﻿<?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>U.S. Court Vacates DOT Order to Terminate Delta, Aeromexico Joint Venture</title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. court on Thursday ruled in favor of Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico retaining their antitrust immunity, thereby vacating the U.S. Department of Transportation's September 2025 order to terminate their joint venture, according to a court filing. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/US-Court-Vacates-DOT-Order-to-Terminate-Delta-Aeromexico-Joint-Venture?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:35:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51684</guid></item><item><title>CBRE Upgrades 2026 U.S. Hotel Outlook Amid 'Meaningful' Business Travel Recovery</title><description><![CDATA[CBRE Hotels Research in a midyear update has increased its full-year 2026 projections for U.S. hotel revenue per available room growth to 2.5 percent year over year, up from 1.2 percent at the start of the year, the company announced.&#160; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Lodging/CBRE-Upgrades-2026-US-Hotel-Outlook-Amid-Meaningful-Business-Travel-Recovery?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>jsickel@thebtngroup.com (Julie Sickel)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51683</guid></item><item><title>CTM Reaches Repayment Agreement with Majority of Overcharged U.K. Clients</title><description><![CDATA[Corporate Travel Management has reached binding offers with U.K. clients covering 86 percent of the £118 million it owes due to long-running overcharging and accounting errors, the travel management company announced Friday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/CTM-Reaches-Repayment-Agreement-with-Majority-of-Overcharged-UK-Clients?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51681</guid></item><item><title>ARC: Corp. Trips, Average Ticket Prices on the Rise</title><description><![CDATA[The number of corporate trips sold by travel agencies with at least 70 percent self-reported corporate and government business counted by Airlines Reporting Corp. has increased year over year for each of the past three months, according to data from ARC. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/ARC-Corporate-Trips-Average-Ticket-Prices-on-the-Rise?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51677</guid></item><item><title>Australian TMCs Agree to Deals with Data Specialist Travelogix</title><description><![CDATA[ Australian TMCs Agree to Deals with Data Specialist Travelogix 0 0 Rob Gill 26043 Two Australian travel management companies have agreed to deals with corporate travel data specialist Travelogix, the company announced this week. Travelogix has signed a new agreement wit]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/Australian-TMCs-Agree-to-Deals-with-Data-Specialist-Travelogix?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Rob Gill</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51678</guid></item><item><title>Accor Looks to Bridge Sales-Revenue Divide to Align Corp. Pricing</title><description><![CDATA[Julien Houdebine is more than a year and into his tenure as Accor's chief sales and revenue officer, overseeing two functions that don't always play well together. 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Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51668</guid></item><item><title>American Leans into Seatback Screens</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines is to install seatback entertainment screens at every seat across its narrowbody fleet, the carrier announced Tuesday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/American-Leans-into-Seatback-Screens?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51667</guid></item><item><title>Uber Launches Train Bookings in India</title><description><![CDATA[Uber has launched train-ticket bookings in the Uber app in India via a partnership with India-based online travel agency Ixigo, the mobility company announced Tuesday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/Uber-Launches-Train-Bookings-in-India?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51666</guid></item><item><title>TAMS Increases Board to 15 Members</title><description><![CDATA[The Travel and Meeting Society has added eight new members to its board of directors, bringing its total board size to 15 members, the nonprofit organization announced. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/TAMS-Increases-Board-to-15-Members?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51665</guid></item><item><title>Perk MCP Enables Travel, Expense Actions in AI Assistants</title><description><![CDATA[Perk has enabled trip booking, expense management and other tasks through AI assistants, the travel management company announced. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Perk-MCP-Enables-Travel-Expense-Actions-in-AI-Assistants?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51664</guid></item><item><title>Nium Expands Card Issuance to U.S.</title><description><![CDATA[Cross-border payments platform Nium has expanded domestic card issuance capabilities into the U.S., the company announced. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Nium-Expands-Card-Issuance-to-US?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51657</guid></item><item><title>Amex, Capital One Tie for First in JD Power 2026 U.S. Airport Lounge Study</title><description><![CDATA[Credit card-branded U.S. airport lounges led the ratings in the latest JD Power U.S. Airport Lounge Satisfaction Study, released Wednesday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Amex-Capital-One-Tie-for-First-in-JD-Power-2026-US-Airport-Lounge-Study?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51662</guid></item><item><title>Corporate Traveler Data Shows Rebound in Canada-to-U.S. Business Travel</title><description><![CDATA[Business travel from Canada to the U.S. has shown signs of recovery in recent months, according to data analysis from small and midsize enterprise-focused travel management company Corporate Traveler. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/Corporate-Traveler-Data-Shows-Rebound-in-Canada-to-US-Business-Travel?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51661</guid></item><item><title>DOT: June U.S. Air Cancellation Rate Again Down</title><description><![CDATA[The June U.S. passenger flight cancellation rate decreased for a second consecutive month to 1.7 percent compared with 1.8 percent in June 2025, according to the latest U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/DOT-June-US-Air-Cancellation-Rate-Again-Down?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51656</guid></item><item><title>Abra Group Names Fehlauer Gol CEO</title><description><![CDATA[Abra Group, parent company of Avianca and Gol airlines, has named André Fehlauer as Gol CEO, effective September 2026, the carrier has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Abra-Group-Names-Fehlauer-Gol-CEO?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51658</guid></item><item><title>Former HRS Pay Leader Knackstedt Joins 490 Consulting</title><description><![CDATA[Former HRS Pay chief executive Kurt Knackstedt has joined travel and payment company consulting firm 490 Consulting as a managing director, the firm announced. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Former-HRS-Pay-Leader-Knackstedt-Joins-490-Consulting?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. 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SVP of worldwide sales Chad Fletcher spoke with BTN's Julie Sickel about repositioning the brand for corporate buyers. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Interviews/BWH-Targeting-Upscale-and-Luxury-for-Corporate-Sales-Push?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>businesstravelnews@ntmllc.com (Business Travel News)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1._Sections(1)/Lodging/Chad%20Fletcher%202026/BWH-Targeting-Upscale-and-Luxury-for-Corp.-Sales-P.jpg?n=5836&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51634</guid></item><item><title>Expensify Adds Spend Rule Controls to Card Offering</title><description><![CDATA[Expensify has introduced new spending controls to its card offering, allowing administrators to set rules at the point of purchase; the feature is available in all markets where the card is offered.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Expensify-Adds-Spend-Rule-Controls-to-Card-Offering?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51652</guid></item><item><title>Direct Travel Adds Enhanced Reporting, Juno Integration to Avenir</title><description><![CDATA[Direct Travel has added new features and capabilities to its Avenir technology platform, including guest travel management, consolidated reporting and expanded AI capabilities. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Management/Direct-Travel-Adds-Enhanced-Reporting-Juno-Integration-to-Avenir?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:45:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51630</guid></item><item><title>Amex Adds New Virtual Card Capabilities for U.S. Clients</title><description><![CDATA[American Express has added new virtual payment capabilities for its U.S. commercial customers, including the ability to manage virtual cards in its software platform, and new options for its central bill customers via an expanded partnership with Conferma. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/Amex-Adds-New-Virtual-Card-Capabilities-for-US-Clients?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51626</guid></item><item><title>Sixt: N. America Revenue Recovers in Q2</title><description><![CDATA[Germany-based Sixt reported second-quarter consolidated revenue of nearly €1.2 billion, an increase of 9.9 percent year over year, the car rental company announced Thursday. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/Sixt-North-America-Revenue-Recovers-in-Q2?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51625</guid></item><item><title>Spotnana Establishes Singapore Airlines NDC Direct Connect</title><description><![CDATA[Spotnana has released a direct integration to Singapore Airlines' NDC content that the platform said will provide a better shopping experience and more savings opportunities to users. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/Spotnana-Establishes-Singapore-Airlines-NDC-Direct-Connect?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:50:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. 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