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Michael B. Baker
Executive Editor

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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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Starwood Capital Bulks Up With Golden Tulip Hospitality BuyBy Michael B. Baker

Starwood Capital late last week announced that it is finalizing negotiations to acquire the... KEEP READING

Europe Constricting Hotel PipelineBy Michael B. Baker

Europe's hotel construction pipeline is at a two-year low, and a significant number of projects... KEEP READING

NYU Hospitality Conference: Upscale CEOs Decry Rate ReductionsBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate hotel rates recently negotiated downward are unlikely to increase anytime soon, said several... KEEP READING

2009 Business Travel Survey: Buyers Gain Sway As Hotel Seller's Market HaltsBy Michael B. Baker

Analysts warned that the seller's market that had dominated the lodging industry for several years... KEEP READING

2009 Business Travel Survey: Payment Vendors Push Consolidation, GlobalizationBy Michael B. Baker

Payment issuers and networks, faced with contracting volumes of travel and entertainment spending, are... KEEP READING

Signs Of Stabilization Despite Deep Declines In European Hotel PerformanceBy Michael B. Baker

The European hotel industry in April saw double-digit percentage drops in occupancy, average daily... KEEP READING

After Dire Q1, Hotel Analysts See Steeper '09 DeclineBy Michael B. Baker

First-quarter performance by multibrand hotel companies underscored the deep difficulties the industry... KEEP READING

Companies Shift To Central PayBy Michael B. Baker

Companies increasingly have been shifting to central rather than individual corporate payment and... KEEP READING

Databasics Debuts Mileage-Audit ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Expense reporting software tool supplier Databasics recently announced new capabilities to assist... KEEP READING

Newsmaker: Choice Taps Marriott ExecBy Michael B. Baker

Michael Murphy, a former Marriott International executive, this month began work heading global sales... KEEP READING

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