A Blackstone Group affiliate yesterday said it completed a $4.3 billion acquisition of Travelport , and planned to sell 14 percent of the former Cendant travel distribution subsidiary to Technology...

Global distribution systems are touting a flurry of recent improvements to their hotel offerings, including higher participation from hoteliers worldwide, better capabilities for rate parity,...

Former Northwest Airlines sales executive Fay Beauchine last month was named executive vice president of global meetings, incentives and events for Carlson Marketing, a meetings and event management and...

Defying its early critics, all-business class carrier La Compagnie celebrated two years of service this summer, surpassing the lifespan of two other all-premium transatlantic carriers that failed in the...

One-on-One: Amex Plies PartnershipsEd Gilligan, president of corporate services, American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., spoke last month with Business Travel News editors

Travelport GDS segments in the first quarter declined by nearly 18 million worldwide, or 16 percent year over year, with Americas segments and Asia-Pacific segments both down 16 percent, and Europe,...

American Airlines this week announced three additional travel agency participants in its EveryFare program, bringing the announced total to eight.

A Good Year For All Is Even Better For Those At The Top By Cheryl Rosen In the context of the 15 years during which Business Travel News has tracked the profession of travel

The U.S. hotel industry posted a year-over-year average daily rate increase of 2.4 percent to $106.55 in December , according to Smith Travel Research. However, occupancy fell 4.2 percent to 60.4...

Navigant International stockholders will vote on the company's proposed acquisition by Carlson Wagonlit Travel at a special meeting on 12 July. The companies aim to combine in the third quarter....