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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Long Lake Completes Amex GBT AcquisitionBy Michael B. Baker

Long Lake Management has completed its $6.3 billion acquisition of Amex GBT, taking the TMC private... KEEP READING

Expensify Integrates with AI-Native ERP DualEntryBy Michael B. Baker

Expensify has launched a direct integration with midmarket ERP DualEntry, the companies announced.... KEEP READING

SkyLink Upgrades AI Servicing Capabilities with AmadeusBy Michael B. Baker

AI corporate travel assistant SkyLink has undergone a "pretty substantial upgrade" as its acquisition... KEEP READING

Trip.Biz Adds AI Agents Aimed at Boosting Program AdoptionBy Michael B. Baker

Trip.Biz has launched a set of four connected AI agents to assist with trip planning, booking,... KEEP READING

Travel Code Launches Module for Loyalty Point Search OptionsBy Michael B. Baker

Travel and expense platform Travel Code has introduced a module that shows loyalty point redemption... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Names Esquibel as Chief Technology OfficerBy Michael B. Baker

Amex GBT has appointed Michael Esquibel as chief technology officer, leading the TMC's tech and AI... KEEP READING

Groupe Voyages VP Automates Mining, Medical Repatriation Workflows with AmgineBy Michael B. Baker

Groupe Voyages VP leans into Amgine to automate workflows, starting with mining and medical... KEEP READING

Frontier Adds HTS' Cancel for Any Reason OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Frontier Airlines is the latest carrier to add the Cancel for Any Reason option via technology... KEEP READING

Thrust Carbon Adds Pre-Trip Briefings to EngageAI ToolBy Michael B. Baker

Thrust Carbon has added a new pre-trip briefing capability to its behavioral change tool, EngageAI,... KEEP READING

Expensify Integrates with Anthropic's Claude for Small BusinessBy Michael B. Baker

Expensify has integrated with Anthropic to make its expense management tools available as a Claude for... KEEP READING

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