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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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

Executive Travel Launches AI Policy ToolBy Michael B. Baker

New AI tool from Executive Travel offers natural language responses to traveler policy questions;... KEEP READING

AirBooking Connects to Turkish Airlines' NDC ChannelBy Michael B. Baker

Turkish Airlines has added NDC-native distribution platform AirBooking as a partner to its TKConnect... KEEP READING

Emburse Data Shows Increasing Corp. Airfare DiscountsBy Michael B. Baker

Airfares and hotel rates for corporate travel each have stabilized this year, and companies are... KEEP READING

EmPath Adds Sports, Entertainment, Media FocusBy Michael B. Baker

Non-profiled travel management platform EmPath has added capabilities specific to travel management... KEEP READING

Omnia to Offer Members Direct Travel's AvenirBy Michael B. Baker

Direct Travel is making its Avenir Travel Edition platform available to Omnia Partners members as part... KEEP READING

Expensify: Travel Offering Growth 'Huge,' Int'l Expansion ComingBy Michael B. Baker

Expensify reported $35.8 million in revenue for the second quarter, up 7 percent year over year, as... KEEP READING

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