﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Business Travel News</title><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/</link><copyright>(c) 2026, NORTHSTAR Travel Media, LLC. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>60</ttl><atom:link href="https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rss/business-travel-news" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>EasyJet Takeover Battle Intensifies After £5.7B Apollo Bid</title><description><![CDATA[EasyJet has received a higher £5.7 billion takeover offer from Apollo Global Management, raising the prospect of a bidding war only days after the budget carrier said it was prepared to accept a rival proposal from Castlelake. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/EasyJet-Takeover-Battle-Intensifies-After-Apollo-Bid?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>lauren.arena@thebtngroup.com (Lauren Arena)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51431</guid></item><item><title>Delta: Q2 Corp. Sales Revenue Up 'Double Digits'</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines' corporate sales revenue for the second quarter soared by double-digit percentage year-over-year growth, said CCO Joe Esposito, adding there was "some improvement in passengers." &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Intelligence/Delta-Q2-Corp-Sales-Revenue-Up-Double-Digits?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51430</guid></item><item><title>Travelport to Offer Turkish Airlines NDC Content</title><description><![CDATA[Travelport has expanded its agreement with Turkish Airlines to offer the carrier's New Distribution Capability content through its Travelport Plus platform.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/travelport-turkish-airlines-ndc-content?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:22:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001964</guid></item><item><title>BWH Names Industry Vet Beeler to Corp. Sales Post</title><description><![CDATA[BWH Hotels has appointed industry veteran Torin Beeler as managing director of worldwide sales for corporate travel, the company announced. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Lodging/BWH-Names-Industry-Vet-Beeler-to-Corp-Sales-Post?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>jsickel@thebtngroup.com (Julie Sickel)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Lodging/BWH%20Torin%20MD%20Corporate%20Sales%20(1)/BWH-Names-Industry-Vet-Beeler-to-Corp.-Sales-Post.png?n=5133&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51429</guid></item><item><title>Choice or Complexity? Delta's New Fares Could Offer Buyers Both</title><description><![CDATA[Delta says its new premium-cabin Basic fares are designed to offer corporate travelers more service and price options, but industry consultants noted corporates must decide whether to allow use of the products and how to manage it if they do.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Choice-or-Complexity-Delta-Basic-Fares-Could-Offer-Buyers-Both?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51426</guid></item><item><title>Itilite Launches Voice AI Feature for Travel, Expense</title><description><![CDATA[Travel and expense platform Itilite has launched AI voice capabilities for both travel booking and expense reporting, which the company said is shaving time off the average booking process.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/itilite-voice-ai-travel-expense?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:56:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001961</guid></item><item><title>Southwest Adds Air Premia as Int'l Partner</title><description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines has added South Korea-based Air Premia as its ninth international partner, the Dallas-based carrier announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/southwest-airlines-air-premia-partnership?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001959</guid></item><item><title>Expensify Announces Additional Concierge Capabilities</title><description><![CDATA[Expense management platform Expensify has expanded the capabilities of its Concierge AI technology, including reporting and policy-configuration abilities, the company announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/expensify-enhances-ai-concierge?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001956</guid></item><item><title>Delta Adds 'Basic' Fares to Premium Cabins</title><description><![CDATA[Delta Air Lines has further segmented its fare offerings by adding three new "Basic" fares to its premium cabins, the carrier announced Wednesday.&#160; &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Delta-Adds-Basic-Fares-to-Premium-Cabins?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51425</guid></item><item><title>Cirium: June N. American On-Time Performance Slips</title><description><![CDATA[The June on-time performance for North American carriers dropped month over month for eight of the 10 reporting airlines, according to Cirium. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Cirium-June-N-American-On-Time-Performance-Slips?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51422</guid></item><item><title>Swiss CCO Birlenbach to Depart Carrier</title><description><![CDATA[Swiss chief commercial officer Heike Birlenbach will leave the carrier at the end of September 2026, parent company Lufthansa Group announced Wednesday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Swiss-CCO-Birlenbach-to-Depart-Carrier?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Air/Heike%20Birlenbach%202026/Swiss-CCO-Birlenbach-to-Depart-Carrier.jpg?n=1180&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51420</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada Names SAS Head Van der Werff as Next CEO</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada named SAS president and CEO Anko Van der Werff as its next president and CEO, effective January 2027. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Air-Canada-Names-SAS-Head-Van-der-Werff-as-Next-CEO?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Air/Anko%20Van%20der%20Werff/Air-Canada-Names-SAS-Head-Van-der-Werff-as-Next-CE.jpg?n=1788&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51418</guid></item><item><title>EasyJet Accepts Castlelake Takeover Bid 'in Principle'</title><description><![CDATA[ EasyJet Accepts Castlelake Takeover Bid &#39;in Principle&#39; This is Castlelake&#39;s fifth bid for the airline and an acquisition by a U.S. firm could face regulatory hurdles 0 0 Rob Gill 26043 European budget airline easyJet has reached an agreement &quot;in principle&quot; to be acquired ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/EasyJet-accepts-Castlelake-takeover-bid-in-principle?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Rob Gill</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51416</guid></item><item><title>Marriott Hires Former Avis Exec Beth Kinerk as SVP Global Sales</title><description><![CDATA[Marriott International has appointed Beth Kinerk as SVP of Global Sales, succeeding Shannon Fogarty Patterson, with an official start date of July 20.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Lodging/Marriott-Hires-Avis-Beth-Kinerk-as-SVP-Global-Sales?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>jsickel@thebtngroup.com (Julie Sickel)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Lodging/Beth%20Kinerk%20Marriott/Marriott-Hires-Former-Avis-Exec-Beth-Kinerk-as-SVP.png?tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51415</guid></item><item><title>Lyft Names Former eBay Engineering VP as CTO</title><description><![CDATA[Lyft has hired longtime eBay executive Senthil Padmanabhan as its chief technology officer, the company announced. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/Lyft-Names-Former-eBay-Engineering-VP-as-CTO?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Ground/Senthil_Padmanabhan_Lyft_New_CTO/Lyft-Names-Former-eBay-Engineering-VP-as-CTO.jpg?n=5776&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51412</guid></item><item><title>Talma Names Leslie as Solutions Travel CEO</title><description><![CDATA[Solutions Travel SVP of strategy and growth Brett Leslie has been promoted to CEO of the TMC, as former CEO Mark Walton has taken an expanded leadership role at its parent company. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/Talma-Names-Leslie-as-Solutions-Travel-CEO?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Management/Brett%20Leslie/Talma-Names-Leslie-as-Solutions-Travel-CEO.png?n=6343&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51408</guid></item><item><title>Navan to Integrate with Hilton's CRS, Content Services</title><description><![CDATA[Hilton Worldwide and Navan are partnering to create a direct integration between the travel management company and Hilton's Central Reservation System and content services, the companies announced. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/Navan-to-Integrate-with-Hilton-CRS-Content-Services?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51404</guid></item><item><title>Vibe, Navan Launch MCP Servers</title><description><![CDATA[Navan and Vibe have launched Model Context Protocol servers to integrate AI in travel management, allowing enhanced data queries and booking functions.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Vibe-Navan-Launch-MCP-Servers?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51403</guid></item><item><title>Ride-Hailing Option Throo Debuts in New York City</title><description><![CDATA[Ride-hailing platform Throo, the New York brand for Singapore-based parent company Tada, has debuted in New York City.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/throo-ride-hailing-launches-nyc?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:58:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001945</guid></item><item><title>South Africa's Lift Adopts GO7 Virtual Interlining</title><description><![CDATA[South African low-cost carrier Lift has implemented airline technology provider GO7's Orchestrated Virtual Interlining solution, which the company said will allow it to broaden its network.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/lift-adopts-go7-virtual-interlining?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001943</guid></item><item><title>Weathering Uncertainty, Higher Costs Is Yet Another Lesson in Managing Business Travel in 2026</title><description><![CDATA[In 2026, organizations face rising costs and geopolitical tensions, impacting travel decisions. 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Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001939</guid></item><item><title>New Airline Routes: July 2026 Updates</title><description><![CDATA[Airlines often update their networks, and BTN is providing a list of select new airline destination announcements.&#160; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/New-Airline-Routes-July-2026-Updates?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:10:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51394</guid></item><item><title>Clarasight Leans into Industry Community Building with CTAN</title><description><![CDATA[Travel and expense AI platform has formed an education community for buyers, one of several new groups formed in recent years for peer-to-peer learning and sharing of benchmarks.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/clarasight-ctan-ai-community-corporate-travel?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:59:00 -0500</pubDate><author>EWest@thebtngroup.com (Elizabeth West)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001937</guid></item><item><title>Amid $1B Tech Revamp, Marriott Readies Next Steps in Distribution</title><description><![CDATA[Marriott International has spent the past three years and roughly $1 billion simultaneously replatforming its CRS, PMS and its loyalty platform. As the digital transformation enters its final stage, AI, or at least AI rhetoric and investment, threatens to upend the industry. 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Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51391</guid></item><item><title>Concur's Sultan: Experience Advances with Rail Content, Key Markets</title><description><![CDATA[With increasing rail content and a recent rollout in India, the new Concur Travel experience rollout is about 80 percent complete, SAP Concur Travel president Charlie Sultan said during the recent Business Travel Show Europe in London. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Concurs-Sultan-Experience-Advances-with-Rail-Content-Key-Markets?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Technology/Charlie_Sultan/Concur%27s-Sultan-Experience-Advances-with-Rail-Cont.jpg?n=3084&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51389</guid></item><item><title>Business Travel Demand Strengthens, but Recovery Not Straightforward</title><description><![CDATA[Industry metrics and supplier testimony alike in recent months have painted a picture of a return to U.S. business travel demand this year after the malaise and hesitance of much of 2025. 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