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Harvard Study: Low Inflight Covid-19 Transmission Among Masked, Distant PassengersBy Chris Davis

The risk of inflight Covid-19 transmission is low, provided passengers remain masked throughout the flight and maintain social distancing when boarding... KEEP READING

Lola Adds Expense Management ProductBy Jamie Biesiada

Corporate travel management platform Lola.com has introduced Lola Spend, a budget and expense management solution. ... KEEP READING

Southwest O'Hare Service to Begin in FebruaryBy Michael B. Baker

Southwest Airlines will launch service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 14 with 20 daily departures, the carrier announced. ... KEEP READING

GBTA Agrees to Purchase ACTE AssetsBy Chris Davis

The Global Business Travel Association has agreed to purchase for $35,000 some intellectual property of the defunct Association of Corporate Travel... KEEP READING

Hilton Extends Loyalty Program Status Through 2021By Donna M. Airoldi

Hilton Hotels Corp. has made several adjustments to its Hilton Honors loyalty program, including point extensions and lowered status milestones, the... KEEP READING

BLS Adds Driver Covid-19 Testing as Chauffeured Service OptionBy Michael B. Baker

Ground transportation supplier BLS is offering on-demand rapid Covid-19 testing for drivers as a customer offering in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles,... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Covid-19 Job Losses to Reach 3,000By Adam Perrotta

By time the Covid-19 pandemic has run its course, BCD Travel will have reduced its workforce by more than 20 percent, BCD founder John Fentener van... KEEP READING

U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face MasksBy Chris Davis

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued what it called a "strong recommendation" for air and rail passengers to wear face... KEEP READING

Google Appoints Amex GBT as Sole Global TMCBy Andy Hoskins

Tech giant Google has appointed American Express Global Business Travel as its sole global TMC on a long-term contract, GBT has confirmed to BTN Europe.... KEEP READING

Loews Hotels Introduces New Virtual Meeting CapabilitiesBy Donna M. Airoldi

Loews Hotels on Wednesday launched a virtual meetings initiative. Dubbed StreamLine by Loews, the program offers two types of services for customers... KEEP READING

American Adjusts Elite Status Requirements for 2021By Michael B. Baker

American Airlines' elite status requirements for its AAdvantage loyalty program will remain lower next year than pre-pandemic levels and include a head... KEEP READING

FCM Unveils 'Search Engine' for Travel DataBy Adam Perrotta

FCM Travel has rolled out a new artificial intelligence-based data management and reporting tool that enables travel managers to visualize program data... KEEP READING

National Car Rental Extends Free Days ValidityBy Michael B. Baker

National Car Rental is extending the validity of Emerald Club Program Free Days by a year, with benefits set to expire on Dec. 31 now good through Dec.... KEEP READING

Short's Adds Deem as Latest Third-Party OBT OptionBy Adam Perrotta

Weeks after unveiling plans to sunset its in-house online booking tool, Short's Travel Management has announced it will offer Deem as an OBT option to... KEEP READING

Carriers, Organizations to Test International Covid-19 Digital Travel PassportBy Dawit Habtemariam

Switzerland-based non-profit The Commons Project Foundation and the World Economic Forum this month plan to start trialing a digital pass that certifies... KEEP READING

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