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United Has Become the First Airline to Make Its Direct Connection Live on TripLink

In January, United Airlines made live its direct connection to TripLink, becoming the first airline to give travelers direct access to... KEEP READING

Amex GBT Launches Automated Air Rebooking ToolBy Amanda Metcalf

For Sabre airfares booked at U.S. points of sale, American Express Global Business Travel now rebooks cheaper airfares that become available within 24... KEEP READING

Next-Gen Expense ManagementBy JoAnn DeLuna

2016 was the year expense management players got more aggressive, strategic and intelligent. While the sector has unarguably consolidated, that hasn’t... KEEP READING

CSI GlobalVCard's European Expansion, Revamped Mobile App & PartnershipsBy JoAnn DeLuna

Payments provider CSI GlobalVCard has opened a London office to support its multinational clients in Europe and will offer as many as 120 currencies... KEEP READING

Rocketrip Now Can Pull Usernames from Concur

Via an application programming interface, Rocketrip now can pull in Concur usernames. Previously, an admin from a new client would send Rocketrip a list... KEEP READING

Travelport Names EMEA Air Commerce LeaderBy Michael B. Baker

Travelport has named former Kuwait Airways chief commercial officer Philip Saunders as VP to lead its air commerce strategy in EMEA, making sure airline... KEEP READING

HRS Will Launch Rate Audit ToolBy Amon Cohen

Next month, HRS will introduce Rate Protector, which audits corporate rates as they are loaded into the HRS reservations system. Rate Protector verifies... KEEP READING

Concur CEO Weighs In on Amex GBT/KDS's Ability to Compete

Concur claimed 45 million users at the end of 2016, up from 32 million a year prior. Concur CEO Steve Singh, who also is president of SAP Business... KEEP READING

Yapta Now Works in Any Country

Yapta's FareIQ and RoomIQ air and hotel price-tracking technologies for corporate travel have expanded from the U.S., Canada, France, Spain, the U.K.... KEEP READING

Blockchain Technology's Potential for Payment, Expense & ContractsBy Amon Cohen

The rapidly emerging digital ledger technology known as blockchain is poised to revolutionize business travel, travel tech guru Johnny Thorsen said at... KEEP READING

What's Next Now That Marcou Has Acquired GroundLink?

Marcou Transportation Group's acquisition of car service platform GroundLink comes as Marcou, parent company of Dav El BostonCoach, seeks to hasten... KEEP READING

FCM Takes First Steps for TMC ChatbotsBy Amon Cohen

More than 30,000 branded chatbots, apps that use natural language to interact with users, launched in 2016, according to the publication VentureBeat.... KEEP READING

Concur Is Piloting a Slack ChatbotBy JoAnn DeLuna

Concur is piloting a chatbot within messaging tool Slack with a group of mutual clients, including Slack and Concur employees. While on the Concur... KEEP READING

Deem Names New Executive Team MembersBy Michael B. Baker

Deem has hired Todd Kaiser VP and group leader of T&E. He had worked with Deem, then known as Rearden Commerce, until 2012 as VP of products and most... KEEP READING

United Teams with IBM to Make Its Workforce More MobileBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines and IBM are developing iOS apps for frontline employees. Among the tech gains: Flight attendants will be able to see which passengers... KEEP READING

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