. Baker

Lyft has expanded its footprint to cover 40 U.S. states completely, 32 states more than it previously... KEEP READING

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