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Lufthansa's Strategy: Controlled Growth & Pushing Direct ConnectBy Michael B. Baker

Two of Lufthansa Group's top sales executives—Lufthansa hub airlines SVP of sales Heike Birlenbach and Frank Naeve, who took over as VP of sales for the... KEEP READING

Winding Tree's Public Blockchain Platform Ready for Hospitality BookingsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Hobo Hotel Stockholm, a member of the Nordic Choice Hotels group, used Winding Tree to complete what the travel distribution platform claims is the... KEEP READING

Lufthansa Becomes First Airline to Achieve One Order CertificationBy Michael B. Baker

Lufthansa has earned certification for the International Air Transport Association's One Order initiative, the first airline to achieve that... KEEP READING

Cytric Creator Has DiedBy Amon Cohen

Corporate booking tool pioneer Louis Arnitz, the creator of Cytric, died suddenly at the age of 63. Arnitz founded i:FAO as a travel agency in Germany... KEEP READING

Loews Hotels Will Personalize Guest Experiences with IreckonuBy Donna M. Airoldi

Loews Hotels will place technology provider Ireckonu's Core and IKnowU middleware products at its 24 properties in the U.S. and Canada this year and... KEEP READING

TravelPerk Doubles Down in U.K.By Adam Perrotta

Flush with recent funding, Barcelona-headquartered business travel booking and management provider TravelPerk is doubling its London-based team and has... KEEP READING

Big Changes at ConcurBy Adam Perrotta

SAP Concur is shuffling leadership and combining two key divisions. Jim Lucier will take the reins as Concur president on July 1, replacing Mike... KEEP READING

The Vast Majority of Travelers Will Share Travel Preferences with Agencies & AppsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Globally, 89 percent of travelers are at least somewhat willing to share their travel preferences with an app or a travel company, according to CWT and... KEEP READING

Hotel Execs Say Mobile Boosts Guest Experience & Cultivates LoyaltyBy Donna M. Airoldi

Ninety-one percent of hotel company executives said mobile technologies are critical to improving guest experiences and cultivating loyalty, but only 69... KEEP READING

Tech DNA Drives Travel Decisions

ConsenSys is a technology startup creating Ethereum-based blockchain infrastructure, applications and practices that will "enable a decentralized... KEEP READING

Virtual Cards Find Their Way to Mobile WalletsBy Amon Cohen

Travel and payment providers believe they have found their way around an obstacle preventing widespread adoption of virtual cards: taking them mobile.... KEEP READING

WhereTo Launches Booking Tool for EnterprisesBy Dawit Habtemariam

Booking tool provider WhereTo has launched a customizable booking tool for enterprises. The tool uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to determine... KEEP READING

TMCs & Startups EngageBy Adam Perrotta

Fragmentation and consumerization are changing business travel, and travel management companies are emphasizing services that go well beyond their... KEEP READING

TPConnects Receives One Order CertificationBy Michael B. Baker

The International Air Transport Association has certified travel content aggregator TPConnects as One Order Capable. The certification means TPConnects'... KEEP READING

Applying Robotics & Rules to the Travel Payment Process

Robotics process automation provider Troovo's software routes payment decisions based on each client's needs and automatically switches on a virtual... KEEP READING

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