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 »
Egencia Adds Rail Option Alert to Booking Display
Egencia has developed a new display tool to show business travelers and agents the availability of rail options when booking… Read More »
New HRS Payments Growth Chief Knackstedt Sees Opportunity In Recovery
When corporate travel industry veteran Kurt Knackstedt recently took over as chief growth officer for HRS’s Payment Solutions business unit, it became… Read More »
Sabre Partners with Risk Scoring Provider Gopass
Sabre Corp. has added travel health risk management specialist Gopass Global to its Developer Partner platform, enabling travel agents to… Read More »
Amex GBT Adds WhatsApp Support
American Express Global Business Travel has added WhatsApp as a support channel, enabling travelers to communicate with agents via the… Read More »
Cvent, Encore Partner to Offer ‘End-to-End’ Digital Meeting Solution
Meetings management technology provider Cvent and event production company Encore have partnered to offer clients an “end-to-end virtual and hybrid… Read More »
TripActions Unveils Solution for Small Meetings
Travel management company TripActions has developed a new solution that allows users to book and manage small meetings, the company… Read More »
Are we on the brink of the global digital-nomad workers’ movement?
Are we actually on the brink of remote workers scattering across the globe en masse – or are predictions of… Read More »
Expedia highlights the importance of data and technology in cruise bookings
Expedia Group today unveiled new data and demographic insights to help agents and cruise lines better target demand during its Expedia… Read More »
American Express CEO says U.S. travel and dining spending is nearing full recovery
Americans are increasingly tapping their credit lines as Covid-19 health restrictions ease and travel demand ramps back up, American Express… Read More »
Earn 3 free nights with new Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card welcome offer
Chase is releasing an updated welcome bonus for new cardholders of the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless™ Credit Card. Starting June 17, you… Read More »
Ali Kuscu Mosque Has Become The World’s First “LEED Gold” certified Mosque
The U.S. Green Building Council has registered Ali Kuscu Mosque, which is in the Airport City to the south of… Read More »
The U.S. is slipping as a tourist destination due to Covid
The US is slipping as an international tourist destination, and it’s not just the pandemic keeping visitors away. The country’s share… Read More »
Extended Stay America: Shareholders OK Purchase Offer in Preliminary Count
Extended Stay America shareholders on Thursday voted in favor of the proposed purchase of the company by Blackstone Real Estate… Read More »
Celebrity Millennium cruise guests test positive for Covid virus
Two people on board a cruise ship in the Caribbean have tested positive for coronavirus, operator Royal Caribbean has confirmed…. Read More »
Traxo Teams with Newcomer BTP Automation to Overhaul Hotel Sourcing Process
Off-channel booking capture technology Traxo has partnered with Plano, Tex.-based Business Travel Performance Automation to create a hotel program automation… Read More »
U.S. CDC eases travel recommendations on some 110 countries, territories including Japan
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has eased travel recommendations for more than 110 countries and territories,… Read More »
Reed & Mackay Adds Direct Meeting Booking Capability
London-headquartered travel management and meetings company Reed & Mackay has added a meetings booking service into its platform by white-labeling… Read More »
HotelPlanner Partners with MeetingPackage for Direct Group Booking
Group hotel booking company HotelPlanner has partnered with the Finland-based group booking provider MeetingPackage and plans to offer clients by… Read More »
Conferma Inks Reseller Deal with GlobalStar
Virtual payments provider Conferma Pay has signed a reseller agreement with GlobalStar Travel Management, enabling the travel management company consortium’s… Read More »