STR: October U.S. Hotel Metrics Up From September
The U.S. hotel industry resumed its recovery in October, with key performance metrics showing improvement from September’s numbers, STR reported…. Read More »
With SPAC Deal in Hand, Ground Platform Gett Readies Growth
Ground transportation booking platform Gett this month announced it would merge with a special purpose acquisition company Rosecliff Acquisition Corp…. Read More »
Marriott to Deploy Amadeus Res System
Marriott International has agreed to deploy Amadeus’ Central Reservation System as a step toward expanding its merchandizing abilities for hotel… Read More »
Sabre Expands NDC Content Availability in GetThere
Sabre Corp. has made New Distribution Capability airfares fully available in its GetThere booking tool, the company announced. Policy-compliant NDC… Read More »
Psngr1 Partners with TakeTwo, Adds TripBoards Features
Travel booking and management platform Psngr1 has signed an agreement with newly started U.K.-based travel management company TakeTwo to provide… Read More »
Hotel Rates Projected to Lead Price Rises in 2022 and Beyond
Hotel rates in 2022 are expected to increase 13 percent globally year over year and a further 10 percent in… Read More »
Marriott to Participate in HRS’ Green Stay Initiative
Marriott International has agreed to participate in corporate lodging platform HRS’ Green Stay Initiative, launched in March, HRS announced Wednesday… Read More »
TMCs Unveil Tech Enhancements at GBTA
Travel management companies BCD Travel, Corporate Travel Management and TripActions each are separately launching new technology offerings focusing on risk… Read More »
Business travel to surge in 2022, but full recovery still two years away
Business travel spending worldwide will likely jump more than 37% next year to over $1 trillion but the normally lucrative… Read More »
U.S. Bank Parent Company to Acquire TravelBank
U.S. Bank’s parent company U.S. Bancorp is acquiring SME-focused travel and expense platform TravelBank, the company announced on Tuesday. TravelBank… 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 »
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 »