﻿<?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>Prime Numbers Launches AI Interface for Data Insights</title><description><![CDATA[Data analytics and reporting provider Prime Numbers Technology has launched a new natural-language interface that the company said will make it easier for users to get data insights on corporate travel programs. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Prime-Numbers-Launches-AI-Interface-for-Data-Insights?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51355</guid></item><item><title>Condor Names New CFO, Adds Chief Commercial Officer</title><description><![CDATA[Condor Airlines has named former Lufthansa executive Dag Jessel as CFO and&#160;added a chief commercial officer position, naming Pierre Dominique Prümm to the role. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Condor-Names-New-CFO-Adds-Chief-Commercial-Officer?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:55:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Air/Condor%20Jessel%20Prumm/Condor-Names-New-CFO-Adds-Chief-Commercial-Officer.jpg?n=4392&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51354</guid></item><item><title>Alaska Airlines Promotes CFO Tackett to President</title><description><![CDATA[Alaska Airlines has promoted CFO Shane Tackett to president while retaining his CFO role, effective June 29, the carrier announced.&#160; &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Alaska-Airlines-Promotes-CFO-Tackett-to-President?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Air/Shane_Tackett/Alaska-Airlines-Promotes-CFO-Tackett-to-President.jpeg?n=3099&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51352</guid></item><item><title>LOT Polish Airlines NDC Content Live on Travelport</title><description><![CDATA[LOT Polish Airlines NDC content now is available to agents connected to Travelport Plus, Travelport announced Thursday &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/LOT-Polish-Airlines-NDC-Content-Live-on-Travelport?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:25:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51350</guid></item><item><title>ANA Expands SAF Option to Individuals</title><description><![CDATA[All Nippon Airways has expanded its sustainable aviation fuel program to individual customers, complementing its existing corporate program, the carrier announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/ana-expands-saf-program-individuals?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:08:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001880</guid></item><item><title>Spotnana Adds Control System, 'Stealth' Designation</title><description><![CDATA[Spotnana has launched role-based access controls and a "stealth" mode for sensitive travel data, allowing companies to manage user permissions and ensure confidential travel details remain hidden from unauthorized users.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Spotnana-Adds-Control-System-Stealth-Designation?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 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=51344</guid></item><item><title>Qantas Confirms Sydney to London Nonstop</title><description><![CDATA[Qantas will launch non-stop flights between Sydney and London in October 2027, delayed due to Airbus A350-1000 delivery issues.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/Qantas-Confirms-Sydney-to-London-Nonstop?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:05:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Rob Gill</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51349</guid></item><item><title>Altour Launches Platform for Unmanaged SMEs</title><description><![CDATA[Altour has launched Altour One, a digital marketplace for small and midsized businesses with simple travel needs, offering savings, visibility and scalability.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/Altour-Launches-Platform-for-Unmanaged-SMEs?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51343</guid></item><item><title>American's Steve Johnson to Retire</title><description><![CDATA[American Airlines vice chair and chief strategy officer Steve Johnson will retire at the end of the year, the carrier announced.&#160; ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/American-Airlines-Steve-Johnson-to-Retire?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Transportation/Air/steve-johnson/American%27s-Steve-Johnson-to-Retire.jpg?n=9808&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51342</guid></item><item><title>Bolt for Business Offers Linked Individual Corp. Card Pay</title><description><![CDATA[Ride-hailing provider Bolt now allows Bolt for Business travelers to link rides paid with individual corporate cards to their organizations' corporate account, the company announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/bolt-business-corporate-card-integration?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:26:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001877</guid></item><item><title>American Express Survey Shows Most Companies are Consolidating Expense Tools</title><description><![CDATA[An American Express survey reveals most companies are consolidating expense tools, with 96 percent using multiple tools and facing disconnection issues, leading to high manual reconciliation workloads. Over 90 percent plan to consolidate tools, and AI use is growing but still not universal.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Payment-Expense/American-Express-Survey-Shows-Most-Companies-are-Consolidating-Expense-Tools?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:20:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51345</guid></item><item><title>BWH Adds Upscale and Luxury Sales Division to Target Corp. Accounts</title><description><![CDATA[BWH Hotels has launched a new upscale and luxury worldwide sales division to drive corporate business across the upper tiers of its WorldHotels and Best Western Hotels & Resorts portfolio, the company announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Interviews/bwh-corporate-luxury-sales-division?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>jsickel@thebtngroup.com (Julie Sickel)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001876</guid></item><item><title>The End of the Free Look: AI is Killing Travel’s Oldest Bargain</title><description><![CDATA[Part One: Looking was free. 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Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51337</guid></item><item><title>PredictX Launches Multi-Agent AI Platform</title><description><![CDATA[Business travel data intelligence specialist PredictX has launched a new multi-agent AI platform called Orchestra to handle complex projects and tasks for travel managers, the company announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Technology/predictx-ai-platform-travel-management?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:18:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001870</guid></item><item><title>TPConnects Introduces 'Lightweight' API for Air Content</title><description><![CDATA[TPConnects has launched a new "lightweight" API that it said can provide faster response times than traditional NDC connections.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Distribution/tpconnects-lightweight-api-air-content?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:00:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001869</guid></item><item><title>TripStax Integrates Riskline Data into Duty-of-Care Module</title><description><![CDATA[Travel management technology provider TripStax has integrated travel risk intelligence from Riskline into its Track duty-of-care solution, the company announced.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/tripstax-riskline-integration-travel-safety?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:58:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001868</guid></item><item><title>DOT Ends Probe into 2024 Delta CrowdStrike Meltdown</title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Transportation has closed its investigation into Delta Air Lines launched after the carrier suffered an operational meltdown following a July 2024 CrowdStrike-originated global IT outage.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/dot-closes-delta-it-outage-investigation?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:47:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001867</guid></item><item><title>Air Canada Opens New Lounge in Québec City</title><description><![CDATA[Air Canada has opened a new "dedicated premium" lounge at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, the carrier announced Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/air-canada-premium-lounge-quebec-city?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:42:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001866</guid></item><item><title>At CAPA, Experts Envision Changes in Post-Spirit Air Landscape</title><description><![CDATA[The demise of Spirit Airlines might have only indirect effects on corporate travel management, but it also could herald changes in airline competition, consolidation and strategy that could have more direct effects, according to executives at a recent CAPA conference.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/post-spirit-airline-strategy-shifts?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:51:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001863</guid></item><item><title>AirBaltic, El Al Reach Codeshare Agreement</title><description><![CDATA[Northern European carrier AirBaltic and Israeli airline El Al have agreed to a codeshare deal, which will take effect July 1.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/airbaltic-el-al-codeshare-agreement?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:49:00 -0500</pubDate><author>Rob Gill</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001862</guid></item><item><title>Riskline Launches Map for Ebola Outbreak Tracking</title><description><![CDATA[Riskline has launched a new map to help travel managers monitor screening requirements and travel restrictions related to the current Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/riskline-ebola-outbreak-tracking-map?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:15:00 -0500</pubDate><author>mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001864</guid></item><item><title>Motel 6 Parent G6 CEO Steps Down</title><description><![CDATA[Sonal Sinha, CEO of G6 Hospitality, the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, has stepped down from his role, the company announced. ]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Lodging/Motel-6-Parent-G6-CEO-Steps-Down?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:30:00 -0500</pubDate><author>jsickel@thebtngroup.com (Julie Sickel)</author><image>https://ik.imgkit.net/3vlqs5axxjf/BTN/ik-seo/uploadedImages/1_Topics/Lodging/Sonal%20Sinha/Motel-6-Parent-G6-CEO-Steps-Down.jpg?n=195&amp;tr=w-300%2Cfo-auto</image><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51333</guid></item><item><title>DOT: April U.S. Carrier Cancellation Rate Mixed</title><description><![CDATA[The April U.S. passenger flight cancellation rate decreased compared with March but increased year over year, according to DOT. &#160;]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Air/DOT-April-US-Carrier-Cancellation-Rate-Mixed?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:40:00 -0500</pubDate><author>dairoldi@thebtngroup.com (Donna M. Airoldi)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=51329</guid></item><item><title>Lyft, Bill Partner for Business Travel Rewards</title><description><![CDATA[Lyft has expanded its Lyft Business Rewards program to credit cardholders of Bill, expense management software platform formerly known as Divvy.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Transportation/Ground/lyft-bill-business-travel-rewards?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 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=10001857</guid></item><item><title>SAS Agrees to Garuda, Aerolíneas Argentinas Codeshares</title><description><![CDATA[Scandinavian Airline Systems has agreed to two codeshare deals this week, partnering with Garuda Indonesia and Aerolíneas Argentinas.]]></description><link>https://www.businesstravelnews.com/Global/sas-garuda-aerolineas-codeshare-agreements?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=btnrss2018</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:11:00 -0500</pubDate><author>lauren.arena@thebtngroup.com (Lauren Arena)</author><status>A</status><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.businesstravelnews.com/rssitem.aspx?id=10001856</guid></item><item><title>Travelport Launches API for Travel Selling Infrastructure</title><description><![CDATA[Travelport has launched the Travelport TripServices API, designed to streamline travel content curation and analysis. 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