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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BCD Survey: Satisfaction, Confusion with Corp. Rail PoliciesBy Michael B. Baker

Business travelers using rail services are largely satisfied with their corporate rail travel policies... KEEP READING

Thrust Carbon, Clarasight Partner for Integrated OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Sustainability data provider Thrust Carbon and carbon planning platform Clarasight are partnering to... KEEP READING

Traxo, PTC Team Up for Off-Channel Airfare AuditingBy Michael B. Baker

Partnership Travel Consulting will expand the capabilities of its Fare Audit services to cover... KEEP READING

Egencia Launches Sustainability Recommendations ToolBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel has added a sustainability recommendation feature for Egencia... KEEP READING

Expensify Shifts Basic Pricing Option to Flat Per-Member RateBy Michael B. Baker

Payments and expense app Expensify has restructured the pricing of its basic "Collect" offering, which... KEEP READING

Amex Reports Continued Spending Growth Despite Uncertain EconomyBy Michael B. Baker

Economic uncertainty has not curtailed business customer spending on American Express products, with... KEEP READING

World Travel Promotes King to PresidentBy Michael B. Baker

Oklahoma-based World Travel has promoted EVP Matt King to president of the travel management company,... KEEP READING

Reality Check: Agentic AI Transformation Shaping Up as More Than HypeBy Michael B. Baker

While the adage says the corporate travel space usually lags the leisure space by at least a few years... KEEP READING

Alō Index Looks to Turn Lodging Sustainability Data into ActionBy Michael B. Baker

Gathering sustainability data from hotel partners traditionally has not been a huge challenge for... KEEP READING

Traxo, Traverse Team Up to Enhance Direct Booking Mgmt.By Michael B. Baker

Corporate data capture technology provider Traxo and direct travel booking technology provider... KEEP READING

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