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Virgin Atlantic Names New North America VPBy Michael B. Baker

On Sept. 1, Yuli Thompson will be Virgin Atlantic's VP of North America, taking charge of the carrier's commercial operations, including sales.... KEEP READING

National Will Offer Car & Driver Services in ChinaBy Michael B. Baker

This fall, National Car Rental will launch a service in China that provides both cars and drivers for travelers via a partnership with Deem. National... KEEP READING

Uber for Business Introduces Predictive Technology for Profile ManagementBy Michael B. Baker

Uber for Business now offers profile recommendations that tap into data from the billions of trips it processes annually to predict the purpose of a... KEEP READING

United Adds Priority Benefits for Corporate TravelersBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has launched a benefits program for corporate travelers to receive priority consideration for upgrades and reaccommodation. The United... KEEP READING

Delta & Virgin Atlantic Plan NDC-Based Distribution EnhancementsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta and Virgin Atlantic are working in tandem on enhancing the shopping experience across distribution channels with the International Air Transport... KEEP READING

Delta Commits to SAP Concur TripLinkBy JoAnn DeLuna

Delta Air Lines has signed as an airline partner with SAP Concur TripLink. Once the partnership is live, travelers can link their Concur accounts and... KEEP READING

Concur Locate Links with Uber For BusinessBy JoAnn DeLuna

Traveler coordinates from Uber for Business now feed into Concur Locate, SAP Concur's duty of care solution. That adds one more data source for Concur... KEEP READING

Lumo Adds Flight Delay Management Web Tool for Travel BuyersBy Michael B. Baker

Flight disruption forecaster Lumo, formerly Flightsayer, will launch a Web app for travel buyers in the fall. The tool, Navigator, will provide travel... KEEP READING

Avis Budget Commercial Rental Volume Decreased in Q2By Michael B. Baker

Avis Budget Group revenue increased 4 percent year over year in the second quarter to $2.33 billion. Commercial rental volume decreased 1 percent year... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Partners with SpotHero for BusinessBy Dawit Habtemariam

BCD Travel clients now can access parking reservations service SpotHero for Business through SolutionSource, BCD's third-party travel technology... KEEP READING

Blacklane Creates Flat Pricing for Airport Concierge ServicesBy Michael B. Baker

After acquiring airport concierge platform Solve last year, chauffeured service network Blacklane's platform now sells the arrival, departure and... KEEP READING

Lyft Launches Rewards Program for Business TravelersBy Dawit Habtemariam

On Wednesday, ridehailing app Lyft made rewards available to travelers with Lyft Business profiles. Lyft Business Rewards gives riders the option to... KEEP READING

Global Air Travel Demand Rose 7.8 Percent in JuneBy Dawit Habtemariam

Global air travel demand rose 7.8 percent year over year in June, according to the International Air Transport Association. For the first half of 2018,... KEEP READING

How Far in Advance to Book U.S. Domestic EconomyBy Dawit Habtemariam

U.S. domestic economy tickets purchased for business travel 22 days in advance are 61 percent cheaper on average than those booked within three days of... KEEP READING

Nina & Pinta Develops Dashboard for Airline ContractsBy Michael B. Baker

Travel consultancy Nina & Pinta, Topaz International and The Data Exchange have developed a dashboard for travel buyers negotiating and managing airline... KEEP READING

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