Management

Investigation Clears GBTA CEO Solombrino, Who DepartsBy Elizabeth West

Global Business Travel Association CEO Scott Solombrino, under investigation for workplace misconduct and on administrative leave since June 19, has... KEEP READING

GBTA Engages Outside Firm for Organizational ReviewBy Elizabeth West

The Global Business Travel Association last week began a 90-day engagement with association management firm MCI USA to perform a root-and-branch review... KEEP READING

Data Hub: Searching for a Way Forward Amid Covid-19By Chris Davis

As Covid-19 cases spike throughout the southern and western United States and the European Union bans U.S. travelers without quarantine, a return to... KEEP READING

GBTA Announces Hilfman as Executive Director, Not CEOBy Elizabeth West

On the heels of industry chatter last week that long-time United Airlines worldwide sales executive Dave Hilfman would come out of retirement to take... KEEP READING

Cirium Launches Visualization Tool to Monitor Active Air Ticket WaiversBy Dawit Habtemariam

Aviation data analytics provider Cirium has launched a data visualization tool that tracks the number of active air ticket waivers issued as a... KEEP READING

Groupize Launches Risk Assessment Calculator, Mitigation EnhancementsBy Donna M. Airoldi

Meetings technology provider Groupize has introduced Groupize Assurance, a series of platform, service and feature enhancements that aim to address risk... KEEP READING

Travelport Adds Covid-19 Tracker Tool to Agent DesktopBy Adam Perrotta

Travelport has rolled out a new plugin for its Smartpoint travel agent desktop platform that provides global Covid-19 information, such as government... KEEP READING

BCD Travel Launches Covid-19 Data, Risk ToolBy Adam Perrotta

With travel management providers increasingly taking on the role of central sources of Covid-19 information for their corporate clients, BCD Travel is... KEEP READING

Concur Adds TripIt for EMEA TripLink CustomersBy Adam Perrotta

SAP Concur is making its TripIt Pro travel management app available to all users of its TripLink off-channel booking-capture tool in Europe, the Middle... KEEP READING

GBTA Cancels 2020 ConventionBy Elizabeth West

On the heels of an investigation into CEO Scott Solombrino for alleged workplace misconduct and just days after appointing Dave Hilfman as interim CEO,... KEEP READING

TravelPerk Buys Covid-19 Data Startup AlbatrossBy Adam Perrotta

Europe-based corporate travel management provider TravelPerk has acquired startup Albatross, which provides an API for information on Covid-19-related... KEEP READING

ACTE Ceases Operations, Will DisbandBy Chris Davis

Thirty-two years after its founding, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives has ceased operations and will file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy,... KEEP READING

GBTA Names Dave Hilfman Interim CEO, Solombrino's Fate Not Yet ClearBy Elizabeth West

Industry veteran Dave Hilfman will take the reins of GBTA as interim CEO, sources independently confirmed to BTN. The fate of current CEO Scott... KEEP READING

Survey: Travel Managers Lifting Restrictions More Quickly in Europe than N. AmericaBy Dawit Habtemariam

Nearly twice as many European travel managers than their North American counterparts have allowed business travel to resume, according to a Uniglobe... KEEP READING

Deem Plans Travel Safety Tool for Booking PlatformBy Adam Perrotta

Deem plans to add a new traveler safety and risk monitoring tool to its trip booking and management platform. Dubbed Travel Safety Check, the service... KEEP READING

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