Amex: Q2 SME Travel Spending Tops 2019 Levels
Second-quarter travel and entertainment spending on American Express corporate cards by the small and midsize corporate segment exceeded pre-pandemic levels… Read More »
Amtrak Contends With Delays as Summer Travel Demand Soars
It’s being called the summer from hell, as the wave of travel demand following two-plus years of COVID-induced confinement has… Read More »
Labor Shortages Hurting Cruise Industry’s Recovery
The cruise industry is facing a serious test as labor shortages have forced cruise lines to cancel voyages and implement… Read More »
Travel Agencies’ June Air Ticket Sales Increased 87% Over Last Year
Leading travel intelligence company Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) today announced that total air ticket sales made through ARC-accredited travel agencies… Read More »
CWT Inches Toward NDC at Scale
Mega travel management company CWT is working toward New Distribution Capability booking at scale by initiating a pilot program in… Read More »
Italy launches new high-speed trains between Rome airport, Florence and Naples
Revolutionising European railways has been on the EU’s agenda for years. Though progress has been slow, Italy made strides in… Read More »
Villas of Distinction Offering 2022 Holiday Bonus Incentives for Advisors and Their Clients
Villas of Distinction is offering a new “Festive in July” promotion and travel advisor booking incentive for those who book… Read More »
Singapore Tourism Board Launches SingapoReunions Campaign
Beginning this month, Singapore Tourism Board is launching the SingapoReunions Offers, which includes packages at hotels and resorts in Singapore… Read More »
Curacao Posts Record Summer Visitor Arrivals
Curaçao hosted 37,541 overnight, land-based visitors in June 2022, the first time the Caribbean nation has ever reported more than… Read More »
New Data Shows How US Travel & Tourism Is Recovering
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) released new data further proving the recovery of international travel to the United… Read More »
Avianca to Provide NDC Content Through Sabre
Colombian carrier Avianca has signed a three-year deal with Sabre Corp. to distribute New Distribution Capability and other content to… Read More »
France Tourism Benefiting Greatly from American Travelers
The headline in a local French newspaper blared the good news recently, according to a CNN reporter embedded in the… Read More »
Miles Preps Ground Transport Mgmt. App for ’22 Release
Corporate mobility specialist The Miles Consultancy plans to launch by year-end an app that will offer corporate travel managers an… Read More »
Will Germany’s €9 train scheme be extended? Politician proposes €365 annual pass
Germany’s €9 a month rail passes have proved so successful the government is under pressure to extend the scheme it… Read More »
Amtrak Vacations, Railbookers Team Up for Dream Vacation Flash Sale
Amtrak Vacations and Railbookers announced their biggest sale of the year with savings of up to $500 per couple or… Read More »
Airfare Prices on a Downward Trend?
With the 4th of July holiday now in our collective rearview, the busy summer travel season’s peak period would seem… Read More »
Cruise Travelers Leading Strong USVI Visitor Arrivals
Detailing the destination’s strong 2022 tourism results, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) is poised “to continue to effectively grow the… Read More »
Legacy OBT Suppliers Detail Long-Term Direction
Three legacy booking tool executives gave an update on their respective innovation pathways at the BTN Group’s recent Tech Talk… Read More »
US Takes Top Spot as South Africa’s No. 1 Overseas Market
In 2021, the U.S. became South Africa’s top overseas market in both arrivals and spending, according to a report released… Read More »
World Economic Forum’s white paper on “The Cyber Resilience”
World Economic Forum’s white paper on “The Cyber Resilience Index: Advancing Organizational Cyber Resilience” is launched by the Center for Cybersecurity,… Read More »
Hotel Industry Continues Digital Age Evolution With Metaverse Hospitality
Metaverse Hospitality (MH) is working to blend the travel experience within the virtual realm through the Metaverse and web3, which… Read More »
J.D. Power Survey: Hotel Rate Hikes Dent Guest Satisfaction
Many hotels in the past year have been challenged to restore pre-pandemic service and staffing levels as demand rises and… Read More »
Mexico Reports International Visitor Growth Over First Half of 2022
Mexico hosted more than 25 million international visitors over the first five months of 2022, according to data revealed by… Read More »
Europe’s Travel Recovery Impeded by Airlines’ Failure To Prepare
Although Europe’s international travel scene initially appeared to be rebounding well at the start of 2022, the current state of… Read More »
Amtrak Becomes Official Partner of Philadelphia’s Harry Potter
Amtrak has become the official travel partner of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia’s new exhibit, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, available… Read More »
Finnair Launches NDC Agency Portal to Bypass GDS Surcharge
Finnair has partnered with travel content aggregator TPConnects to power a new agency booking portal that distributes the carrier’s NDC… Read More »