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Facebook Cancels Physical Meetings of 50-Plus Attendees Through June 2021By Donna M. Airoldi

While many companies have canceled or postponed physical meetings scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak... KEEP READING

TravelBank Adds Work-From-Home Expense Tool, Subscription PricingBy Adam Perrotta

With millions of employees working from home amid Covid-19-induced office closures, TravelBank has added a new feature to its expense management system... KEEP READING

Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate TicketsBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines and American Airlines each have introduced free name change policies for corporate customers. ... KEEP READING

Some Companies Heighten VAT Reclaim Efforts to Shore Up Balance SheetsBy Dawit Habtemariam

To strengthen their balance sheets sooner rather than later amid the coronavirus-caused economic downturn, some companies for the first time are... KEEP READING

Delta Extends Change Fee Waiver, Social Distancing Policies Through JuneBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines has extended its change fee waiver by one month, now applying to travel through the end of June.... KEEP READING

Buyers Grapple With Cascade of Unused Air TicketsBy Michael B. Baker & Dawit Habtemariam

Many corporate travel programs will emerge from the Covid-19 crisis with millions of dollars' worth of airline vouchers or refunds, which will require... KEEP READING

U.K. Regulator Blocks Sabre-Farelogix MergerBy Michael B. Baker

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority has decided to block Sabre's acquisition of Farelogix. ... KEEP READING

Short's OBT Integrates Lumo Flight Disruption Risk DataBy Adam Perrotta

Short's Travel Management has incorporated in its online booking tool flight delay and missed connection risk indexes from Lumo, making Short's Travel... KEEP READING

For Travel Rebound, Let's Reverse the Self-Fulfilling ProphecyBy Options Travel EVP of strategy Mark Walton

As we are in the midst of the pandemic, what I've heard from numerous—not all—travel industry colleagues is that the road to recovery in the travel... KEEP READING

GBTA Moves Annual Convention to NovemberBy Dawit Habtemariam

The Global Business Travel Association due to Covid-19 outbreak has moved its annual convention to Nov. 7-11, 2020, in Denver, the first such... KEEP READING

Industry Vet Mark Williams Joins Nina & PintaBy Dawit Habtemariam

Mark Williams has joined U.K. travel consultancy Nina & Pinta as Americas managing director in the U.S., effective immediately. Williams will continue... KEEP READING

Hilton, Amex to Offer U.S. Hotel Rooms Free to Medical ProfessionalsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Hilton and American Express have partnered to donate up to 1 million hotel rooms in the U.S. to support medical professionals in the fight against the... KEEP READING

Delta, United Extend Earned Frequent-Flyer StatusBy Michael B. Baker

Delta Air Lines and United Airlines each are extending loyalty program status through the end of next year, the carriers announced.... KEEP READING

U.S. DOT: Carriers Must Offer Refunds for Canceled or Significantly Delayed FlightsBy Michael B. Baker

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday issued an enforcement notice to airlines, saying they are required to provide refunds, not vouchers for... KEEP READING

Covid-19: Early Lessons from the FieldBy GoldSpring Consulting Partner Will Tate

During the past week, GoldSpring facilitated a series of buyer discussions. More than 100 buyers shared their current challenges, along with solutions... KEEP READING

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