Expensify Touts Carbon Neutrality in 2021, Eyes Net-Zero by 2030
Corporate payments and expense management provider Expensify has achieved carbon neutrality for 2021 and plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas… Read More »
Vaccine mandates for travel are legal in the U.S.
Vaccine mandates trickled into the U.S. travel sphere last winter, picked up steam in the spring and hit fever pitch… Read More »
Spotnana Exits Stealth Mode with Big Names—and Big Aims
Corporate travel startup Spotnana has just emerged from stealth mode with the backing of some major industry players, and the… Read More »
Marriott Sets 2050 Net-Zero Emissions Goal
Marriott International on Wednesday announced via a letter of intent to the Science Based Targets initiative a goal to reach… Read More »
In Ripe SME Market, Corporate Traveler Rolls Out Melon
Travel management provider Corporate Traveler, the division of Flight Centre Travel Group that focuses on small and midsize enterprises, has… Read More »
Lola Ceases Operations, Touts ‘Next Phase’
Small-and-midsize-enterprise-focused travel management provider Lola has shuttered its services, according to a notice on its website citing “new things to… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotel Recovery Slows in August
After showing regular month-over-month increases since at least January, the three key U.S. hotel performance indicators each dipped in August… Read More »
US to drop travel ban for vaccinated international travelers starting in early November
The United States announced a new international air travel system Monday, opening travel for all vaccinated foreign nationals in early… Read More »
Attract the millennial traveler with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) tour content and technology
Currently, there’s a significant demographic shift in markets around the world. Millennials (defined as born between 1980 and 2000) represent… Read More »
Cruise industry mobile apps annual report
Cruise and hospitality software development company Sourcetoad has released its 2021 Cruise Mobile Apps Annual Report, which presents research on… Read More »
Redefining technology in the Cruise Industry
From virtual reality to wearables to facial recognition, cybersecurity, connectivity solutions, and more, modern cruising is becoming progressively digitised. And… Read More »
Nature lover? Here is why you need to visit Colombia soon!
Senseless tourism has come to an end and the world is increasingly filled with more conscious travelers. Nominated as one… Read More »
BCD Debuts New Payment, Spend Management Platform
BCD Travel has launched a new corporate travel and expense platform designed to create what the travel management giant described… Read More »
AHLA: Hotels Set to See $59B Hole in 2021 Business Travel Revenue
The hotel industry in 2021 is projected to receive $59 billion less in business travel revenue compared with 2019, according… Read More »
Hilton Updates Loyalty Program Benefits, Status
requirements, the company announced Wednesday. Some changes are an extension of those made in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hilton… Read More »
Voxel Nabs V-Pay Automation Provider Troovo
Australia-based virtual payments automation specialist Troovo has been acquired by Spain’s Voxel Group, which plans to integrate Troovo’s technology into… Read More »
Best Western President & CEO David Kong to Retire
BWH Hotel Group announced today that president and CEO David Kong will retire at the end of 2021. The industry’s… Read More »
World Cultures in Milan
MUDEC, the Museum of Cultures One of the most fascinating aspects in the developement of contemporary cities is the way… Read More »
Aventri to Launch Solution for Small Events
Event management software company Aventri plans to launch for clients a solution for small, less complex meetings and events on… Read More »
Lodz – the city of festivals
Every year dozens of cultural events are held in Lodz. Concerts, film, music, and theatre festivals attract more and more… Read More »
Concur Adds Expense Integration with Mobility Provider Bolt
Concur Expense now can directly integrate business purchases made over the platform of mobility provider Bolt, the company announced. Estonia-based… Read More »
Wyndham Set to Open 20 Microtel Hotels in China
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts plans to open 20 new midscale Microtel by Wyndham hotels in Greater China by the end… Read More »
Oyo, Microsoft Announce Product, Tech Alliance
Microsoft and hotel company Oyo Homes have entered into a multiyear strategic alliance to co-develop “next-gen travel and hospitality products… Read More »
People are booking Christmas vacations earlier than ever before
What a difference a year can make. Last September, the travel industry agonized over a dearth of Christmas bookings. This… Read More »
Airlines lower forecasts, blaming rising Covid cases for weaker travel demand
Several U.S. airlines on Thursday lowered their financial forecasts, citing weaker bookings amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in recent… Read More »
Expensify Offering Cash Back on Corp. Card Purchases
Expensify is offering users of its corporate payment card up to 2 percent cash back for all purchases, the company… Read More »