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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Talma Names Bettles CEO of New U.K. DivisionBy Michael B. Baker

Talma Travel Solutions has named airline industry veteran Nick Bettles as CEO of its new Talma U.K.... KEEP READING

Direct Travel Acquires Longtime Partner ATPIBy Michael B. Baker

Direct Travel has acquired U.K.-based travel management company ATPI, boosting its global reach and... KEEP READING

Navan Makes IPO Paperwork PublicBy Michael B. Baker

Navan has filed a registration statement with the U.S. SEC for its planned IPO, the company announced... KEEP READING

Benoit to Succeed Bridgeman as Advito Managing DirectorBy Michael B. Baker

Advito SVP and principal Olivier Benoit will become the managing director of the BCD Travel consulting... KEEP READING

Acai Paves Way for 'Full-Stack' AgentsBy Michael B. Baker

Launched in 2023, Acai aims to enable TMCs to improve operational efficiency with AI-powered... KEEP READING

Spotlight on Sabre: Can the Tech Company Pull Off Its Grand Plans?By Michael B. Baker

Sabre is homing in on solving content fragmentation and "system sprawl" as the company faces a pivotal... KEEP READING

Extend Raises $20M, Hires CFOBy Michael B. Baker

Spend and expense management platform Extend has secured $20 million in additional capital in its... KEEP READING

Former Skyscanner CEO Mangelaars Joins Travelport C-SuiteBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport has appointed former Skyscanner CEO John Mangelaars as its chief operating officer,... KEEP READING

TripIt Adds Locations to GeoSure-Powered Safety ScoresBy Michael B. Baker

TripIt, SAP Concur's travel organizing app, has expanded the reach of its Neighborhood Safety Scores,... KEEP READING

CTM Pushes Results Announcement to NovemberBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate Travel Management has pushed back further the release of its 2025 fiscal year results as it... KEEP READING

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