HQ Adds Curb Taxis to Aggregated Supply Offering
Corporate mobility specialist HQ has formed a partnership with ride-hailing app Curb that will see the latter’s on-demand taxis added… Read More »
ATPCO to Split Advisory Council into Five Groups
ATPCO is dividing its Advisory Council into five specialized areas, including councils focused on distribution and offers, in an effort… Read More »
Hubli Lands Partnership with Travelport
Event booking platform Hubli, formerly MeetingsBooker.com, has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with travel technology company Travelport that will see… Read More »
HRS Signs Global Partnership with Citi for Virtual Payment
Corporate lodging platform HRS has signed a global partnership with Citi to integrate Citi’s virtual payment product in HRS’ travel… Read More »
Amex GBT Adds Neo Expense to Mobile App
American Express Global Business Travel has added expense management to its mobile app for clients using the Neo travel and… Read More »
Top Travel Technology Leaders Honored at 2021 Travvy Awards
It’s already been established that this has been an era of technological advancements, with more on the way. After all,… Read More »
Airline Industry’s Best of the Best Awarded at 2021 Travvy Awards
The airlines certainly faced a challenging year. As the pandemic rolled into 2021 for a second year, airlines were still… Read More »
Extended-Stay Rental Platform Homelike Launches in U.S.
Germany-based Homelike, an online marketplace for furnished apartment rentals of at least 30 days, for the first time has expanded… Read More »
Report: U.S. Extended-Stay Hotels Set Q3 Performance Records
Third-quarter performance for U.S. extended-stay hotels set 14 new records for metrics including demand, occupancy, average daily rate and revenue… Read More »
Global Hotel Groups Form Sustainability Initiative
Multiple international hotel companies have joined together to announce an initiative to set a common definition of hotel sustainability “to… Read More »
Why Hotel Expands to Nashville, New York City
Apartment-style accommodation provider and platform WhyHotel has acquired The Cadence in Nashville in partnership with Gaw Capital USA, and the… Read More »
Potent Demand Spurs Another STR, Tourism Economics U.S. Hotel Forecast Boost
U.S. hotel demand and average daily rate on a nominal basis will near full recovery of 2019 levels in 2022,… Read More »
U.S. about to lift an international travel ban. Here’s what you need to know
International arrival and departure halls have been among the sleepiest parts of U.S. airports since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic… Read More »
White House Pushes Vaccine Mandate to January
The Biden Administration has pushed back the mandated deadline for federal contractors – including virtually all major domestic airlines –… Read More »
Marriott: Q3 Corp. Transient Growth Slowed, Group Business ‘Accelerated Nicely’
Marriott International’s corporate transient and group business continue to show improvement during the recovery, but the former took a bit… Read More »
Rocketrip Integrates Sherpa, Thrust Carbon Functionality
Corporate travel platform Rocketrip has added functionality from Sherpa and Thrust Carbon to its product, the company announced Wednesday. The… Read More »
Hyatt Completes Acquisition of Apple Leisure Group
Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced on Tuesday the completion of its acquisition of Apple Leisure Group. ALG will operate as a… Read More »
How well did your city respond to Covid? A new ranking has answers
Some countries have managed the global pandemic better than others. The same can be said for cities. But understanding how… Read More »
Future of travel will be led by sustainability and innovation
The U.S. Travel Association convened its first-ever Future of Travel Mobility summit. The event took place in Washington, D.C., and… Read More »
Report: U.S. Hotel Construction Pipeline Declines
The U.S. hotel construction pipeline as of Sept. 30 declined 8 percent year over year to 4,837 projects, according to… Read More »
Wyndham: Q3 Blue-Collar Business Travel Strong, Consistent
Demand during the third quarter from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ “everyday business travel segments” outpaced the company’s third-quarter 2019 results,… Read More »
SAP Concur Teams with Qualtrics for Sentiment Analysis
Measuring business traveler “feelings”—or “sentiment,” in business parlance—at scale is the goal of a new set of feedback collection and… Read More »
Hilton: Booking Future Group Business a ‘Delicate Balancing Act’
Hilton Worldwide president and CEO Christopher Nassetta sounded very optimistic about his company’s recovery and future demand prospects during a… Read More »
Accor: Leisure Demand Boosts Q3 Revenue
Accor reported third-quarter revenue of €589 million, up 79 percent like for like, year over year, yet down about 40… Read More »
First ‘X-Gender’ US Passport is Issued
The U.S. State Department has issued its first gender-neutral passport. The new ‘X’ gender designation is a landmark achievement for… Read More »
IHG Partners with CVS for Covid-19 Testing at U.S. Hotels
IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with CVS Health as a recommended supplier for onsite Covid-19 rapid testing, IHG announced… Read More »