Richard Branson believes the space market has room for 20 companies launching tourists
Sir Richard Branson may be trying to be first in the billionaire space race, but he believes there is plenty… Read More »
AmEx adds private-jet charters, hotel credits in Platinum revamp
American Express is upping the ante to win more premium-card customers. The credit-card giant is adding a raft of new… Read More »
American Express is changing its platinum card for those staying closer to home
“We’re not just setting a new bar, we are creating a new category,” says AmEx SVP Rafael Mason. American Express… Read More »
Travelport Signs Agreement to Bypass Emirates GDS Fee as Sabre Agreement Expires
Travelport has reached an agreement with Emirates that allows its agencies to avoid the carrier’s global distribution fee, which it… Read More »
Portugal exempts under-18s from quarantine
Under-18s travelling to mainland Portugal with a fully vaccinated parent or guardian will not have to quarantine, authorities have confirmed…. Read More »
Extended Stay America Launches ‘Premium’ Brand
Extended-stay hotel company Extended Stay America has assigned 25 “new or completely renovated” U.S. properties to a new higher-end brand… Read More »
TravelPerk Partners to Offer to Divvy Clients Travel Services
TravelPerk will provide travel booking and management services for U.S. clients of small and midsize business and expense specialist Divvy… Read More »
Amex GBT Unveils Travel Survey, Covid Tools for Managers, Travelers
American Express Global Business Travel has rolled out new measures designed to give travel managers actionable insights regarding resumed travel… Read More »
Why airlines are canceling hundreds of flights
It’s a tough time to be an airline social media manager. This month, both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines made headlines for… Read More »
Spain, Malta and Portugal restrict non-vaccinated travelers
Portugal and Malta have introduced measures to restrict UK travellers who are not fully vaccinated. The Portuguese government says travellers… Read More »
U.S. Extended-Stay Occupancy Nearly Reaches ’19 Level
Occupancy at U.S. extended-stay hotels in April returned almost entirely to April 2019 levels, recovering from the effects of the… Read More »
Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines Moves to Sabre Res Platform
Kazakhstani carrier SCAT Airlines is moving to Sabre’s passenger reservations system SabreSonic and its commercial platform per a new agreement… Read More »
Tripbam: Corp. Hotel Rates Set to Hit 2019 Levels by Year-End
Current business travel volume is about 30 percent of 2019 levels, and average daily hotel rates remain lower as well… Read More »
Bezos’ 2021 Space Odyssey a risk too far for insurers
Launching one of the richest individuals on earth into orbit has proved a leap too far for insurers, who are… Read More »
AmTrav, Emburse Join Forces for Travel Expense
Booking and travel management provider AmTrav and corporate expense management and payment specialist Emburse have partnered on an automated receipt… Read More »
CWT Enhances Travel Guidance Tool
CWT has added new features to its Travel Essentials guidance platform, a publicly accessible database providing information on Covid-19-related travel… Read More »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Calls Corp. Travel Restart ‘Top Priority’
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday said that restarting business and international travel was a “top priority” of… Read More »
AHLA Relaxes Mask Guidance for U.S. Hotel Employees
The American Hotel & Lodging Association has eased its Safe Stay guidelines regarding mask wearing for U.S. hotel employees In… Read More »
Unesco report says Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’
Australia’s government has lashed out after a United Nations report claimed it had not done enough to protect the Great… Read More »
Turkmenistan’s capital tops list of most expensive cities for expats
The capital of Turkmenistan in Central Asia has been named as the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers. Ashgabat,… Read More »
CTM Restructures, Debuts New Global Business Units
Australia-based travel management company Corporate Travel Management has unveiled an organizational restructuring following its 2020 acquisitions of U.S-headquartered TMC Travel… Read More »
FCM to Launch New Platform in China
FCM will roll out a new proprietary travel technology platform in China, with plans to begin piloting the system with… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotel Recovery Accelerates in May
All three key performance metrics for the U.S. hotel industry—occupancy, average daily rate and revenue per available room—improved from April… Read More »
Travel industry anger as Germans flock to Majorca
The bosses of Jet2, Easyjet and Manchester Airport have criticised the government for not putting the Balearic Islands, including Majorca,… Read More »
Ryanair sues UK over curbs on summer international travel
Irish airline Ryanair is launching a legal challenge against Britain over its “traffic light” system for international travel, hoping to… Read More »
Flight Centre Partners with HotelHub
Flight Centre Travel Group has signed a deal with aggregator technology specialist HotelHub to provide booking content for Flight Centre’s… Read More »