United’s Radcliffe Joins Accelya
Travel technology provider Accelya has hired United Airlines distribution executive Tye Radcliffe as VP of product strategy, focusing on New… Read More »
Germany toughens rules for travel from Spain, Netherlands
Germany is listing Spain and the Netherlands as “high-incidence areas,” meaning that most people arriving from those countries who aren’t… Read More »
Amex Corporate Card Spending Continues Resurgence in Q2
Total spending volume on American Express corporate cards increased to $119.9 billion during the second quarter, up from $104 billion… Read More »
Venice avoids designation as UNESCO heritage site in danger
Venice and its lagoon environment avoided placement on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in danger Thursday following Italy’s ban… Read More »
Flight Centre Names Gianusso Chief Technology Officer
Flight Centre Travel Group has named Peter Gianusso global chief technology officer for the travel management provider’s corporate division. Gianusso’s… 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 »
Yesmilano. The new communication campaign “Not in Milano”
On the restart of the city a new international communication campaign that shows the best Milano has to offer. On… Read More »
SAP’s Concur Division Sees Q2 Revenue Stability
SAP’s second-quarter earnings report offered encouraging signs for the return of business travel, with the division that includes the company’s… Read More »
Acomodeo Partners with Booking.com
Frankfurt, Germany-based serviced-apartment provider Acomodeo has partnered with Booking.com to add shorter-term lodging options to its platform for corporate travelers,… Read More »
STR’s June U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rates Continue Recovery
The U.S. hotel industry in June continued a recovery still led by leisure travel, with occupancy and revenue per available… Read More »
Deem Partners with Workday for Integration
Deem Inc.’s Etta travel management platform now integrates directly with Workday’s expense management system, enabling mutual clients to link booking… Read More »
Canada to let vaccinated US citizens enter country on Aug. 9
Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the… Read More »
Buyers Look to Manage Traveler Expectations in New Hotel Terrain
In early July, Hilton Worldwide did away with automatic daily housekeeping at its non-luxury brands in the United States, and… Read More »
United’s Amadeus Renewal Includes NDC Content Distribution
United Airlines will begin distributing New Distribution Capability-enabled content globally through the Amadeus Travel Platform later this year per a… Read More »
Traxo, ZS Associates to Launch Data Analytics Tool
Booking capture specialist Traxo Inc. has joined with professional services provider ZS Associates, itself a Traxo client, to offer a… Read More »
Serko Unveils Trip-Budgeting Tool for Zeno
Serko has added to its Zeno booking and expense management platform a new trip-budgeting function designed to let travel managers… Read More »
State Department, CDC says to avoid travel to the UK as Covid cases rise
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department on Monday said to avoid travel to the U.K…. Read More »
Radisson Creates New Latin America, Caribbean Executive Role
Radisson Hotel Group Americas has appointed former Marriott International executive Paul Adan to the newly created role of managing director… Read More »
Court blocks order lifting CDC virus rules on cruise ships
Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships will remain in place after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a previous ruling… Read More »
Desperate for vaccines amid surge, Iranians flock to Armenia
In Iran, the urgency of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is growing by the day. A crush of new cases fueled… Read More »
European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots
European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their… Read More »
Oyo Raises $660M in Term Loan B Funding
India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms has raised $660 million from global institutional investors in term loan B funding, the company… Read More »
Lyft to resume shared rides in U.S. for first time since pandemic
Lyft said it will return the option for passengers to book shared rides in select U.S. markets for the first… Read More »
World Travel Inc. to Resell Booking Capture Service CapTrav
Booking capture specialist CapTrav will join World Travel Inc.’s third-party marketplace under a new reseller deal between the companies. Founded… Read More »
J.D. Power Survey: Hotel Guests Want Breakfast Back
One major change at many hotel brands since the pandemic started has been the removal or downsizing of breakfast. This… Read More »
Choice Tightens Cancellation Policies, Following Other Hotel Cos.
The days of eased cancellation policies for hotels and extensions for loyalty status are coming to an end. Choice Hotels… Read More »