﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News - Procurement</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic_Sourcing</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/RSS/20486" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Amex GCS Q3 Billings Rose 10 Percent YOY</title><description><![CDATA[Card-billed business for American Express Global Commercial Services, the division that houses corporate cards, increased 10 percent year over year in the third quarter to $109.7 billion, thanks to higher cardholder spending. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, GCS card-billed business increased 6 percent to $321.5 billion, compared with the same period last year. Total cards in force increased 2 percent to 13.9 million.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Amex-GCS-Q3-Billings-Rose-10-Percent-YOY</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=31085</guid></item><item><title>3.8 Billion Will Fly In 2016</title><description><![CDATA[Global air travel demand in 2016 will grow 6.9 percent year over year to 3.8 billion passengers, according to the International Air Transport Association. Capacity will outpace that with 7.1 percent year-over-year growth, up from 5.5 percent growth this year. Capacity growth in North America will increase]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/3-8-Billion-Will-Fly-In-2016</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27156</guid></item><item><title>U.S Hotel Occupancy Riding Record Wave</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. hotel occupancy will maintain record levels through 2017, according to PKF Hospitality Research's December Hotel Horizons . The firm expects occupancy to linger at 66 percent and demand growth to outpace supply growth during the next two years. PKF projects average daily rates to increase 5.5 percent]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/U-S-Hotel-Occupancy-Riding-Record-Wave</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27150</guid></item><item><title>United Joins Delta In Offering Operational Guarantee To Corporate Clients</title><description><![CDATA[United Joins Delta In Offering Operational Guarantee To Corporate Clients Michael B. Baker in_this_issue Next year, United Airlines will offer corporate clients compensation should it trail its top two competitors in operational performance. Delta Air Lines launched a simila]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/United-Joins-Delta-In-Offering-Operational-Guarantee-To-Corporate-Clients</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27149</guid></item><item><title>WestJet November’s Timeliest North American Airline</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet's 89.9 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as November's most punctual major North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American carriers on average got 83.56 percent of flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival times. Among the 12 largest carriers, Delta Air]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/WestJet-November-s-Timeliest-North-American-Airline</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27146</guid></item><item><title>Amtrak Revenue Declines</title><description><![CDATA[Amtrak ridership declined 0.1 percent year over year to 30.8 million for the 2015 fiscal year, ending Sept. 30. The rail service provider attributed the dip to service disruptions, foul weather and low gas prices.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Amtrak-Revenue-Declines</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27036</guid></item><item><title>How Corporates Will Buy Airfare in the Future</title><description><![CDATA[As the airline industry continues to consolidate, it has become apparent that today’s model for contracting up-front corporate discounts will change. Airlines’ increasing load factors and companies’ lowest-logical-airfare policies create awkward conversations during quarterly review sessions. In this model, the airlines assume all the up-front risks, hoping to grow market share, and they cannibalize business they likely would have received without a corporate program. On the back end, airlines have invested heavily in scores of analysts and IT to administer the programs. So what will the future of travel buying look like? Likely, it will apply concepts of early programs but add components. Here’s what two such programs could look like.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/How-Corporates-Will-Buy-Airfare-In-The-Future</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Allstate Insurance Co. director of enterprise travel, entertainment &amp; expense Duane Goucher</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26994</guid></item><item><title>IATA: Global Air Passengers To Reach 7 billion by 2034</title><description><![CDATA[The International Air Transport Association projects global air passenger numbers will grow 3.8 percent annually to reach 7 billion in 2034, double the 3.5 billion passengers projected for 2015. IATA has scaled back from an earlier forecast, when it projected a 4.1 percent annual growth rate to 7.4 billion]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/IATA-Global-Air-Passengers-To-Reach-7-billion-by-2034</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27024</guid></item><item><title>Q4 Reserved Hotel Occupancy Down In North America</title><description><![CDATA[Fourth-quarter reserved occupancy in the business transient segment at North American hotels is down 0.8 percent from the same period last year, according to TravelClick. The average daily rate for that segment is up 2.7 percent. Group reserved occupancy is up 4.9 percent from last November's review, and A]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Q4-Reserved-Hotel-Occupancy-Down-In-North-America</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27023</guid></item><item><title>HRG Bookings Up 2% April Through June</title><description><![CDATA[The number of bookings handled by Hogg Robinson Group during the second and third quarters rose 2 percent, even while the amount of money its clients spent fell by the same amount. In North America, for example, bookings fell 1 percent while spend fell a much more precipitous 8 percent. Overall, air bookin]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/HRG-Bookings-Up-2-April-Through-June</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27018</guid></item><item><title>United's New Americas Sales VP Outlines Strategy</title><description><![CDATA[Touting operational improvements and new alliance deals, United Airlines is ready to “reintroduce itself to the market,” according to its new vice president of sales for the Americas, Jake Cefolia.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/United-s-New-Americas-Sales-VP-Outlines-Strategy</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26990</guid></item><item><title>Biggest 2016 Price Increases Will Come In Hotel</title><description><![CDATA[For corporate travel buyers, 2016 will be a year of higher hotel rates, slightly higher airfares and flat car rental rates across most of the globe, according to American Express Global Business Travel’s annual Business Travel Forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Biggest-2016-Price-Increases-Will-Come-In-Hotel</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27013</guid></item><item><title>The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in October increased 4.8 percent year over year to $124.01,</title><description><![CDATA[The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in October increased 4.8 percent year over year to $124.01, according to STR. Occupancy increased 1.6 percent to 69.1 percent. Among the top 25 markets, Nashville reported the largest ADR increase, up 10.5 percent to $139.80. St. Louis, which experienced a 0.1 percent]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-average-daily-rate-at-U-S-hotels-in-October-increased-4-8-percent-year-over-year-to-124-01</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27009</guid></item><item><title>Air France-KLM Scraps Short-Haul Surcharges</title><description><![CDATA[Air France-KLM has scrapped surcharges on flights within Europe and reduced them on long-haul routes that don't cross the Atlantic Ocean. Instead, it has integrated the price element into the total ticket price.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Air-France-KLM-Scraps-Short-Haul-Surcharges</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26997</guid></item><item><title>Dinova clients' spending in Dinova-network restaurants increased 9.7 percent year over year during the third quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[Dinova clients' spending in Dinova-network restaurants increased 9.7 percent year over year during the third quarter. Transactions by Dinova clients at the more than 13,000 U.S. restaurants rose 5.8 percent year over year, and the average check price increased 3.8 percent. Dinova projects its clients will]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Dinova-clients-spending-in-Dinova-network-restaurants-increased-9-7-percent-year-over-year-during-the-third-quarter-</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26984</guid></item><item><title>Occupancy at U.S. extended-stay hotels decreased 0.2 percent year over year to 80.3 percent during the third quarter,</title><description><![CDATA[Occupancy at U.S. extended-stay hotels decreased 0.2 percent year over year to 80.3 percent during the third quarter, according to extended-stay research firm The Highland Group. January-through-August occupancy was 78 percent, the highest in 15 years. Average daily rate in the quarter across all segments]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Occupancy-at-U-S-extended-stay-hotels-decreased-0-2-percent-year-over-year-to-80-3-percent-during-the-third-quarter</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26969</guid></item><item><title>Cvent Grows Revenue 29 Percent In Q3, Acquires AllianceTech</title><description><![CDATA[Meetings technology provider Cvent continued its momentum, reporting $48.4 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2015 and acquiring AllianceTech last week.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Cvent-Grows-Revenue-29-Percent-In-Q3-Acquires-AllianceTech</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26966</guid></item><item><title>PricewaterhouseCoopers US updated its lodging forecast this week, shifting 2015's expected average daily rate growth from 5.1 percent to 4.7 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[PricewaterhouseCoopers US updated its lodging forecast this week, shifting 2015's expected average daily rate growth from 5.1 percent to 4.7 percent. "Recent performance of the lodging industry has surprised industry participants, as solid ADR growth has struggled despite peak occupancy levels," the foreca]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/PricewaterhouseCoopers-US-updated-its-lodging-forecast-this-week-shifting-2015-s-expected-average-daily-rate-growth-from-5-1-percent-to-4-7-percent-</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26961</guid></item><item><title>Hertz Q3 Revenue Declines, But Profit Increases</title><description><![CDATA[Hertz Global Holdings’ third-quarter revenue declined 5 percent year over year to $3 billion on lower rates and softer corporate demand, executives said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hertz-Q3-Revenue-Declines-But-Profit-Increases</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26948</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada’s third-quarter operating revenue increased 5.9 percent year over year to C$4.02 billion (US$3 billion).</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada's third-quarter operating revenue increased 5.9 percent year over year to C$4.02 billion (US$3 billion). Net income rose 32.3 percent to $C437 million (US$325.8 million), boosted by higher revenue and significantly lower fuel costs. Capacity rose 10.5 percent year over year, owing to the carrier]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Air-Canada-s-third-quarter-operating-revenue-increased-5-9-percent-year-over-year-to-C4-02-billion-US3-billion-</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 23:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26938</guid></item><item><title>Airline traffic increased 7.3 percent year over year in September, and capacity increased 6.6 percent,</title><description><![CDATA[Airline traffic increased 7.3 percent year over year in September, and capacity increased 6.6 percent, the International Air Transport Association reported. Passenger demand for international travel increased 7 percent and rose across all regions. Domestic demand rose 7.8 percent and rose in all large glob]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Airline-traffic-increased-7-3-percent-year-over-year-in-September-and-capacity-increased-6-6-percent</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26936</guid></item><item><title>Avis Budget Rental Revenue Rises Despite Flat Corporate Demand</title><description><![CDATA[Avis Budget Group’s pricing in the Americas and commercial demand overall were flat during the quarter, but the third quarter typically is a stronger month for leisure than corporate business, executives said during the company’s earnings call. Total vehicle rental revenue increased 1.2 percent to $1.8 billion.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Avis-Budget-Rental-Revenue-Rises-Despite-Flat-Corporate-Demand</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 17:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26920</guid></item><item><title>Hyatt Sees Strong Transient Growth</title><description><![CDATA[Hyatt Hotels Corp. saw increases in both transient and corporate demand in the United States during the third quarter.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hyatt-Sees-Strong-Transient-Growth</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26919</guid></item><item><title>WestJet’s third-quarter net earnings nearly doubled year over year to C$101.8 million ($75.9 million).</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet's third-quarter net earnings nearly doubled year over year to C$101.8 million ($75.9 million). Total revenue increased 3.5 percent to C$1.05 billion, and fuel costs declined 27.9 percent. Capacity rose 6.2 percent and traffic increased 4.5 percent; WestJet's load factor declined 1.3 percent to 81.8]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/WestJet-s-third-quarter-net-earnings-nearly-doubled-year-over-year-to-C101-8-million-75-9-million-</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26916</guid></item><item><title>Omni Hotels &amp; Resorts promoted Ryan O’Byrne to corporate director for global sales.</title><description><![CDATA[Omni Hotels &amp; Resorts promoted Ryan O'Byrne to corporate director for global sales. He previously served as global director for sales in Omni's New York City global sales office. In his new role, he will lead the global group sales team from Omni's Dallas corporate office.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Omni-Hotels-Resorts-promoted-Ryan-O-Byrne-to-corporate-director-for-global-sales-</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26914</guid></item><item><title>Fourth-quarter reserved occupancy in the business transient segment at hotels in North America is down 2.3 percent from the same period last year,</title><description><![CDATA[Fourth-quarter reserved occupancy in the business transient segment at hotels in North America is down 2.3 percent from the same period last year, according to TravelClick. TravelClick senior industry analyst John Hach said the decline in bookings could be a result of the global economic slowdown combined]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Fourth-quarter-reserved-occupancy-in-the-business-transient-segment-at-hotels-in-North-America-is-down-2-3-percent-from-the-same-period-last-year</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2015 13:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26913</guid></item><item><title>Choice Hotels International reported year-over-year increases in both average daily rate and occupancy during the third quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[Choice Hotels International reported year-over-year increases in both average daily rate and occupancy during the third quarter. ADR increased 4 percent to $85.38, and occupancy rose to 67.7 percent from 66.5 percent last year. The company added 129 properties during the quarter, through both construction]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Choice-Hotels-International-reported-year-over-year-increases-in-both-average-daily-rate-and-occupancy-during-the-third-quarter-</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26908</guid></item><item><title>Marriott International reported a 4.6 percent year-over-year increase in its average daily rate to $179.60 during the third quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[Marriott International reported a 4.6 percent year-over-year increase in its average daily rate to $179.60 during the third quarter. Occupancy increased 0.4 percentage points to 75.9 percent. CEO Arne Sorenson said the company expects corporate rate increases in the mid-single digits. "We continue to cull]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Marriott-International-reported-a-4-6-percent-year-over-year-increase-in-its-average-daily-rate-to-179-60-during-the-third-quarter-</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26907</guid></item><item><title>Hilton Worldwide posted positive metrics during the third quarter, as average daily rate rose 4.2 percent year over year to $142.90.</title><description><![CDATA[Hilton Worldwide posted positive metrics during the third quarter, as average daily rate rose 4.2 percent year over year to $142.90. Occupancy increased 1.2 percentage points to 79.9 percent. Transient growth served as the primary driver of revenue, up 6 percent year over year, as Labor Day and Yom Kippur]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hilton-Worldwide-posted-positive-metrics-during-the-third-quarter-as-average-daily-rate-rose-4-2-percent-year-over-year-to-142-90-</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26906</guid></item><item><title>Egencia's gross bookings for the third quarter rose 1 percent year over year to $1.3 billion,</title><description><![CDATA[Egencia's gross bookings for the third quarter rose 1 percent year over year to $1.3 billion, according to parent company Expedia. Egencia revenue fell 3 percent year over year to $94 million, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization declined 12 percent to $14 million.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Egencia-s-gross-bookings-for-the-third-quarter-rose-1-percent-year-over-year-to-1-3-billion</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26905</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group reported a profit of €794 million for the third quarter, up from €561 million for the same period a year prior.</title><description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group reported a profit of €794 million for the third quarter, up from €561 million for the same period a year prior. Revenue increased 5.7 percent year over year to €8.9 billion, traffic revenue rose 3.9 percent and load factor increased one percentage point year over year to 86 percent. Dur]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-Lufthansa-Group-reported-a-profit-of-794-million-for-the-third-quarter-up-from-561-million-for-the-same-period-a-year-prior-</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26904</guid></item><item><title>Virgin America Claims More Corporate Account Wins</title><description><![CDATA[Virgin America has grown its corporate business volume on the heels of airline consolidation, president and CEO David Cush said during the carrier’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Virgin-America-Claims-More-Corporate-Account-Wins</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26903</guid></item><item><title>Starwood Dodges Sale Inquiries, Announces Forthcoming Brand</title><description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels and Resorts reported some positive third-quarter metrics and announced the edition of a new brand, but rumors from outside the company of a pending sale once again generated the most interest from analysts during the company's quarterly earnings call.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Starwood-Dodges-Sale-Inquiries-Announces-Forthcoming-Brand</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26902</guid></item><item><title>Ongoing Renovations Hinder Occupancy At Extended Stay America</title><description><![CDATA[Extended Stay America reported a decline in occupancy during the third quarter as a result of ongoing renovations across its portfolio.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Ongoing-Renovations-Hinder-Occupancy-At-Extended-Stay-America</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26901</guid></item><item><title>JetBlue's New Fare Structure Beats Revenue Expectations</title><description><![CDATA[JetBlue’s upselling and bag-fee revenues have been running higher than expected since the carrier implemented its three-tiered fare program June 30.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/JetBlue-s-New-Fare-Structure-Beats-Revenue-Expectations</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26896</guid></item><item><title>The third-quarter average daily rate at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts decreased 2.4 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[The third-quarter average daily rate at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts decreased 2.4 percent year over year, the company reported on Tuesday. Occupancy rose 1 percentage point to 61.4 percent across Wyndham's 7,760 properties. The company's development pipeline consists of 910 hotels and more than 122,800 room]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-third-quarter-average-daily-rate-at-Wyndham-Hotels-and-Resorts-decreased-2-4-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26893</guid></item><item><title>Southwest Airlines reported third-quarter net income of $584 million,</title><description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines reported third-quarter net income of $584 million, up from $329 million in the third quarter of 2014. Passenger revenue rose 3.3 percent year over year to $4.7 billion, while the carrier's average fare declined 4 percent to $154.33. Traffic increased 8.9 percent as capacity rose 7.6 perc]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Southwest-Airlines-reported-third-quarter-net-income-of-584-million</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26886</guid></item><item><title>United Woes Deepen In Energy Sector, Carrier Concentrating On Incremental Revenue Ops</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines announced a record-breaking $1.7 billion in net income for the third quarter of 2015, but its $10.3 billion in revenue was down 2.4 percent from the same period last year.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/United-Woes-Deepen-In-Energy-Sector-Carrier-Concentrating-On-Incremental-Revenue-Ops</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26885</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Air Group reported third-quarter net income of $274 million, up from $198 million in the third quarter of 2014.</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Air Group reported third-quarter net income of $274 million, up from $198 million in the third quarter of 2014. Passenger revenue increased 4 percent year over year to $1.3 billion. Traffic increased 7.7 percent, and capacity increased 8.2 percent, meaning load factor dropped 0.4 percentage points t]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Alaska-Air-Group-reported-third-quarter-net-income-of-274-million-up-from-198-million-in-the-third-quarter-of-2014-</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26883</guid></item><item><title>The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in September increased 4.6 percent year over year to $122.02,</title><description><![CDATA[The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in September increased 4.6 percent year over year to $122.02, according to STR. Occupancy increased 3.3 percent to 67.9 percent, the highest occupancy for any September since 1995. Philadelphia reported the largest ADR increase, up 14.4 percent to $141.61. New Orleans]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-average-daily-rate-at-U-S-hotels-in-September-increased-4-6-percent-year-over-year-to-122-02</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26882</guid></item><item><title>IHG Reports Positive Q3 Results, Rapid Holiday Inn Expansion</title><description><![CDATA[IHG Reports Positive Q3 Results, Rapid Holiday Inn Expansion Julie Sickel in_this_issue InterContinental Hotels Group during the third quarter reached its highest ever U.S. occupancy, the company announced Tuesday. Occupancy hit about 76 percent at IHG's U.S. properties, C]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/IHG-Reports-Positive-Q3-Results-Rapid-Holiday-Inn-Expansion</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26876</guid></item><item><title>AccorHotels’ average daily rate increased 1.3 percent to €81 during the third quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[AccorHotels' average daily rate increased 1.3 percent to €81 during the third quarter. Occupancy increased 1.4 percentage points to 68.8 percent. While overall revenue increased 3.4 percent year over year, revenue in the Americas fell 6.7 percent, driven by a 12.7 percent decrease in Brazil. The country su]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/AccorHotels-average-daily-rate-increased-1-3-percent-to-81-during-the-third-quarter-</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26868</guid></item><item><title>Certify: Ridesharing Gains More Ground In Third Quarter</title><description><![CDATA[Spending on ridesharing services continued to gain on taxis and rental cars in the third quarter, according to Certify’s SpendSmart report, which is based on analysis of 8.5 million expense receipts.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Certify-Ridesharing-Gains-More-Ground-In-Third-Quarter</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26864</guid></item><item><title>Delta Reports Rising Corporate Demand</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines’ corporate volume increased 5 percent year over year during the third quarter, Delta president Ed Bastian said during the carrier’s earnings call Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Delta-Reports-Rising-Corporate-Demand</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26862</guid></item><item><title>The largest U.S. airlines had an on-time arrival rate of 80.3 percent in August, an improvement from 77.7 percent in August 2014,</title><description><![CDATA[The largest U.S. airlines had an on-time arrival rate of 80.3 percent in August, an improvement from 77.7 percent in August 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation reported. Carriers canceled 1 percent of scheduled domestic flights and reported only two tarmac delays greater than three hours on domesti]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-largest-U-S-airlines-had-an-on-time-arrival-rate-of-80-3-percent-in-August-an-improvement-from-77-7-percent-in-August-2014</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26846</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa has named Larry Ryan director of sales for the United States with responsibilities that include overseeing corporate and group sales.</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa has named Larry Ryan director of sales for the United States with responsibilities that include overseeing corporate and group sales. Ryan has worked for Lufthansa for about 30 years, most recently serving as director of marketing, distribution and sales programs in the Americas. He replaces Don]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Lufthansa-has-named-Larry-Ryan-director-of-sales-for-the-United-States-with-responsibilities-that-include-overseeing-corporate-and-group-sales-</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26814</guid></item><item><title>Global air travel demand rose 7.1 percent year over year in August, and capacity increased 5.9 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[Global air travel demand rose 7.1 percent year over year in August, and capacity increased 5.9 percent. Those factors combine for a record-high load factor of 84.7 percent, the International Air Transport Association reported. International air traffic for the month was up 7.1 percent globally and across a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Global-air-travel-demand-rose-7-1-percent-year-over-year-in-August-and-capacity-increased-5-9-percent-</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26813</guid></item><item><title>NYU: 2016 Corporate Hotel Rate Increases Could Be Largest In Three Decades</title><description><![CDATA[The average corporate negotiated hotel rate will increase between 6.5 percent and 7.5 percent, according to New York University hospitality clinical professor Bjorn Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/NYU-2016-Corporate-Hotel-Rate-Increases-Could-Be-Largest-In-Three-Decades</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 08:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26812</guid></item><item><title>Third-quarter reserved occupancy in both the group and business transient segments is down from the same period last year,</title><description><![CDATA[Third-quarter reserved occupancy in both the group and business transient segments is down from the same period last year, according to the September TravelClick North American Hospitality Review. On the group side, reserved occupancy is down 1.3 percent, a larger drop than in last month's review , but av]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Third-quarter-reserved-occupancy-in-both-the-group-and-business-transient-segments-is-down-from-the-same-period-last-year2</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26802</guid></item><item><title>STR Global: August Rates Down In Middle East &amp; Africa, Up In Other Regions</title><description><![CDATA[STR Global: August Rates Down In Middle East &amp; Africa, Up In Other Regions Julie Sickel in_this_issue The August average daily rate at hotels increased year over year in most global regions but declined in the Middle East and Africa, according to STR Global. ADR in the]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/STR-Global-August-Rates-Down-In-Middle-East-Africa-Up-In-Other-Regions</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26801</guid></item><item><title>August U.S. hotel occupancy decreased 1.4 percent year over year to 70.7 percent,</title><description><![CDATA[August U.S. hotel occupancy decreased 1.4 percent year over year to 70.7 percent, STR reported. Average daily rate increased 3.6 percent to $122.32. August marked the first in 69 months that year-over-year room demand declined. It was still the fourth-best month on record, considering the drop was just 0.3]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/August-U-S-hotel-occupancy-decreased-1-4-percent-year-over-year-to-70-7-percent</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 10:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26783</guid></item><item><title>Extended Stay America sold six ESA-branded properties and 47 Crossland Economy Studios hotels,</title><description><![CDATA[Extended Stay America sold six ESA-branded properties and 47 Crossland Economy Studios hotels, as well as all Crossland Economy Studios' intellectual property,for $285 million cash.The sale to DW Crossland Owner LLC, which is indirectly owned by affiliates of Westmont Hospitality Group, is expected to clos]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Extended-Stay-America-sold-six-ESA-branded-properties-and-47-Crossland-Economy-Studios-hotels</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26779</guid></item><item><title>HRG: More Corporates Traveling For Business</title><description><![CDATA[Hogg Robinson Group booked more hotel room nights between January and June 2015 than during the same period last year, according to the travel management company’s 2015 interim hotel survey, released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/HRG-More-Corporates-Traveling-For-Business</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26776</guid></item><item><title>Best Practitioner 2015: Pam Massey Co-Founds Association Of NGOs For Consortium Contracting</title><description><![CDATA[Nongovernmental organizations’ travel patterns can be remote and erratic, making travel management best practices hard to define. That didn’t stop Pam Massey, senior manager of global travel for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, who, along with other NGO travel managers, transformed an informal NGO benchmarking and collaboration group into a formal organization that’s venturing into pooled procurement.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Pam-Massey-Co-Founds-Association-Of-NGOs-For-Consortium-Contracting</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26757</guid></item><item><title>Advito Forecasts Stable Airfares &amp; Rising Hotel Rates In 2016</title><description><![CDATA[Global airfares will remain flat year over year in 2016, while hotel rates will rise between 3 percent and 5 percent, BCD Travel’s Advito consultancy projected in its 2016 industry forecast.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Advito-Forecasts-Stable-Airfares-Rising-Hotel-Rates-In-2016</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26753</guid></item><item><title>Best Practitioner 2015: BP's Lisa Stanford Drives Compliance, Aggressive Contracts Through Data</title><description><![CDATA[In August, West Texas Intermediate crude oil dropped to its lowest price per gallon since March 2009. The roughly 60 percent slide since June 2014 revitalized the BP travel program’s attention to savings. Lisa Stanford, global airline program procurement manager and travel technology vendor relationship manager, was ready.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/BP-s-Lisa-Stanford-Drives-Compliance-Aggressive-Contracts-Through-Data</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26739</guid></item><item><title>Best Practitioner 2015: Cisco Buyer Susan Lichtenstein Finds New Savings With A Different Negotiating Style</title><description><![CDATA[“We’ve really been negotiating the same way since about 1937,” Cisco Systems global travel procurement director Susan Lichtenstein said of travel supplier-buyer contracts. Despite seemingly constant hotel contract negotiations, both sides remain frustrated. Lichtenstein, though, has changed the terms.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Cisco-Buyer-Susan-Lichtenstein-Finds-New-Savings-With-A-Different-Negotiating-Style</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26731</guid></item><item><title>Global airline traffic increased 8.2 percent year over year in July, and capacity increased 6.5 percent,</title><description><![CDATA[Global airline traffic increased 8.2 percent year over year in July, and capacity increased 6.5 percent, the International Air Transport Association reported Friday. Traffic on international routes rose 8.6 percent year over year and across all markets. Domestic air travel increased 7.6 percent and in all]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Global-airline-traffic-increased-8-2-percent-year-over-year-in-July-and-capacity-increased-6-5-percent</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26730</guid></item><item><title>Beyond Booking: Hotel Shopping Tool Proves Handy For Procurement, Too</title><description><![CDATA[A typical hotel sourcing season for computer technology company Dell ramps up in May, launches in July and wraps up right around Christmas, after four to six rounds of negotiations. This year, though, Kristina Laurel, global hotel program manager for Dell travel and expense, hopes to shorten that season with the help of tripBAM.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Beyond-Booking-Hotel-Shopping-Tool-Proves-Handy-For-Procurement-Too</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26723</guid></item><item><title>Occupancy at U.S. hotels will reach 65.6 percent and average daily rate will hit $120.79, a 5 percent year-over-year increase,</title><description><![CDATA[Occupancy at U.S. hotels will reach 65.6 percent and average daily rate will hit $120.79, a 5 percent year-over-year increase, according to an update to PricewaterhouseCoopers' 2015 Hospitality Directions report. Those figures are only slightly lower than the firm's May update, which had occupancy reaching]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Occupancy-at-U-S-hotels-will-reach-65-6-percent-and-average-daily-rate-will-hit-120-79-a-5-percent-year-over-year-increase</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26713</guid></item><item><title>STR Global: Hotel Rates, Occupancy Rise Around The World In July</title><description><![CDATA[Occupancy and average daily rate at hotels in all four global regions increased year over year during July, according to STR Global.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/STR-Global-Hotel-Rates-Occupancy-Rise-Around-The-World-In-July</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26710</guid></item><item><title>Third-quarter reserved occupancy in both the group and business transient segments is down from the same period last year,</title><description><![CDATA[Third-quarter reserved occupancy in both the group and business transient segments is down from the same period last year, according to the August TravelClick North American Hospitality Review. On the group side, reserved occupancy is down 0.5 percent, but average daily rate is up 2.5 percent. Transient]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Third-quarter-reserved-occupancy-in-both-the-group-and-business-transient-segments-is-down-from-the-same-period-last-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26699</guid></item><item><title>Pooled Procurement: Nonprofit Travel Buyers Band Together To Score Collective Travel Deals</title><description><![CDATA[Years ago, whenever Ford Foundation manager of travel services Stephen Gheerow found himself at an industry event, he’d keep an eye out for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Pam Massey and Open Society Institute global travel manager Chris Gremski. “We sought each other out because we have such similarity—not only in what our organizations do but in managing our travel,” said Gheerow. Recognizing the benefits of the interactions they had at conferences, over the phone and by email, the three nonprofit travel buyers extended their loose networking group to about 10 nonprofits. In March 2013, the coalition formalized, launching as Fore.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Pooled-Procurement-Nonprofit-Travel-Buyers-Band-Together-To-Score-Collective-Travel-Deals</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26681</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Hotel Supply Breaks 5 Million-Room Mark</title><description><![CDATA[The number of available rooms in U.S. hotels surpassed 5 million for the first time, according to STR. The company’s most recent hotel census, for June, shows 5,001,163 rooms across 53,554 properties. STR president and COO Amanda Hite said the growth “reflects continued interest in the sector and its ability to generate return.”]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/U-S-Hotel-Supply-Breaks-5-Million-Room-Mark</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26665</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada reported a second-quarter net income of C$296 million,</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada reported a second-quarter net income of C$296 million, up from C$223 million in the second quarter of 2014. Operating revenue increased 3.3 percent year over year to C$3.4 billion. Capacity increased 9.3 percent, largely on international routes, and traffic increased 8.7 percent. Load factor dip]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Air-Canada-reported-a-second-quarter-net-income-of-C296-million</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26660</guid></item><item><title>Hertz Reports Flat Pricing For U.S. In Q2</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. car rental revenue at Hertz Global Holdings declined 3 percent year over year to $1.7 billion during the second quarter, the company reported Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hertz-Reports-Flat-Pricing-For-U-S-In-Q2</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26656</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. hotel industry will continue to experience year-over-year performance increases,</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. hotel industry will continue to experience year-over-year performance increases, STR and Tourism Economics predicted at the 2015 Hotel Data Conference in Nashville. The updated forecast indicates occupancy will increase 1.7 percent to reach 65.5 percent during 2015 and the average daily rate will]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-U-S-hotel-industry-will-continue-to-experience-year-over-year-performance-increases</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26651</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Airlines’ 85.1 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as July’s most punctual major North American airline,</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines' 85.1 percent on-time arrival rate ranked it as July's most punctual major North American airline, according to FlightStats. North American carriers on average got 77.9 percent of flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled arrival times last month. Among the 13 largest carrier]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Alaska-Airlines-85-1-percent-on-time-arrival-rate-ranked-it-as-July-s-most-punctual-major-North-American-airline</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26646</guid></item><item><title>Visa and MasterCard’s combined 2014 U.S. corporate travel and entertainment purchase volume rose 8.5 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[Visa and MasterCard's combined 2014 U.S. corporate travel and entertainment purchase volume rose 8.5 percent year over year, according to July's Nilson Report, which measured Visa and MasterCard issuers of commercial card products and excluded American Express and Discover products. Visa reported $20.1 bil]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Visa-and-MasterCard-s-combined-2014-U-S-corporate-travel-and-entertainment-purchase-volume-rose-8-5-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26644</guid></item><item><title>Avis Budget's Rates For Large Corporations Rise</title><description><![CDATA[Commercial car rental pricing and volume for Avis Budget Group declined year over year during the second quarter, though pricing for its large corporate customers rose slightly, the company reported]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Avis-Budget-s-Rates-For-Large-Corporations-Rise</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26639</guid></item><item><title>AccorHotels reported year-over-year increases in both average daily rate and occupancy during the second quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[AccorHotels reported year-over-year increases in both average daily rate and occupancy during the second quarter. ADR increased 0.5 percent, though the midscale tier rate decreased 0.7 percent. Occupancy reached 70.7 percent, up 1 percentage point. The luxury/upscale tier saw the largest occupancy increase]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/AccorHotels-reported-year-over-year-increases-in-both-average-daily-rate-and-occupancy-during-the-second-quarter-</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26635</guid></item><item><title>The average daily rate at Extended Stay America properties increased 8.5 percent year over year to $62.90 during the second quarter.</title><description><![CDATA[The average daily rate at Extended Stay America properties increased 8.5 percent year over year to $62.90 during the second quarter. Reported occupancy dipped from 78.8 percent in the second quarter of 2014 to 77.1 percent. The company completed eight renovations during the quarter and began work on 95 mor]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-average-daily-rate-at-Extended-Stay-America-properties-increased-8-5-percent-year-over-year-to-62-90-during-the-second-quarter-</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26634</guid></item><item><title>Marriott Grows Rate, Group Bookings In Q2</title><description><![CDATA[Marriott International grew the average daily rate at its hotels by 4.4 percent year over year to $154.26 percent during the second quarter. 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The company's total operating profit for the first s]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/InterContinental-Hotels-Group-experienced-growth-in-both-occupancy-and-average-daily-rate-during-the-second-quarter-of-2015-</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26629</guid></item><item><title>Hilton Grows Rate in Q2, Details Midscale Brand</title><description><![CDATA[Hilton Worldwide improved its second-quarter year over year results in occupancy and average daily rate growth.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hilton-Grows-Rate-in-Q2-Details-Midscale-Brand</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Julie Sickel</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26628</guid></item><item><title>AirPlus International customers in the first half of 2015 spent 9.6 percent more on international business travel</title><description><![CDATA[AirPlus International customers in the first half of 2015 spent 9.6 percent more on international business travel than during the first half of 2014, according to parent company Lufthansa's interim report, released Thursday. 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Passenger revenue for the quarter was $400.9 million, nearly flat year over year, and expenses declined 5.3 percent, as fuel and maintenance costs came in significantly lo]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Virgin-America-s-second-quarter-net-income-increased-more-than-75-percent-year-over-year-to-65-million</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26626</guid></item><item><title>The Lufthansa Group reported a net profit of €529 million for the second quarter,</title><description><![CDATA[The Lufthansa Group reported a net profit of €529 million for the second quarter, compared with €173 million in the second quarter of 2014. Airline traffic revenue increased 6.3 percent year over year to €6.7 billion. Capacity increased 5.2 percent, and traffic increased 5.4 percent, keeping the load facto]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-Lufthansa-Group-reported-a-net-profit-of-529-million-for-the-second-quarter</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26625</guid></item><item><title>Occupancy and average daily rate increased year over year for Choice Hotels International during the second quarter of 2015,</title><description><![CDATA[Occupancy and average daily rate increased year over year for Choice Hotels International during the second quarter of 2015, the company announced Wednesday. Occupancy reached 64.7 percent, up from 63 percent during the same period last year. ADR hit $80.89 percent, a 3.8 percent year-over-year increase fr]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Occupancy-and-average-daily-rate-increased-year-over-year-for-Choice-Hotels-International-during-the-second-quarter-of-2015</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26616</guid></item><item><title>The average daily rate at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts remained fairly flat year over year during the second quarter,</title><description><![CDATA[The average daily rate at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts remained fairly flat year over year during the second quarter, while occupancy decreased slightly, the company reported on Tuesday. ADR rose to $69.32 from $69.13, and occupancy across its 7,698 properties dipped to 57.4 percent from 58 percent. Wyndham']]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-average-daily-rate-at-Wyndham-Hotels-and-Resorts-remained-fairly-flat-year-over-year-during-the-second-quarter</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26615</guid></item><item><title>WestJet’s second-quarter net income increased 18.9 percent year over year to C$61.6 million,</title><description><![CDATA[WestJet's second-quarter net income increased 18.9 percent year over year to C$61.6 million, the carrier reported Tuesday. Passenger revenue increased 2.2 percent to C$828.9 million. Capacity increased 7.5 percent, and traffic increased 5.5 percent. WestJet's load factor declined 1.5 percentage points to 7]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/WestJet-s-second-quarter-net-income-increased-18-9-percent-year-over-year-to-C61-6-million</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26610</guid></item><item><title>JetBlue Airways reported second-quarter net income of $152 million.</title><description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways reported second-quarter net income of $152 million. That's down from $230 million in the second quarter of 2014, but that period included a gain from JetBlue's sale of its LiveTV subsidiary. Passenger revenue increased 9 percent year over year during the second quarter to $1.5 billion, and]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/JetBlue-Airways-reported-second-quarter-net-income-of-152-million-</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26609</guid></item><item><title>Polish carrier Lot plans to nearly double its fleet over the next five years</title><description><![CDATA[Polish carrier Lot plans to nearly double its fleet over the next five years and increase its service to Europe, North America and Asia significantly next year. Lot will add service to Tokyo in January 2016 and Bangkok and Seoul in fall 2016, and it will expand its current service to New York and Chicago i]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Polish-carrier-Lot-plans-to-nearly-double-its-fleet-over-the-next-five-years</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 18:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26602</guid></item><item><title>Southwest Airlines reported second-quarter net income of $608 million, up from $465 million in the second quarter of 2014,</title><description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines reported second-quarter net income of $608 million, up from $465 million in the second quarter of 2014, on Thursday. Passenger revenue increased 2.1 percent to $4.9 million, and corporate sales "grew in line with capacity," CFO Tammy Romo said during the company's earnings call. Capacity]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Southwest-Airlines-reported-second-quarter-net-income-of-608-million-up-from-465-million-in-the-second-quarter-of-2014</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26595</guid></item><item><title>Amex's Corporate Card-Billed Business Growth Slows</title><description><![CDATA[American Express’ second-quarter commercial card-billed business volume continued what CFO Jeffrey Campbell called a “sequential decline in growth.” Campbell told analysts during a Wednesday earnings call that the slower spending owed primarily to several United States-based corporate customers, similar to the first quarter, as well as airlines' reduced need for a fuel-buying product.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Amex-s-Corporate-Card-Billed-Business-Growth-Slows</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26594</guid></item><item><title>United Trims Capacity On Energy-Sector Revenue Decline</title><description><![CDATA[United Trims Capacity On Energy-Sector Revenue Decline Michael B. Baker in_this_issue United Airlines' corporate revenue declined about 5 percent year over year during the second quarter as the carrier continues to see significant travel cutbacks from the energy sector. Rev]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/United-Trims-Capacity-On-Energy-Sector-Revenue-Decline</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26592</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Air Group reported a second-quarter net income of $234 million, up 41.8 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Air Group reported a second-quarter net income of $234 million, up 41.8 percent year over year, on Thursday. Total passenger revenue increased 5 percent year over year to $1.2 billion. Consolidated capacity increased 10.7 percent, and traffic increased 9 percent, contributing to the carrier's load f]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Alaska-Air-Group-reported-a-second-quarter-net-income-of-234-million-up-41-8-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26589</guid></item><item><title>Reserved occupancy at North American hotels for the third quarter of 2015 is up 2.7 percent from the same period last year,</title><description><![CDATA[Reserved occupancy at North American hotels for the third quarter of 2015 is up 2.7 percent from the same period last year, according to the July TravelClick North American Hospitality Review. Reserved group business occupancy is up 3.1 percent, and the average daily rate for those bookings is up 3 percent]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Reserved-occupancy-at-North-American-hotels-for-the-third-quarter-of-2015-is-up-2-7-percent-from-the-same-period-last-year</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 13:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26586</guid></item><item><title>Singh: Concur Revenue Continues To Climb As It Integrates With SAP</title><description><![CDATA[SAP-owned travel and expense technology firm Concur continued its growth trajectory for cloud subscriptions revenue in the second quarter, according to SAP’s interim report, released Tuesday. Concur accounted for €167 million ($182 million), in cloud subscriptions and support revenue, based on calculations outside internationally accepted financial reporting standards. That's up from €153 million in the first quarter. The €167 million translates to €137 million at constant currency.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Singh-Concur-Revenue-Continues-To-Climb-As-It-Integrates-With-SAP</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26581</guid></item><item><title>The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in June increased 5 percent year over year to $121.57,</title><description><![CDATA[The average daily rate at U.S. hotels in June increased 5 percent year over year to $121.57, according to STR. Occupancy increased 2.1 percent to 73.1 percent, the highest monthly occupancy recorded in 2015. Every top 25 market reported positive ADR growth in June; Seattle experienced the largest (16.3 per]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/The-average-daily-rate-at-U-S-hotels-in-June-increased-5-percent-year-over-year-to-121-57</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26580</guid></item><item><title>Hertz Global Holdings has filed financial statements through March 31,</title><description><![CDATA[Hertz Global Holdings has filed financial statements through March 31, following a review of its results dating back to 2011 that was prompted by erroneous accounting, the company said Thursday. The filing was its first full financial report since March 2014. MKM Partners managing director Christopher Agne]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Hertz-Global-Holdings-has-filed-financial-statements-through-March-31</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26569</guid></item><item><title>Delta Develops Contract Performance Analyzer</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines is rolling out an on-demand reporting application for travel managers to monitor contract performance, vice president of commercial operations Kristen Shovlin said.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Delta-Develops-Contract-Performance-Analyzer</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26568</guid></item><item><title>Ethiopian Airlines plans to nearly double its fleet size of 76 aircraft to 150 by 2025,</title><description><![CDATA[Ethiopian Airlines plans to nearly double its fleet size of 76 aircraft to 150 by 2025, CEO Tewolde GebreMariam said this week. The carrier has 47 aircraft on order and is talking with Airbus to speed up delivery of the last of 14 A350-900s from the end of 2018 to the end of 2017. Additionally, Ethiopian A]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Ethiopian-Airlines-plans-to-nearly-double-its-fleet-size-of-76-aircraft-to-150-by-2025</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26567</guid></item><item><title>Total U.S. airline capacity increased 3.8 percent in June compared with the same month last year.</title><description><![CDATA[Total U.S. airline capacity increased 3.8 percent in June compared with the same month last year. Overall demand rose in the same proportion, and thus load factors remained steady at 86.5 percent. 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The move will combine ARC's data on 4 billion ticket transactions and growing with tClara's analytical and contextual tools to create an enhanced benchmarking tool. According to the two companies, buyers will be ab]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Airlines-Reporting-Corp-has-announced-a-partnership-with-analytical-consulting-firm-tClara-</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26560</guid></item><item><title>OAG: Seattle Leads Charge In Delta's West Coast Growth</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines has significantly boosted its capacity at West Coast airports, including a 35 percent year-over-year increase at Seattle-Tacoma, a 27 percent increase at Portland and a 20 percent increase at Los Angeles, according to a report to be published by aviation data firm OAG this week.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/OAG-Seattle-Leads-Charge-In-Delta-s-West-Coast-Growth</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26559</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines will invest as much as $56 million in new shares of Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol,</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines will invest as much as $56 million in new shares of Brazilian low-cost carrier Gol, the carriers announced Friday. Delta also plans to guarantee a loan of as much as $300 million for Gol and to extend the commercial cooperation agreements with the Brazilian carrier that began in 2011,]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Delta-Air-Lines-will-invest-as-much-as-56-million-in-new-shares-of-Brazilian-low-cost-carrier-Gol</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26558</guid></item><item><title>Two-thirds of travel managers consider hotel loyalty programs at least “slightly important” to their negotiations with partners,</title><description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of travel managers consider hotel loyalty programs at least "slightly important" to their negotiations with partners, according to a Global Business Travel Association survey released today in partnership with Hilton Worldwide. Of the 221 travel managers surveyed, 20 percent called such programs]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Strategic-Sourcing/Two-thirds-of-travel-managers-consider-hotel-loyalty-programs-at-least-slightly-important-to-their-negotiations-with-partners</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26555</guid></item></channel></rss>