﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News - Multinational</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rss/business-globalization" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Amex GCS Q3 Billings Rose 10 Percent YOY</title><description><![CDATA[Card-billed business for American Express Global Commercial Services, the division that houses corporate cards, increased 10 percent year over year in the third quarter to $109.7 billion, thanks to higher cardholder spending. For the nine months ending Sept. 30, GCS card-billed business increased 6 percent to $321.5 billion, compared with the same period last year. Total cards in force increased 2 percent to 13.9 million.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Amex-GCS-Q3-Billings-Rose-10-Percent-YOY</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=31085</guid></item><item><title>United States &amp; Mexico Remove Route Limits</title><description><![CDATA[The United States and Mexico will allow unlimited routes between the two countries, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced. Pending "internal ratification procedures" in Mexico, the air transport agreement "eliminates government interference in commercial aviation decisions," so U.S. carriers]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/United-States-Mexico-Remove-Route-Limits</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27183</guid></item><item><title>Star Alliance Will Increase Brussels Service</title><description><![CDATA[Star Alliance carriers will increase service between Brussels and North America once Jet Airways shifts its European hub from Brussels to Amsterdam. In April, Brussels Airlines will fly between Brussels and Toronto five times per week with Air Canada as a codeshare partner. And United Airlines will increas]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Star-Alliance-Will-Increase-Brussels-Service</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27181</guid></item><item><title>United States-Cuba Commercial Flights Are Coming Back</title><description><![CDATA[The United States and Cuba have removed a ban on scheduled commercial air service between the two nations, the U.S. State Department announced. Commercial air travel from the United States to Cuba has been restricted since 1963. U.S. law prohibits tourism in Cuba, but "a stronger civil aviation relationshi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/United-States-Cuba-Commercial-Flights-Are-Coming-Back</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27178</guid></item><item><title>EC Clears Air Astana, Monitors Thai Carriers</title><description><![CDATA[The European Commission has cleared Kazakh carrier Air Astana to operate in the European Union. While the European Union Air Safety List still includes Kazakhstan among nations that lack sufficient aviation safety oversight, the commission granted an exception to Air Astana, removing operational restrictio]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/EC-Clears-Air-Astana-Monitors-Thai-Carriers</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27171</guid></item><item><title>Jet Airways Moves European Hub To Amsterdam</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will begin codesharing with India's Jet Airways as Jet Airways shifts its European hub from Brussels to Amsterdam. On March 27, Jet Airways will begin daily, nonstop flights between Amsterdam and both Mumbai and New Delhi, ending its daily flights to Brussels. P]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Jet-Airways-Moves-European-Hub-To-Amsterdam</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27167</guid></item><item><title>Star Alliance Reaches Out To Low-Cost Carriers</title><description><![CDATA[Star Alliance is trying to expand its network by partnering with low-cost carriers. While LCCs still cannot be members of Star Alliance, its Connecting Partner Model will connect the airlines for seamless check-in and baggage handling across connected flights and will enable the LCCs to provide privileges]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Star-Alliance-Reaches-Out-To-Low-Cost-Carriers</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27158</guid></item><item><title>Roger Dow: U.S. Visa Waiver Program is Essential to Homeland Security</title><description><![CDATA[The recent terrorist attacks in Paris only reinforce America's need for us to remain vigilant about homeland security and for our Congress to continually undertake and evolve policies that better protect public safety. No one advocates for effective security precautions related to travel more strongly than the travel industry. Without public confidence in air security, no one would travel, and the 14.6 million American jobs that depend on travel would be jeopardized. That's why the U.S. Travel Association is resolute in its support of the Visa Waiver Program, an essential tool both for travel facilitation and security-but which some members of Congress erroneously fear is a soft spot that could be exploited by those who would perpetrate harm on our shores.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/U-S-Visa-Waiver-Program-Is-Essential-To-Homeland-Security</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27145</guid></item><item><title>FAA: No New Service To U.S. For Thai Airlines</title><description><![CDATA[Thailand-based airlines cannot establish new service to the United States, including through codeshares, now that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded the country's rating for civil aviation standards to Category 2. After an assessment in July and discussions with Thailand's government t]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/FAA-No-New-Service-To-U-S-For-Thai-Airlines</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27027</guid></item><item><title>Innovation and 'Co-Opetition': BTN 2015 Multinational Travel Manager Of The Year Karen Hutchings</title><description><![CDATA[When Karen Hutchings collected her BTN Multinational Travel Manager of the Year award at the recent Association of Corporate Travel Executives global conference in Paris, her visit was brief. The EY global head of travel, events and meetings had to fly straight back to London to pick up another award that evening, this one from her employer, in the 'Innovation' category of EY's Executive Better begins with you award.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Innovation-and-Co-Opetition-BTN-2015-Multinational-Travel-Manager-Of-The-Year-Karen-Hutchings</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26995</guid></item><item><title>State Department Issues Travel Alert Through February</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert through Feb. 24 that encourages increased vigilance for terrorist attacks.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/State-Department-Issues-Travel-Alert-Through-February</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27016</guid></item><item><title>Jim Hutton: On Call International CSO On Corporate Travel After Paris &amp; Mali</title><description><![CDATA[BTN]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-Update-On-Corporate-Travel-After-Paris-Mali-From-On-Call-International-s-Jim-Hutton</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27015</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Companies Stay The Course For Europe Travel</title><description><![CDATA[Most U.S. companies are not scaling down travel to Europe after the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, according to a Global Business Travel Association poll. Of 169 United States-based travel buyers surveyed Nov. 18 through Nov. 20, 57 percent said their companies' travel to Europe has not changed. Sixteen percent]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/U-S-Companies-Stay-The-Course-For-Europe-Travel</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27012</guid></item><item><title>Air France Flights To Mali Suspended</title><description><![CDATA[Air France has suspended flights to and from Mali, following a hostage situation that occurred at a Radisson Blu hotel in the country's capital of Bamako on Friday. Multiple news outlets have reported that 12 Air France crewmembers were staying at the hotel but have been reported safe.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Air-France-Flights-To-Mali-Suspended</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27010</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Phasing Out Extra Visa Pages For Passports</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department will stop adding visa pages to U.S. passports Jan. 1, to "enhance the security of the passport and to abide by international passport standards." Travelers who run out of pages for exit and entry stamps will have to apply for a new passport by mail. Those applying within the Unite]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/U-S-Phasing-Out-Extra-Visa-Pages-For-Passports</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27007</guid></item><item><title>Air France &amp; KLM To Charge For Seat Selection</title><description><![CDATA[Air France and KLM are phasing in a €20 fee to select a seat prior to check-in on certain routes. Elite members of Air France, KLM and Delta Air Lines' frequent-flyer programs, travelers buying flexible economy tickets and those with disabilities are exempt from the fee, which begins Dec. 1 for travel on J]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Air-France-KLM-To-Charge-For-Seat-Selection</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27004</guid></item><item><title>Premium Class Int’l Air Traffic Dips For September</title><description><![CDATA[Premium class international air traffic increased 2.9 percent year over year in September, according to the International Air Transport Association. That's down from a 5.3 percent increase in August and shows "weakness in business travel demand drivers, with global business confidence being dragged down by]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Premium-Class-Int-l-Air-Traffic-Dips-For-September</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27003</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada will add service between four Canadian hubs and 12 U.S. cities in May and June,</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada will add service between four Canadian hubs and 12 U.S. cities in May and June, including daily year-round service between Toronto and Salt Lake City, Montreal and Denver and Vancouver and Chicago and daily seasonal service between Toronto and Portland, Ore. Air Canada Express will add twice-dai]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Air-Canada-will-add-service-between-four-Canadian-hubs-and-12-U-S-cities-in-May-and-June</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27001</guid></item><item><title>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts’ Tribute Portfolio brand opened its first Asia/Pacific property,</title><description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts' Tribute Portfolio brand opened its first Asia/Pacific property, the 282-room Kiroro in Hokkaido, Japan's Kiroro mountain resort area. Starwood launched Tribute in April and now operates four hotels under the brand. It plans locations in Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale and Jakarta,]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Starwood-Hotels-Resorts-Tribute-Portfolio-brand-opened-its-first-Asia/Pacific-property</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=27000</guid></item><item><title>SkyTeam’s governing board has confirmed Perry Cantarutti as CEO.</title><description><![CDATA[SkyTeam's governing board has confirmed Perry Cantarutti as CEO. Cantarutti, who had worked as senior vice president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa for SkyTeam member Delta Air Lines over the past five years, succeeds Michael Wisbrun, whom the board has confirmed as chairman. Former chairman Leo va]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/SkyTeam-s-governing-board-has-confirmed-Perry-Cantarutti-as-CEO-</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26998</guid></item><item><title>U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow has rejected U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s proposal to severely restrict issuance of U.S. travel visas</title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Roger Dow has rejected U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's proposal to severely restrict issuance of U.S. travel visas in the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris last week. The proposed legislation focuses on refugees from countries with a "significant jihadist movement" and exte]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/U-S-Travel-Association-president-and-CEO-Roger-Dow-has-rejected-U-S-Sen-Rand-Paul-s-proposal-to-severely-restrict-issuance-of-U-S-travel-visas</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26981</guid></item><item><title>Paris Attacks Heighten Security, Tension Throughout Europe</title><description><![CDATA[Major U.S. airlines are operating normal flight schedules after attacks in Paris on Friday, Nov. 13, left 129 confirmed dead and caused French President Francois Hollande to declare a state of emergency and close national borders.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Paris-Attacks-Heighten-Security-Tension-Throughout-Europe</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Elizabeth West</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26971</guid></item><item><title>Combined business travel spending in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy will grow at more than 6 percent year over year in 2015 and again in 2016,</title><description><![CDATA[Combined business travel spending in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy will grow at more than 6 percent year over year in 2015 and again in 2016, according to a Global Business Travel Association projection. These five markets represent nearly 70 percent of total business travel spendi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Combined-business-travel-spending-in-Germany-the-U-K-France-Spain-and-Italy-will-grow-at-more-than-6-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26944</guid></item><item><title>U.K. citizens are now eligible to apply for Global Entry into the United States.</title><description><![CDATA[U.K. citizens are now eligible to apply for Global Entry into the United States. Beginning Dec. 3, they can apply for the expedited U.S. Customs and Border Protection clearance program at the U.K. Home Office website for a £42 fee. Successful applicants will receive a U.K. Access Code to apply online for a]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/U-K-citizens-are-now-eligible-to-apply-for-Global-Entry-into-the-United-States-</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26929</guid></item><item><title>American Airlines will begin daily, year-round service between Los Angeles International Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Feb. 11.</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines will begin daily, year-round service between Los Angeles International Airport and Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Feb. 11. American had been battling to take over Delta Air Lines' Haneda route, which flew from Seattle, since Delta reduced the service. Delta then relinquished the route in late]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/American-Airlines-will-begin-daily-year-round-service-between-Los-Angeles-International-Airport-and-Tokyo-s-Haneda-Airport-on-Feb-11-</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26923</guid></item><item><title>Azul Brazilian Airlines' first international codesharing partnership has begun.</title><description><![CDATA[Azul Brazilian Airlines' first codesharing partnership has begun. Azul has put its code on United Airlines flights between Brazil and each of eight U.S. destinations, and United has put its code on Azul flights between São Paulo and each of six Brazilian destinations. United announced a partnership with]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Azul-Brazilian-Airlines-first-international-codesharing-partnership-has-begun-</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26897</guid></item><item><title>Aer Lingus will add three transatlantic routes in 2016.</title><description><![CDATA[Aer Lingus will add three transatlantic routes in 2016. Ireland's national airline will begin year-round service five days a week between Los Angeles and Dublin in May, daily year-round service between Newark and Dublin in early September and daily year-round service between Hartford and Dublin in late Sep]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Aer-Lingus-will-add-three-transatlantic-routes-in-2016-</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26877</guid></item><item><title>Strong growth on flights within Europe and across the North Atlantic raised international air traffic 5.4 percent year over year in August,</title><description><![CDATA[Strong growth on flights within Europe and across the North Atlantic raised international air traffic 5.4 percent year over year in August, as Asia demonstrated weakness, according to the International Air Transport Association. Traffic within Europe, including connecting flights on longer-haul routes, con]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Strong-growth-on-flights-within-Europe-and-across-the-North-Atlantic-raised-international-air-traffic-5-4-percent-year-over-year-in-August</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26875</guid></item><item><title>Lufthansa Group’s Brussels Airlines has launched the Loop loyalty program for travelers within its European network.</title><description><![CDATA[Lufthansa Group's Brussels Airlines has launched the Loop loyalty program for travelers within its European network. Through 2015, each euro spent, excluding airport taxes, will earn a customer six loyalty points that can be used toward future flight purchases. After Dec. 31, each euro spent will earn a cu]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Lufthansa-Group-s-Brussels-Airlines-has-launched-the-Loop-loyalty-program-for-travelers-within-its-European-network-</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26873</guid></item><item><title>Karen Hutchings Named BTN 2015 Multinational Travel Manager Of The Year</title><description><![CDATA[Business Travel News]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Karen-Hutchings-Named-BTN-2015-Multinational-Travel-Manager-Of-The-Year</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2015 10:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26866</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines will add summer service to Athens, Barcelona and Lisbon next year, pending government approval.</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines will add summer service to Athens, Barcelona and Lisbon next year, pending government approval. From May 25 through Sept. 6, it will fly daily between Washington Dulles and both Barcelona and Lisbon. From May 25 through Oct. 5, it will fly daily between Newark and Athens.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/United-Airlines-will-add-summer-service-to-Athens-Barcelona-and-Lisbon-next-year-pending-government-approval-</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26850</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has signed its first four Radisson Red hotels in the Americas,</title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has signed its first four Radisson Red hotels in the Americas, in Bogota, Colombia; Cali, Colombia; Campinas, Brazil; and Minneapolis. The hotels in Bogota and Cali are expected to open during the first quarter of 2016. Carlson Rezidor also is developing hotels in Brussels, Cape]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Carlson-Rezidor-Hotel-Group-has-signed-its-first-four-Radisson-Red-hotels-in-the-Americas</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2015 13:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26833</guid></item><item><title>Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide will expand aggressively in Africa and the Indian Ocean region,</title><description><![CDATA[Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide will expand aggressively in Africa and the Indian Ocean region, the company announced Wednesday. Starwood's portfolio in the region stands at 34 hotels, and 20 more are under development. During the next five years, the company expects its footprint there to increase]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Starwood-Hotels-Resorts-Worldwide-will-expand-aggressively-in-Africa-and-the-Indian-Ocean-region</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26810</guid></item><item><title>South African car rental supplier First Car Rental has signed a multiyear, full-content global distribution agreement with Travelport,</title><description><![CDATA[South African car rental supplier First Car Rental has signed a multiyear, full-content global distribution agreement with Travelport, the company announced Wednesday. Content from First Car Rental's 49 car rental branches in South Africa, including a presence at all major South African airports and busine]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/South-African-car-rental-supplier-First-Car-Rental-has-signed-a-multiyear-full-content-global-distribution-agreement-with-Travelport</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26790</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines plans to begin the first transpacific nonstop service to Central China's Xi’an.</title><description><![CDATA[United Airlines plans to begin the first transpacific nonstop service to Central China's Xi'an. United has applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation to operate between Xi'an and San Francisco three times per week between May 8 and Oct. 27 using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/United-Airlines-plans-to-begin-the-first-transpacific-nonstop-service-to-Central-China-s-Xi-an-</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26784</guid></item><item><title>GBTA Europe appointed Boston Consulting Group global travel head Gehan Colliander as president</title><description><![CDATA[GBTA Europe appointed Boston Consulting Group global travel head Gehan Colliander as president and updated its leadership labels to be consistent with other GBTA regions, a spokesperson told BTN . Thus, as president, Colliander replaces Torbjörn Erling of Ikea Group, who was chair. As Erling did, Colliand]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/GBTA-Europe-appointed-Boston-Consulting-Group-global-travel-head-Gehan-Colliander-as-president</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26714</guid></item><item><title>Delta Air Lines will add more service to the United Kingdom next year</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines will add more service to the United Kingdom next year as part of its growing joint venture with Virgin Atlantic, the carrier announced Tuesday. On May 1, Delta will add seasonal service between Heathrow Airport and Salt Lake City, the only nonstop service between London and the United]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Delta-Air-Lines-will-add-more-service-to-the-United-Kingdom-next-year</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26696</guid></item><item><title>Turkish Airlines and Lot Polish Airlines have signed a letter of understanding that could lead to a joint venture,</title><description><![CDATA[Turkish Airlines and Lot Polish Airlines have signed a letter of understanding that could lead to a joint venture, the carriers announced Thursday. The letter indicates "a major expansion of commercial ties," though they have not decided the final model of cooperation. The carriers, both Star Alliance memb]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Turkish-Airlines-and-Lot-Polish-Airlines-have-signed-a-letter-of-understanding-that-could-lead-to-a-joint-venture</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26663</guid></item><item><title>Etihad Goes Contrarian With Its Alliance Strategy</title><description><![CDATA[Etihad Airways has quietly built itself into the world’s fifth-largest airline group. It's done so by cobbling together its own alliance structure, and the carrier's clear aim now is to pull select business travel southward from Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Etihad-Goes-Contrarian-With-Its-Alliance-Strategy</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26661</guid></item><item><title>Saudi Arabia national airline Saudia will begin the first nonstop service between Los Angeles and Riyadh on Friday.</title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia national airline Saudia will begin the first nonstop service between Los Angeles and Riyadh on Friday. The carrier will run the service only during August but plans to restart it later "to fulfill the needs of Saudi Arabian students and the diplomatic community, as well as business travelers w]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Saudi-Arabia-national-airline-Saudia-will-begin-the-first-nonstop-service-between-Los-Angeles-and-Riyadh-on-Friday-</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26645</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Airlines and China-based Hainan Airlines began a reciprocal partnership with their respective loyalty programs on Thursday.</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines and China-based Hainan Airlines began a reciprocal partnership with their respective loyalty programs on Thursday. Members of Alaska's Mileage Plan and Hainan's Fortune Wings Club will earn miles on both carriers' flights. Hainan connects to Beijing and Shanghai from Alaska's main hub in Se]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Alaska-Airlines-and-China-based-Hainan-Airlines-began-a-reciprocal-partnership-with-their-respective-loyalty-programs-on-Thursday-</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26591</guid></item><item><title>Avianca Brasil became Star Alliance's 28th member airline on Wednesday.</title><description><![CDATA[Avianca Brasil became Star Alliance's 28th member airline on Wednesday. The carrier, which has a mostly domestic network, adds 15 destinations in Brazil, bringing the network's total there to 27. Colombian airline Avianca, which is owned by the same conglomerate as Avianca Brasil, joined Star Alliance in 2]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Avianca-Brasil-became-Star-Alliance-s-28th-member-airline-on-Wednesday-</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26582</guid></item><item><title>Both Air Canada and WestJet will add low-cost service to London’s Gatwick Airport.</title><description><![CDATA[ Both Air Canada and WestJet will add low-cost service to London’s Gatwick Airport. In summer 2016, Air Canada will begin seasonal service between Toronto and Gatwick on its low-cost Rouge subsidiary, the carrier announced Thursday. WestJet previously announced Gatwick as its first transatlantic destination]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Both-Air-Canada-and-WestJet-will-add-low-cost-service-to-London-s-Gatwick-Airport-</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26011</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. State Department hopes to resume visa issuances “sometime this week.”</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. State Department hopes to resume visa issuances “sometime this week.” Technical problems have left it unable to process the biometric data needed to issue visas for two weeks, according to a statement. As of noon Monday, the department had reconnected posts representing half the global nonimmigran]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-U-S-State-Department-hopes-to-resume-visa-issuances-sometime-this-week-</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 10:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=26007</guid></item><item><title>The Global Business Travel Association Foundation has downgraded its business travel spending forecast for Brazil.</title><description><![CDATA[ The Global Business Travel Association Foundation has downgraded its business travel spending forecast for Brazil. After reaching U.S. $32 billion in 2014, business travel spending there will grow only 1.8 percent this year, down from the prior GBTA projection of 4.1 percent. The revised forecast cited a l]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/The-Global-Business-Travel-Association-Foundation-has-downgraded-its-business-travel-spending-forecast-for-Brazil-</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2015 12:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25998</guid></item><item><title>Interview: Sales VP Matthias Schmid On Creating Space For Emirates In U.S. Corporate Biz</title><description><![CDATA[Despite protests from the Big Three U.S. carriers, Emirates plans to add flights to established U.S. routes and open a new one to Orlando later this year. In an interview with BTN transportation editor Michael B. Baker, Emirates vice president of U.S. sales Matthias Schmid said the United States remains the carrier's “key strategic growth market” and that added capacity enables Emirates to make a stronger play for American corporate business large and small. An edited transcript of the interview follows.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Interview-Sales-VP-Matthias-Schmid-On-Creating-Space-For-Emirates-In-U-S-Corporate-Biz</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2015 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25977</guid></item><item><title>American Airlines and Qantas Airways will add service between the United States and Australia.</title><description><![CDATA[ American Airlines and Qantas Airways will add service between the United States and Australia. AA will begin daily nonstop service between Los Angeles and Sydney on Dec. 17, and Qantas will launch service between Sydney and San Francisco on Dec. 20, first on peak days and increasing to six times per week i]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/American-Airlines-and-Qantas-Airways-will-add-service-between-the-United-States-and-Australia-</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25972</guid></item><item><title>The United States is negotiating to expand Customs and Border Protection preclearance inspections to 10 airports,</title><description><![CDATA[ The United States is negotiating to expand Customs and Border Protection preclearance inspections to 10 airports, including its first in each continental Europe and East Asia, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Preclearance ushers travelers through inspection prior to departure, rather ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-United-States-is-negotiating-to-expand-Customs-and-Border-Protection-preclearance-inspections-to-10-airports</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25939</guid></item><item><title>Roundtable: Seeing Travel Management From A Multinational Perspective</title><description><![CDATA[ Roundtable: Seeing Travel Management From A Multinational Perspective Three multinational travel buyers discussed in a conference call with BTN editorial director David Meyer particulars of global management, including travel management company structures, language barriers and the effects of lo]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Roundtable-Seeing-Travel-Management-From-A-Multinational-Perspective</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2015 16:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25887</guid></item><item><title>Qatar Airways plans to begin in January 2016 daily flights between Doha and Los Angeles,</title><description><![CDATA[ Qatar Airways plans to begin in January 2016 daily flights between Doha and Los Angeles, followed by daily service to Boston and Atlanta in March and July 2016, respectively, the carrier announced Monday. The new service would bring its total U.S. destinations to 10. Additionally, it in March 2016 will ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Qatar-Airways-plans-to-begin-in-January-2016-daily-flights-between-Doha-and-Los-Angeles</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25874</guid></item><item><title>Developing A Truly Global Travel Program A Truly Challenging Task</title><description><![CDATA[An organization that aims to deploy globally a single travel policy, travel management company, card supplier, online booking tool and expense management system seeks the ultimate in cost savings and data consistency.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Developing-A-Truly-Global-Travel-Program-A-Truly-Challenging-Task</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 13:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25870</guid></item><item><title>A Rule Of One For Global TMC Structure, But Exceptions Aplenty</title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to multinational travel agency configurations, there is a spectrum of options. On one end are corporate travel buyers who hold centralization dear and strive to use a single travel management company across all global operations. On the other are those who value market-specific expertise and rely on a constellation of local, national or regional agencies to deliver it.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/A-Rule-Of-One-For-Global-TMC-Structure-But-Exceptions-Aplenty</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25869</guid></item><item><title>Multinational Buyers Focusing On Supplier Consolidation</title><description><![CDATA[A solid majority of corporate travel buyers who manage multinational programs negotiate with their primary air, lodging and car rental suppliers on a global basis, and buyers increasingly are aiming to consolidate those contracts to a smaller pool of vendors, according to BTN's 2015 Global View survey.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Multinational-Buyers-Focusing-On-Supplier-Consolidation</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25868</guid></item><item><title>Hickory Global Partners partnered with value-added-tax reclamation provider Universal VAT Services</title><description><![CDATA[ Hickory Global Partners partnered with value-added-tax reclamation provider Universal VAT Services to take advantage of the fact that many foreign countries will refund such taxes to foreign travelers. &quot;Our strategic alliance with UVS means that our agency members can present this revenue-generating soluti]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Hickory-Global-Partners-partnered-with-value-added-tax-reclamation-provider-Universal-VAT-Services</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25843</guid></item><item><title>Global Travel Management Pioneer Bob Feltre On Following The Sun</title><description><![CDATA[One of the trailblazers of global travel management and the architect of the follow-the-sun concept of having one agency, one global distribution system, one online booking tool and one credit card, with operations consolidated through international service centers, Bob Feltre recently retired as head of travel procurement for General Electric. Feltre, who worked for GE for 36 years and spent more than 20 of those driving multinational travel management efficiency, spoke with BTN editorial director David Meyer.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Global-Travel-Management-Pioneer-Bob-Feltre-On-Following-The-Sun</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25823</guid></item><item><title>United Kingdom-based clients of both expense management provider Chrome River and</title><description><![CDATA[ United Kingdom-based clients of both expense management provider Chrome River and payment solutions and foreign exchange services company Western Union Business Solutions now can process crossborder payments, invoices and expenses, the companies announced. The partnership last June launched similar offer]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Expense-Management/United-Kingdom-based-clients-of-both-expense-management-provider-Chrome-River-and</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25808</guid></item><item><title>Delta Plans International Capacity Cuts Amid Currency Challenges</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines later this year will trim international capacity 3 percent in response to the strengthening U.S. dollar and decreased demand in certain markets that owes to lower oil prices, executives said Wednesday during a first-quarter earnings call.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Delta-Plans-International-Capacity-Cuts-Amid-Currency-Challenges</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25806</guid></item><item><title>United Airlines in June will offer multicourse meal service and complimentary beer and wine</title><description><![CDATA[ United Airlines in June will offer multicourse meal service and complimentary beer and wine in economy class on long-haul international flights, the carrier announced Wednesday. The service—which will include a snack, main course and dessert—will begin June 1 on transatlantic flights, most transpacific ser]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/United-Airlines-in-June-will-offer-multicourse-meal-service-and-complimentary-beer-and-wine</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25804</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. departments of State, Transportation and Commerce are reviewing allegations that three Middle Eastern carriers</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. departments of State, Transportation and Commerce are reviewing allegations that three Middle Eastern carriers are receiving an unfair competitive edge via government subsidies and benefits. A coalition that includes American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have asked the U.S. gover]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-U-S-departments-of-State-Transportation-and-Commerce-are-reviewing-allegations-that-three-Middle-Eastern-carriers</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25632</guid></item><item><title>Delta, Aeromexico Propose United States-Mexico Joint Venture</title><description><![CDATA[SkyTeam partners Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico on Tuesday filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation an application seeking antitrust immunity for what the carriers called a $1.5 billion United States-Mexico joint venture, which would allow them to jointly plan services and set fares.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Delta-Aeromexico-Propose-United-States-Mexico-Joint-Venture</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2015 16:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Chris Davis</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25612</guid></item><item><title>The U.S. Department of Transportation on March 27 tentatively sustained Delta Air Lines' right to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Seattle,</title><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Department of Transportation on March 27 tentatively sustained Delta Air Lines' right to serve Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Seattle, as long as the airline &quot;maintains a year-round daily service in the market.&quot; American Airlines in January asked DOT for permission to operate daily nonstop service ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-U-S-Department-of-Transportation-on-March-27-tentatively-sustained-Delta-Air-Lines-right-to-serve-Tokyo-s-Haneda-Airport-from-Seattle</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25608</guid></item><item><title>The number of international air passengers traveling in premium classes worldwide in January increased by a "weak" 2.6 percent year over year,</title><description><![CDATA[ The number of international air passengers traveling in premium classes worldwide in January increased by a &quot;weak&quot; 2.6 percent year over year, according to the International Air Transport Association. IATA noted the &quot;growth trend in premium international travel has flattened over the past several months,&quot; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-number-of-international-air-passengers-traveling-in-premium-classes-worldwide-in-January-increased-by-a-weak-2-6-percent-year-over-year</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25599</guid></item><item><title>Chinese travelers will impact global travel demand significantly during the next 10 years,</title><description><![CDATA[ Chinese travelers will impact global travel demand significantly during the next 10 years, according to a report released by InterContinental Hotels Group and Oxford Economics. The report indicates that China’s travelers are trending toward long-haul international destinations for leisure travel and mixed ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Multinational/Chinese-travelers-will-impact-global-travel-demand-significantly-during-the-next-10-years/25526</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25526</guid></item><item><title>Hogg Robinson Group debuted an "end-to-end" software-as-a-service business targeted at the unmanaged travel sector.</title><description><![CDATA[ Hogg Robinson Group debuted an &quot;end-to-end&quot; software-as-a-service business targeted at the unmanaged travel sector. Operating independently within HRG, the &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; Fraedom launched this week in the United Kingdom, with more regions to follow, offering what HRG called &quot;simple and inexpensive softwa]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Expense-Management/Hogg-Robinson-Group-debuted-an-end-to-end-software-as-a-service-business-targeted-at-the-unmanaged-travel-sector</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25507</guid></item><item><title>Challenges Mark Travel Management In Africa</title><description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone's Ebola-plagued capital, Freetown, is 3,000 miles from London and 3,600 from Cape Town, yet it is the latter city, not the closer-by U.K. capital, that has been feeling the effects of the outbreak despite having not a single confirmed case.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Challenges-Mark-Travel-Management-In-Africa</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25431</guid></item><item><title>U.K.-Based Hillgate Travel Launches Homegrown Analytics Tool For Clients</title><description><![CDATA[Independent British travel management company Hillgate Travel has launched a cloud-based pre-trip and post-trip management information tool that it developed in-house. MiWay Analytics consists of graphically based dashboards, although users can drill down through the visuals to reach the raw data set for individual travelers.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/U-K-Based-Hillgate-Travel-Launches-Homegrown-Analytics-Tool-For-Clients</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25408</guid></item><item><title>European Parliament Yields, OKs Corporate Card Exemption From Interchange Fee Cap</title><description><![CDATA[Commercial cards will be exempted from a forthcoming European Union cap on card interchange fees after all, as the European Parliament announced Wednesday it has backed down from its original decision to block such an exemption. Without the exemption, the interchange fee charged on "four-party" commercial cards (effectively those issued as Visa or MasterCard cards) would have been cut from an average of 1.5 percent to a maximum of 0.3 percent, whereas "three-party" providers (principally American Express and Diners Club) would have been free to continue imposing much higher merchant fees.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/European-Parliament-Yields-OKs-Corporate-Card-Exemption-From-Interchange-Fee-Cap</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 09:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25334</guid></item><item><title>EU Lawmaking Bodies Start Talks To Break Deadlock On Commercial Card Interchange Rules</title><description><![CDATA[The European Council of Ministers this month exempted commercial cards from a proposed European Union regulation to cap interchange rates at 0.3 percent, leaving the European Union's three lawmaking institutions split on the issue.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Expense-Management/EU-Lawmaking-Bodies-Start-Talks-To-Break-Deadlock-On-Commercial-Card-Interchange-Rules</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25256</guid></item><item><title>Business travel spending in India this year will increase 8.6 percent year over year to $26.2 billion,</title><description><![CDATA[ Business travel spending in India this year will increase 8.6 percent year over year to $26.2 billion, to be followed by a 9.2 percent increase in 2015, according to a forecast by the Global Business Travel Association Foundation. The organization earlier this year forecast a 2.1 percent increase in 2014]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Business-travel-spending-in-India-this-year-will-increase-8-6-percent-year-over-year-to-26-2-billion</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25248</guid></item><item><title>GBTA: 2014 Business Travel Spending In Western Europe On Track To Rise</title><description><![CDATA[While many northern European economies in the first half of 2014 retrenched, business travel spending in Western Europe's five largest markets in 2014 is on track to grow 4.9 percent year over year to about €147.1 billion (US$186.4 billion)—the largest increase since 2010, according to a Global Business Travel Association outlook released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/GBTA-2014-Business-Travel-Spending-In-Western-Europe-On-Track-To-Rise</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25205</guid></item><item><title>ITM Slams Marriott Wi-Fi Plan As Anti-Business Travel</title><description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom and Ireland's Institute of Travel and Meetings has condemned Marriott International as "anti-corporate" after the hotel giant late last month announced that it would provide free Wi-Fi to members of its Marriott Rewards loyalty program only if they book directly through Marriott channels. ITM criticized the move, due to take effect Jan. 15, 2015, for undermining managed travel programs, which often require travelers to book hotels indirectly through corporate booking tools or travel management companies and other service providers.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Hotel-News/ITM-Slams-Marriott-Wi-Fi-Plan-As-Anti-Business-Travel</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25198</guid></item><item><title>ATPI Group To Grow Global Footprint, Strengthen Marine Presence With Griffin Acquisition</title><description><![CDATA[Anglo-Dutch travel management company ATPI Group is gunning for more business in the United States and parts of Asia after acquiring Griffin Group for an undisclosed sum. Like ATPI, U.K.-based Griffin has an international network (33 offices, which are wholly owned in 13 countries and operated through joint ventures in another nine), but is focused on midmarket clients. Both companies, especially Griffin, also specialize in marine and offshore travel. ATPI's 2013 gross sales exceeded £720 million in 2013, but the company expects 2014 sales to hit £1.2 billion as a result of organic growth and the purchases of Griffin and Australian independent TMC Voyager Travel earlier this year.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/ATPI-Group-To-Grow-Global-Footprint-Strengthen-Marine-Presence-With-Griffin-Acquisition</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25197</guid></item><item><title>The United States and China have agreed to a reciprocal extension of short-term business visas from one year to 10 years,</title><description><![CDATA[ The United States and China have agreed to a reciprocal extension of short-term business visas from one year to 10 years, President Barack Obama announced during a Beijing visit on Monday. The United States will begin issuing visas of the 10-year duration, the maximum length of validity under U.S. law, on ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/The-United-States-and-China-have-agreed-to-a-reciprocal-extension-of-short-term-business-visas-from-one-year-to-10-years</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 12:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=25190</guid></item><item><title>GlobalStar Travel Management partnered with language translation service provider TripLingo.</title><description><![CDATA[ GlobalStar Travel Management partnered with language translation service provider TripLingo. According to GlobalStar, travel agency members can provide clients with a &quot;customized and configurable version of TripLingo,&quot; including agency contact information, corporate travel policies and other resources. Tri]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/GlobalStar-Travel-Management-partnered-with-language-translation-service-provider-TripLingo</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24854</guid></item><item><title>Managed Travel Programs Gain Ground In Latin America</title><description><![CDATA[Managed corporate travel in Latin America is showing new signs of maturity, though developing global travel programs in the region still present some cultural and structural difficulties.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Managed-Travel-Programs-Gain-Ground-In-Latin-America</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24821</guid></item><item><title>Interview: Delta&amp;#39;s Frank Jahangir And Virgin Atlantic&amp;#39;s Scott Davies On JV Development</title><description><![CDATA[Launched Jan. 1, 2014, the Delta Air Lines-Virgin Atlantic joint venture coalesced further this month as Virgin assumed responsibility for both partners' sales in the United Kingdom. The move replicates a similar arrangement in the rest of Europe, where another joint venture partner, Air France/KLM, since 2009 has handled sales for Delta. In the United States, Delta is taking the sales lead for all those carriers. BTN contributing editor Amon Cohen spoke to Frank Jahangir, Delta staff vice president of sales and affairs for EMEA and India, and Virgin U.K. general sales manager Scott Davies about the effect of their growing partnership on U.S.-U.K. corporate agreements.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Interview-Delta-s-Frank-Jahangir-And-Virgin-Atlantic-s-Scott-Davies-On-JV-Development</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24769</guid></item><item><title>Neeleman's Brazilian Airline, Azul, Requests Permission For U.S. Launch</title><description><![CDATA[Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, the Brazilian airline established by JetBlue Airways and WestJet Airlines co-founder David Neeleman, this week applied with the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch U.S. service as soon as this year.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Neeleman-s-Brazilian-Airline-Azul-Requests-Permission-For-U-S-Launch</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24730</guid></item><item><title>CORRECTION: An April 4 report on a proposed cap on interchange fees in Europe included an incorrect description of the cap.</title><description><![CDATA[ CORRECTION: An April 4 report on a proposed cap on interchange fees in Europe included an incorrect description of the cap. The proposed regulation would cap fees at 0.3 percent for credit cards and 0.2 percent for debit cards. A corrected version of the report can be found here .&#160; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/CORRECTION-An-April-4-report-on-a-proposed-cap-on-interchange-fees-in-Europe-included-an-incorrect-description-of-the-cap</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24658</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Wagonlit To Pay Fine For Unlawful Cuba Bookings</title><description><![CDATA[Carlson Wagonlit Travel will pay $5.9 million to the U.S. Treasury Department to settle a complaint that it violated the trade embargo to Cuba.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Carlson-Wagonlit-To-Pay-Fine-For-Unlawful-Cuba-Bookings</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Gay Nagle Myers</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24606</guid></item><item><title>The European Commission launched an investigation into holdings in European Union airlines by non-EU entities,</title><description><![CDATA[ The European Commission launched an investigation into holdings in European Union airlines by non-EU entities, including Etihad's stakes in Airberlin &#160;(now at 29.21 percent) and Darwin Airline (now Etihad Regional, in which a 33.3 percent stake is held), and Delta Air Lines' 49 percent stake in Virgi]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/The-European-Commission-launched-an-investigation-into-holdings-in-European-Union-airlines-by-non-EU-entities</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2014 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24568</guid></item><item><title>European Parliament OKs Interchange Fee Cap; MasterCard, Consultants Predict Upheaval If Adopted</title><description><![CDATA[A senior MasterCard executive warned that Thursday's approval by the European Parliament to include commercial cards in a cap on interchange fees could lead to as big a shake-up of travel management economics as the scrapping of agency airline commissions in the 1990s. Independent consultants told BTN that should the cap become law, it profoundly would affect corporate payments, including higher annual fees and/or less generous rebates for payment systems' larger clients.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/European-Parliament-OKs-Interchange-Fee-Cap-MasterCard-Consultants-Predict-Upheaval-If-Adopted</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24546</guid></item><item><title>GBTA: China On Track To Be World's Business Travel Spending Leader By 2015</title><description><![CDATA[China could overtake the United States as the world's largest business travel market as early as 2015, according to a report published Monday by the Global Business Travel Association.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/GBTA-China-On-Track-To-Be-World-s-Business-Travel-Spending-Leader-By-2015</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24533</guid></item><item><title>Economy Boosts Europe's Per Diems: Mixed Results for Middle East, Africa Costs</title><description><![CDATA[Business Travel per diems increased year over year in all but a handful of European markets, according to the 2014 Corporate Travel Index, as the region's economy defied earlier expectations and began to recover. Business travel costs generally are up in the Middle East and Africa as well, although volatility in various sub-regions has made the landscape there a bit uneven.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Research/Economy-Boosts-Europe-s-Per-Diems-Mixed-Results-For-Middle-East-Africa-Costs</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 15:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24458</guid></item><item><title>Up &amp; Down in Asia: Economic Growth Slows, Prices Moderate</title><description><![CDATA[Economic growth in the Asia/Pacific region is moderating and corporate travel price increases likewise have slowed. But the region still boasts some of the world's fastest-growing economies, while travel costs, for the most part, still are expected to rise more quickly than those of most global destinations.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Research/Up-And-Down-In-Asia-Economic-Growth-Slows-Prices-Moderate</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>David Jonas</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24457</guid></item><item><title>Americas Region Per-Diem Rates Basically Flat, Despite Caracas Hike</title><description><![CDATA[Average per-diem rates in the Americas, excluding the United States, increased by 0.3 percent compared with the prior year, according to&#160;BTN's 2014 Corporate Travel Index. The modest increase was fueled by a handful of Latin American cities, most notably the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, which in the past year experienced a 28 percent year-over-year per-diem price hike.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Research/Americas-Region-Per-Diem-Rates-Basically-Flat-Despite-Caracas-Hike</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24456</guid></item><item><title>GBTA: Business Travel To Rise In Five Largest Western European Markets This Year</title><description><![CDATA[The Global Business Travel Association projects business travel spending this year will increase year over year in all five of Western Europe's largest markets—Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy—for the first time since 2010.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/GBTA-Business-Travel-To-Rise-In-Five-Largest-Western-European-Markets-This-Year</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Michael B. Baker</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24445</guid></item><item><title>ACTE's EMEA region joined four European travel management associations to form an advocacy group</title><description><![CDATA[ ACTE's EMEA region joined four European travel management associations to form an advocacy group that will &quot;weigh in on the European debate on all subjects related, directly or indirectly, to the organization or management of corporate travel.&quot; According to the Association of Corporate Travel Executives, t]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/ACTE-s-EMEA-region-joined-four-European-travel-management-associations-to-form-an-advocacy-group</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24418</guid></item><item><title>The United States announced that it accepted Chile into its Visa Waiver Program.</title><description><![CDATA[ The United States announced that it accepted Chile into its Visa Waiver Program. Effective May 1,&#160;&quot;eligible Chilean passport holders with both an approved&#160; Electronic System for Travel Authorization &#160;and an e-passport will be able to visit the United States without nonimmigrant visitor visas.&quot; The U.S. D]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-United-States-announced-that-it-accepted-Chile-into-its-Visa-Waiver-Program</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24401</guid></item><item><title>The number of international premium airline passengers last year rose 4.2 percent from 2012 levels,</title><description><![CDATA[ The number of international premium airline passengers last year rose 4.2 percent from 2012 levels, according to the International Air Transport Association. The rate was slightly behind the 2012 year-over-year increase of 4.8 percent, but IATA noted that &quot;growth has picked up over recent months, reflectin]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/The-number-of-international-premium-airline-passengers-last-year-rose-4-2-percent-from-2012-levels</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24260</guid></item><item><title>HRG announced that it acquired full ownership of a Hong Kong joint venture operated with Westminster Travel.</title><description><![CDATA[ HRG announced that it acquired full ownership of a Hong Kong joint venture operated with Westminster Travel. A deal by Australia's CTM to acquire a controlling interest in Asian travel management company Westminster, finalized this month , provided HRG the opportunity to discuss purchasing the 49 percent]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/HRG-announced-that-it-acquired-full-ownership-of-a-Hong-Kong-joint-venture-operated-with-Westminster-Travel</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24256</guid></item><item><title>Asia/Pacific's Business And Regulatory Kaleidoscope Complicates Payment, Expense</title><description><![CDATA[That the Asia/Pacific region remains a perpetually burgeoning opportunity for business travel has become a bit of a cliché. However, opening new markets and gaining adoption for commercial card products and expense management systems has proven anything but easy. Extensive and diverse regulations in countries across the region make it especially challenging to introduce solutions to help businesses manage their travel spend. And, as many have learned, what works in one country will not necessarily work in another.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Expense-Management/Asia/Pacific-s-Business-And-Regulatory-Kaleidoscope-Complicates-Payment-Expense</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24251</guid></item><item><title>Full-year 2013 global airline passenger traffic rose 5.2 percent from 2012 levels,</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/Full-year-2013-global-airline-passenger-traffic-rose-5-2-percent-from-2012-levels</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 11:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24225</guid></item><item><title>Anglo-Dutch multinational travel management company ATPI Group this week acquired Voyager Travel,</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Anglo-Dutch-multinational-travel-management-company-ATPI-Group-this-week-acquired-Voyager-Travel</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24167</guid></item><item><title>Ryanair To Target Business Travel With Dedicated Sales Leader And New Products</title><description><![CDATA[Ryanair this year plans to "actively" target group and business travel by launching a "business product" and appointing a sales leader for those segments.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/More-News/Ryanair-To-Target-Business-Travel-With-Dedicated-Sales-Leader-And-New-Products</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Jay Boehmer</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24153</guid></item><item><title>Hogg Robinson Group named Viajes America as its partner in Nicaragua.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Travel-Agencies/Hogg-Robinson-Group-named-Viajes-America-as-its-partner-in-Nicaragua</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24144</guid></item><item><title>Nearly three-quarters of 583 Europeans responsible for managing travel budgets expect those budgets to remain flat during 2014, according to an American Express Business Travel report.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Travel-Management/Nearly-three-quarters-of-583-Europeans-responsible-for-managing-travel-budgets-expect-those-budgets-to-remain-flat-during-2014</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24111</guid></item><item><title>The New Silk Roads: Business Travel In Africa And The Middle East</title><description><![CDATA[New York – The Middle East and Africa have distinct advantages offering companies a wealth of opportunities—if their travelers to the region are willing to adjust, be open-minded and assume some risk. At the same time, corporate travel managers can prove themselves valuable by being regionally knowledgeable and finding creative solutions to problems not easily solved by conventional methods.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Worldwide-Travel/The-New-Silk-Roads-Business-Travel-In-Africa-And-The-Middle-East</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>JoAnn DeLuna</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24110</guid></item><item><title>Businesses Tracking Travelers To Ensure Tax Compliance</title><description><![CDATA[Xerox has started worldwide implementation of independent traveler-tracking system Voyage Manager—but not as a security tool, the purpose for which it was created. Instead, Xerox is using U.K.-based Voyage Manager for tax and immigration compliance by monitoring how many days employees spend in foreign countries. It is deploying Voyage Manager internally and reselling it to clients of its Xerox Relocation and Assignment Services division. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Businesses-Tracking-Travelers-To-Ensure-Tax-Compliance</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Amon Cohen</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24095</guid></item><item><title>Average room rates in London in November climbed 5 percent year over year to £138.20 ($225.12),</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Hotel-News/Average-room-rates-in-London-in-November-climbed-5-percent-year-over-year-to-138-20-225-12</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2013 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24094</guid></item><item><title>Carlson Wagonlit Travel expanded into Latin America its CWT Solutions Group consulting arm.</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Business-Globalization/Carlson-Wagonlit-Travel-expanded-into-Latin-America-its-CWT-Solutions-Group-consulting-arm</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Business Travel News</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=24086</guid></item></channel></rss>