Coupa Expands into Travel with Booking Module
Business spend management platform Coupa is launching its long-anticipated travel booking module, built from its acquisition of Pana and integrated… Read More »
Tripbam Tweaks RFP Tool to Include Hotel Global Sales Org.
Rate-assurance, auditing and sourcing platform provider Tripbam today announced its latest iteration of Smart Sourcing for hotels. The company revised… Read More »
Expedia CEO expects forecast-beating fourth quarter profit
Expedia Group Inc. CEO Peter Kern cites a forecast-beating fourth quarter profit as evidence the lodging bookings platform has emerged… Read More »
Australia to Launch Huge Ad Campaign to Lure Tourists Back
Have you heard the news, mate? Australia is reopening its borders to international visitors next week for the first time… Read More »
Psngr1 Establishes Connections with Seven Carriers
Travel booking and management platform Psngr1 has announced direct-connect partnerships with seven airlines: Air Canada, American Airlines, British Airways, Copa… Read More »
HotelPlanner.com SPAC Merger Called Off
HotelPlanner.com and the special purpose acquisition company with which it planned to merge as a method of going public have… Read More »
US Travel Association applauds White House Electric Vehicle plan
The U.S. Travel Association on Friday welcomed a plan by the Biden Administration to invest $5 billion in a new… Read More »
UATP Stays Focused on Unused Ticket Management, Adds Full PSP Offering
As travel buyers continue to grapple with unused flight credits lingering from the early days of the pandemic, UATP has… Read More »
CWT Sets Priorities for $100M Platform Investment
Sustainable travel initiatives, improving connectivity and increasing content top CWT’s list of goals for the $100 million investment that stemmed… Read More »
CDC’s highest travel risk level is jam-packed with nearly 135 destinations
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added even more destinations on Feb. 7 to its ever-growing list of… Read More »
Gett Names Guo Info Security Chief
Ground transportation booking platform firm Gett has appointed Runli Guo as its chief information security officer, the company announced. Guo,… Read More »
Amtrak Debuts new national network locomotives
Amtrak began the debut of its new, faster and more energy-efficient locomotives yesterday in Chicago, when one of them pulled… Read More »
Agents Weigh In On Crystal Cruises’ Shutdown
There is no official confirmation regarding Crystal Cruises shutting down its operations, but travel advisors are assuming the worst. “There… Read More »
New Data Suggests Domestic Travel Spending Could Reach $1.1 Trillion in 2022
A new study from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) found that travel’s recovery in the United States could… Read More »
Amex launches rewards checking to its U.S. customers
American Express, known for its array of perks-laden cards, is jumping into the highly competitive arena of digital-checking accounts. The… Read More »
Visa Specialist CIBT Acquires Tech Platform
CIBT has acquired a software platform from a Switzerland-based technology firm that will help the McLean, Va.-based visa and passport… Read More »
AmTrav Tackles Guest Travel with Gather Tool
Travel booking and management provider AmTrav has launched a new tool for guest travel bookings, enabling them to be booked… Read More »
Study: Accommodation Wages Rising Amid Worker Shortage
Wages in 2021 rose in the accommodation sector while employment figures declined, and the gap between the two is larger… Read More »
Harvard medical professor says “It’s time to move on from the pandemic”
It’s time to let the young, healthy and “anyone who wants to move on” from the pandemic do so, said… Read More »
Egencia Develops AI-Powered Tool for Trip-Approval Policies
Egencia has launched a new AI recommendation tool designed to help companies set up and manage trip-approval processes. The tool… Read More »
Survey Shows Incremental Rise of Women to Hospitality C-Suites
Women still have a long way to advance in the C-suite, according to the Castell Project’s latest Women in Hospitality… Read More »
Report: Q4 Continued Boom Time for U.S. Extended-Stay
The U.S. extended-stay lodging sector set more than a dozen performance records in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to… Read More »