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 »
CWT Adds AI Recommendations to RoomIt
CWT has added a recommendation engine powered by AI to its RoomIt hotel platform. Intelligent Display, which can be integrated… Read More »
Service Properties Trust Amends Hyatt Agreement
Service Properties Trust has amended its agreement with Hyatt Hotels Corp. regarding the management of 22 Hyatt Place properties for… Read More »
TAMS Releases Travel Tech Supplier Directory
Following on the release of its travel program assessment tool, the Travel and Meeting Society has developed a sortable list… Read More »
Greek islands aim to go ‘Covid-free’ to welcome back tourists
Greece’s islands have an ambitious plan to lure back visitors this summer – by vaccinating all local residents. The goal… Read More »
Delta predicts a boom in business travel in September
Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian predicted on Thursday a boom in business travel in September as corporate America… Read More »
TravelPerk Eyes Deals After Funding, Acquisition
Barcelona-headquartered corporate travel management provider TravelPerk kicked off the year in January by acquiring U.S.-based booking system provider NexTravel, and three months… Read More »
Hilton Adds Groups360 Direct Booking Solution for Meetings
Hilton Worldwide will begin to offer Groups360’s GroupSync Engage direct booking solution for meetings and events this month, the companies… Read More »
Two Hotel Vets Join Mint House Exec Team
Shortly after Jim Mrha joined Mint House as CFO, the apartment-style accommodation provider has announced two more appointments to its… Read More »
Bizzabo buys two technology companies, its first acquisitions
Event technology company Bizzabo has acquired two technology companies, Bizzabo announced Thursday, the first acquisitions in its history. The deals… Read More »
Wyndham Unveils New Luxury Collection Brand
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts on Wednesday announced a new brand, Registry Collection Hotels. The company’s 21st brand will be a… Read More »
Qatar to Distribute NDC Content Via Amadeus
Qatar Airways will distribute New Distribution Capability content via the Amadeus Travel Platform, per a new agreement with the travel… Read More »
HRS Payment Adds Knackstedt As Chief Growth Officer
According to his LinkedIn profile, industry veteran Kurt Knackstedt has taken a new role as chief growth officer HRS Payment… Read More »
Concur Expense to Launch Audit Tool
SAP Concur is adding a new auditing capability to Concur Expense that checks all expense reports for potential issues and… Read More »
Fox World Deepens Deem Partnership
Fox World Travel has expanded its existing alliance with online booking tool provider Deem, becoming a Deem Collective premium partner…. Read More »
Airlines urge G7 to back data-driven travel reopening
Global airlines urged the G7 rich nations on Wednesday to replace blanket COVID-19 travel curbs with more flexible restrictions informed… Read More »