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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Fox World Travel Names New VP of Business Travel OperationsBy Michael B. Baker

Fox World Travel has named former World Travel Inc. executive Tracy Murgas as its VP of business... KEEP READING

CTM Reaches Repayment Agreement with Majority of Overcharged U.K. ClientsBy Michael B. Baker

Corporate Travel Management has reached binding offers with U.K. clients covering 86 percent of the... KEEP READING

Thrust Carbon Research Shows Better Direct-Flight Options a Benefit of Advance PurchaseBy Michael B. Baker

Advance purchase policies can help ensure that direct flights are an economical option compared with... KEEP READING

TAMS Increases Board to 15 MembersBy Michael B. Baker

The Travel and Meeting Society has added eight new members to its board of directors, bringing its... KEEP READING

Perk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI AssistantsBy Michael B. Baker

Perk has enabled trip booking, expense management and other tasks through AI assistants, the travel... KEEP READING

Nium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.By Michael B. Baker

Cross-border payments platform Nium has expanded domestic card issuance capabilities into the U.S.,... KEEP READING

Corporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business TravelBy Michael B. Baker

Business travel from Canada to the U.S. has shown signs of recovery in recent months, according to... KEEP READING

Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 ConsultingBy Michael B. Baker

Former HRS Pay chief executive Kurt Knackstedt has joined travel and payment company consulting firm... KEEP READING

Expensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card OfferingBy Michael B. Baker

Expensify has introduced new spending controls to its card offering, allowing administrators to set... KEEP READING

Direct Travel Adds Enhanced Reporting, Juno Integration to AvenirBy Michael B. Baker

Direct Travel has added new features and capabilities to its Avenir technology platform, including... KEEP READING

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