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Flight Centre Buys into UpsideBy Amanda Metcalf

Flight Centre Travel Group bought a 25 percent stake in Upside, the travel rewards and booking platform started in 2017 by Priceline founder Jay Walker.... KEEP READING

Freebird & Rocketrip Join Traxo MarketplaceBy Dawit Habtemariam

Off-channel bookings data aggregator Traxo has added mobile app Freebird to the Traxo Connect Marketplace and will add travel savings incentives... KEEP READING

Deutsche Bank Travel Program Joins Boycott of Hotel CompanyBy Michael B. Baker

Deutsche Bank has removed the Dorchester Collection hotel group from its list of preferred suppliers amid a boycott of the group. The Dorchester is... KEEP READING

Former Travel and Transport CEO Bill Tech Has DiedBy Dawit Habtemariam

Former Travel and Transport president and CEO Bill Tech died April 1 at the age of 70. From 1998 until 2014, he oversaw key acquisitions, a nearly 300... KEEP READING

Lola Appoints Knowling as VP of PartnershipsBy Dawit Habtemariam

Travel management startup Lola has named Tim Knowling as its first VP of partnerships. He will cultivate multiyear relationships, negotiate large-scale... KEEP READING

February U.S. Travel Volume Rose 2.6 Percent YOYBy Dawit Habtemariam

Domestic U.S. business travel grew 3 percent year over year in February, according to the U.S. Travel Association's Travel Trends Index. That... KEEP READING

BCD & CWT Each Globalize & Centralize Their Energy, Resources & Marine PlatformsBy Amanda Metcalf

BCD Travel and CWT each have revamped their energy, resources and marine platforms to bring the specialized vertical of corporate managed travel out of... KEEP READING

Lola Lands $37 Million to Fund Workforce & Tech GrowthBy Adam Perrotta

Four months after signing a major partnership with American Express Global Business Travel, travel management startup Lola has secured $37 million in... KEEP READING

App Analysis: GeoSureBy Dawit Habtemariam

The GeoSure mobile app, free and available on Google Play and the Apple Store, rates the safety of thousands of cities and neighborhoods, each in six... KEEP READING

United Adds Non-Binary Gender Options for PassengersBy Michael B. Baker

United Airlines has added non-binary gender options in all its booking channels. Travelers can identify as undisclosed (U) or unspecified (X) and can... KEEP READING

Fello Joins GlobalStar TravelBy Dawit Habtemariam

Travel management company Fello has joined GlobalStar Travel Network. The one-year-old Fello, based in Central London, employs more than 50 and does... KEEP READING

TMC Sourcing Still Needs the RFPBy GoldSpring Consulting senior consultant Sebastien Tournier

In recent months, much discussion has ensued about the value of the travel management company RFP and its future place, if any, in the TMC sourcing... KEEP READING

Navigating from T&E to ROIBy Adam Perrotta

Driven by innovations in expense management technology and evolving corporate philosophies around T&E spending, companies are recognizing the value of... KEEP READING

U.S. Travel Names New Public Affairs HeadBy Dawit Habtemariam

The U.S. Travel Association has appointed Tori Barnes as EVP of public affairs to replace Jonathan Grella. She will oversee government relations,... KEEP READING

U.S. Joins: Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft Now Grounded WorldwideBy Michael B. Baker

On Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump announced an "emergency order of prohibition" to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 and 737 Max 9 aircraft in the... KEEP READING

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