Southwest Airlines Connects to Kayak for Business
Southwest Airlines has started providing content to Kayak’s corporate travel platform, Kayak for Business, Kayak announced. In addition to its… Read More »
Emirates Partners with DRCT for NDC Distribution
Emirates will offer the carrier’s New Distribution Capability content to customers of NDC aggregator DRCT, including travel management companies, DRCT… Read More »
TravelPerk Adds Another $110M in Funding, Tops $1B Valuation
Corporate travel management platform TravelPerk has raised $115 million in funding on top of the $160 million announced last April,… Read More »
BTP Automation Integrates Hotel Health Verification Standards into RFP Platform
Hotel procurement platform Business Travel Performance Automation has adopted Sharecare and Forbes Travel Guide’s health security verification standards to help… Read More »
Travel is ‘roaring back’, but the industry might not be ready for a boom
Last year wasn’t a stellar year for travelers. Perhaps that’s why so many are pinning their hopes on 2022. Travel… Read More »
CitizenM Names New CFO, First Chief Growth Officer
Netherlands-headquartered hotel company CitizenM on Tuesday appointed Hendrik Jan Roel as the company’s incoming CFO. He will start May 1,… Read More »
Airbnb stock falls after downgrade and analyst says it’s Expedia’s year
The prospect of a broader recovery for the travel sector could favor Expedia Group Inc. and make Airbnb Inc.’s alternative-accommodations… Read More »
Amadeus Heath Verification Tool Integrates IBM Digital Passport
The IBM Digital Health Pass has been integrated into Amadeus’ Traveler ID for Safe Travel mobile health verification solution, enabling… Read More »
How to insure your trip amid massive airline cancellations
Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may… Read More »
Travel industry will remain in flux for the foreseeable future amid Covid uncertainty
The travel industry will have to “roll with the punches” as government requirements continue to evolve with the pandemic, according… Read More »
Best Western Plus Revamping to Attract More Corp. Travelers
During the company’s annual convention in October, BWH Hotel Group board chair Ishwar Naran cited a McKinsey & Co. report… Read More »
Meetings Tech Tie-Up: Aventri and MeetingPlay Merge
Meetings technology companies Aventri and MeetingPlay today announced they will merge into a single entity. Connecticut-based Aventri (formerly etouches) has… Read More »
Travel tech consortium Mondee is going public via a merger SPAC Deal
Travel technology consortium Mondee is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company ITHAX Acquisition Corp. in a… Read More »
Amid another Covid surge U.S. travelers are disrupted once again
A Covid-19 outbreak on a cruise in Lisbon. Thousands of flights canceled. Colleges going remote again. It’s a new year… Read More »
Japan is home to half of the 10 most expensive Michelin-starred restaurants in the world
While Michelin-starred meals can cost just $1.50 per plate, most restaurants that have earned the prestigious award charge much more…. Read More »
Top overseas vacation destinations Americans want
Just as countries have started to lift pandemic travel bans and Americans begin to at least think about booking vacations… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotels’ Slow November Disappoints After October Rally
The U.S. hotel industry’s recovery slowed again in November, with key performance metrics falling below October levels, STR reported. November… Read More »
Cvent Taps Former Military Vendor for Mtg. Health Pass Tech
Meetings technology provider Cvent has partnered with multifactor identity authenticator ID.me to create and offer Cvent Health Check as a… Read More »
FCM Parent Company Acquires Shep
Flight Centre Travel Group, the parent company of FCM and Corporate Traveler, has fully acquired Shep, the Texas-based software company… Read More »
Five More Hotel Cos. Join HRS’ Green Stay Initiative
Corporate lodging platform HRS has added five new partners to its Green Stay Initiative, the company announced: NH Hotel Group,… Read More »
CBRE Upgrades U.S. Hotel Forecast, Sees RevPAR Recovery by Mid-2023
per available room will reach 2019 levels by the second half of 2023 rather than in 2024, as previously forecast…. Read More »
AAA Corporate Travel Taps Deem’s Etta Booking Tool
AAA’s corporate travel management arm, AAA Corporate Travel, is partnering to provide Deem’s Etta travel platform to clients, the companies… Read More »
Sabre Names Former CWT Head Ekert President
Global distribution system operator Sabre Corp. has named as president Kurt Ekert, the former president and CEO of travel management… Read More »
Travelport, Aeromexico Agreement to Include NDC Content
Global distribution system operator Travelport and Aeromexico renewed their partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement that eventually will channel New… Read More »
Four charts show what the travel industry looks like 2 years into the pandemic
After a year of heavy losses, the travel industry is finally showing some signs of bouncing back — even as… Read More »
Allianz Partners Launches ‘Allianz Advantage’ Websites for Travel Agency, E-Commerce Partners
Leading travel insurance and assistance provider Allianz Partners USA has launched a pair of companion websites designed to provide travel… Read More »