Marriott International will acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts in a deal valued at $12.2 billion, creating the largest hotel company in the world.

Northwest Airlines late last week rescinded a policy to levy fees on travel agent bookings made through global distribution systems. The reversal came after 10 days of sharp criticism from GDS...

Direct Connections Near Cos. Race To Allow Group Booking Sans CRS By Chris Davis Two new and competing alliances--each including a travel technology heavyweight and an

Heston Takes Prize By David Jonas Los Angeles - "It is like Field of Dreams; if you build it, they will come," said Cindy Heston, manager of corporate travel worldwide for Thomson Consumer

Uncapping The Internet's Possibilities By Malcolm E. A. Kaufman During these months of summer business travel, I've been keeping an extra bottle of water tucked into my briefcase.

SITE Membership, Research To Grow Under New CEO By Chris Davis Jill Harrington, the newly appointed executive vice president and CEO of the Society of Incentive & Travel

Consolidation By Buyers Extends Reach To Upscale By Lynn Woods A softening of hotel demand in some markets, combined with corporations' continual focus on cutting travel costs, is

Pledges of capacity control rang across the three largest U.S. airlines' first-quarter earnings calls, and analysts buy it as a long-term trend.

The Star Alliance early next year will roll out a new payment and reporting system for corporate clients, Graham Atkinson, senior vice president of worldwide sales and alliances for United Airlines and...