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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Survey: For Employees, Offsites Valuable but Can be CostlyBy Michael B. Baker

Most employees see benefits from corporate offsite meetings but they also can be a personal financial... KEEP READING

Irish TMC Hannon Travel Taps Pace for Carbon Data ReportingBy Michael B. Baker

Dublin-based TMC Hannon Travel has partnered with carbon emission data platform Pace to track and... KEEP READING

Former CTM Sales Exec Mathews Joins Take2Eton GroupBy Michael B. Baker

Take2Eton Group has named former Corporate Travel Management sales executive Shelley Mathews as its... KEEP READING

ATPI Partners with Saudi Arabia-Based Travel AgencyBy Michael B. Baker

U.K.-based TMC ATPI has formed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia-based Arjaa Travel as part of... KEEP READING

U.S. DOJ Files Suit to Stop Amex GBT Purchase of CWTBy Elizabeth West & Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the... KEEP READING

Romania Joins U.S. Visa Waiver ProgramBy Michael B. Baker

Romania has joined the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, enabling most citizens and nationals of the country... KEEP READING

AirGateway to Provide NDC Content to Avasa AgenciesBy Michael B. Baker

New Distribution Capability aggregator AirGateway is partnering with Spanish travel agency consortium... KEEP READING

Tripism Launches Leisure Platform for Corp. CustomersBy Michael B. Baker

Travel planning and engagement platform Tripism has added a new leisure travel platform for its... KEEP READING

Blue Cube Taps Travelogix for Data ServicesBy Michael B. Baker

London-based travel management company Blue Cube Travel has signed a multiyear agreement with TMC data... KEEP READING

Serko Closes GetThere AcquisitionBy Michael B. Baker

Serko has closed its $12 million acquisition of online booking platform GetThere from Sabre and has... KEEP READING

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