Lufthansa Will Expand Biometric Boarding After LAX TestBy Michael B. BakerLufthansa will expand a biometrics-based boarding program, which it reports can enable a 350-passenger A380 to be boarded in about 20 minutes, to more... KEEP READING
Delta Adds Communication Tools for Travel BuyersBy Michael B. BakerDelta has added to its Delta Edge suite an opt-in Communication Cockpit tool for travel managers. Companies can add their names to messaging that Delta... KEEP READING
SAP Concur Betas Two Slack Chatbots for Travel & ExpenseBy JoAnn DeLunaSAP Concur has launched beta versions of two chatbots with Slack, following last year's expense chatbot pilot with the collaboration platform. For... KEEP READING
How Roivant Gained Buy-In After Instituting a Travel ProgramBy Dawit HabtemariamHealthcare startup Roivant is in growth mode. Over the past three years, the company went from 40 employees to more than 500. Nearly three-quarters... KEEP READING
Sophisticated Data Management Is Within Reach for Small & Midsize EnterprisesEvolving technology has made travel data management and analysis feasible for small and midsize enterprises. Two travel managers—Standard Insurance... KEEP READING
TripActions Raises $51 MillionBy Amanda MetcalfBusiness travel booking and support platform TripActions—which employs a pair of in vogue elements: price-to-beat incentives and chatbots—has raised $51... KEEP READING
iJET Adds Communication Feature to Worldcue AppBy Dawit HabtemariamiJET International has added two-way communication to its Worldcue app. Organizations and their employees can use the Worldcue Communicator tool in the... KEEP READING
How U.S. Travelers Feel About Researching & Booking TripsBy Amanda MetcalfAbout half of business travelers feel restricted by their travel policies, according to a survey by Travelport. In that statistic, Travelport general... KEEP READING
Lola Launches Managed Travel ToolsBy Elizabeth WestKayak co-founder and former chief technology officer Paul English's travel booking and chat-based traveler assistant tool Lola pivoted last year from a... KEEP READING
New Zealand Agency Joins RadiusBy Jay BoehmerTravel Beyond Group New Zealand has joined the Radius Travel network of corporate travel agencies. "With offices in premier gateway cities spanning... KEEP READING
Business Travel's Share of Domestic U.S. Travel Declined in 2016By Dawit HabtemariamBusiness travel's share of domestic U.S. trips decreased from 14 percent in 2011 to 11 percent in 2016, according to a U.S. Travel Association analysis... KEEP READING
Grasp Updates GraspData Interface, Plans Additional Map ViewsBy JoAnn DeLunaData management and payment company Grasp Technologies has upgraded the user interface of its GraspData business intelligence and reporting platform so... KEEP READING
SAP Combines Transaction Fraud & Company Screening Tools into One ServiceBy JoAnn DeLunaDatabase storage and processing system SAP Hana has combined two tools into one: Users now can detect expenses that fall out of policy and screen... KEEP READING
How Did Air & Hotel Suppliers Do in 2017?By Dawit HabtemariamA roundup of BTN's coverage of key 2017 supplier metrics—such as airline ticket sales, carriers' on-time performance and global air capacity—as well as... KEEP READING
Traxo Automates Transmission of Booking Data to Third PartiesBy JoAnn DeLunaTraxo Connect clients now can send travel data automatically to suppliers that appear in the new Traxo Marketplace. The travel data aggregator's new... KEEP READING
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