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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Amex GBT, CWT Extend Merger Deadline, Reduce ValuationBy Michael B. Baker

American Express Global Business Travel and CWT have reached an agreement on amending terms to their... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Survey: Gen Z Sees More Corp. Travel DisruptionBy Michael B. Baker

Gen Z business travelers generally are eager to hit the road for work, though they are more prone to... KEEP READING

Former AA Sales Exec Swartz Joins Atlas TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Atlas Travel has hired former American Airlines sales leader Paul Swartz as EVP of business... KEEP READING

NDC Adoption: What's Taking So Long?By Michael B. Baker

TMCs lag behind leisure channels, especially OTAs, in NDC bookings, partly due to their complex tech... KEEP READING

Extend Reports Growth as Tech 'Defense' for Legacy BanksBy Michael B. Baker

Extend is aiding traditional banks in retaining corporate clients by offering virtual card solutions... KEEP READING

CDS Groupe Hires HRS' Hecht to Unify Payment SolutionsBy Michael B. Baker

French hotel booking platform CDS Groupe has hired HRS executive Christopher Hecht as VP of group... KEEP READING

Tripkicks Adds Airfare Guidance OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Travel technology add-on Tripkicks has partnered with AI platform SeatCash to provide corporate... KEEP READING

Is Amex’s Center Acquisition Purely an SME Play?By Michael B. Baker

American Express is acquiring payment and expense technology provider Center to create an integrated... KEEP READING

Concur Adding Joule AI Capabilities to Travel, Expense ToolsBy Michael B. Baker

SAP Concur is embedding SAP's AI copilot Joule into both its Travel and Expense tools, and Concur also... KEEP READING

UATP Broadens Hotel Acceptance with HRS Merchant AgreementBy Michael B. Baker

UATP has added corporate lodging and payment platform HRS as a UATP merchant, giving the network its... KEEP READING

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