Continued Growth in US Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales
July 2023 U.S. travel agency air ticket sales increased 11 percent year over year to nearly $7.6 billion, according to… Read More »
CBRE Softens U.S. Hotel 2023 RevPAR Forecast
Following “weaker-than-expected” summer demand and U.S. hotel revenue in the second quarter, CBRE Hotels Research has lowered its 2023 revenue… Read More »
Altour Collaborates with Three Tech Providers for Seamless Off-Channel Bookings
Altour has launched a product to capture, report on and provide rebooking capabilities for off-channel bookings, the travel management company… Read More »
IHG Launches Exciting New Midscale Brand
InterContinental Hotels Group unveiled a new conversion brand in the midscale sector called Garner, the company announced Wednesday. The company… Read More »
GSA Increases 2024 Per Diem and Lodging Allowance
The U.S. General Services Administration for fiscal year 2024 increased its standard allowable per diem rates for federal travelers by… Read More »
Amtrak Introduces Its First-Ever Electric Bus, Connecting Rail Stations Sustainably
Amtrak and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have just rolled out the rail operator’s first-ever electric vehicle (EV), bus… Read More »
Introducing Innovative Fox World Travel Technology for Enhanced Guest Travel Management
Fox World Travel has developed new technology for clients to manage unprofiled travelers, the company announced. The technology provides a… Read More »
Enhanced Carbon Measurement for Hotel and Rail Added to Concur by Tripkicks and Advito
Advito and travel technology add-on Tripkicks have expanded their capabilities of providing carbon emissions data in the SAP Concur online… Read More »
Spotnana Partners with ISOS to Deliver Comprehensive Integrated Feed
Spotnana has integrated with traveler security firm International SOS to provide real-time booking and trip modification data for traveler tracking…. Read More »
Cvent and Sabre Collaborate to Integrate Group Booking Tools
Meetings technology company Cvent has integrated its Instant Book service and Passkey room-block management tool with Sabre’s SynXis central reservation… Read More »
Dominican Republic Achieves Record-Breaking July Visitor Arrivals
The Dominican Republic hosted 792,981 non-resident visitors in July, the best month for tourist arrivals in the country’s history, surpassing… Read More »
Hawai’i Tourism Authority Provides Update on Maui Wildfire’s Travel Impact
The latest update by the HTA, made on August 17, reaffirmed that while the rest of Maui is safe and… Read More »
Business Travel Poised to Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2024
As the world emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, leisure travel was much faster to recover than business travel. With remote… Read More »
Railbookers Extends 2023 Travel Flash Sale and Gift Card Incentives
Railbookers reports a spike in demand for travel in the latter half of 2023, with nearly 54% of all bookings… Read More »
Top 10 Most Expensive Vacation Destinations for Luxury Travelers
If you’re ready to indulge in your next vacation, you might want to consider these high-end destinations. A recent analysis… Read More »
Five-Year-Old European River Line VIVA Cruises Joins CLIA
European river cruise specialist VIVA Cruises is the newest member of Cruise Lines International Association. VIVA Cruises was founded in… Read More »
Snowfall to Offer Brightline Train Services Through Junction Platform
Travel tech firm Snowfall is adding U.S. rail content to its Junction booking platform through a deal with rail operator… Read More »
Traxo Partners with Booking.com for Business to Enhance Data Capture
Customers of Booking.com’s business travel platform will soonhave access to off-channel booking data capture capabilities from Traxo, the two companies… Read More »
Brex Travel Solution Adds Group Mgmt. Feature
Financial services and technology company Brex has added group event management capabilities to its travel offering, focusing largely on helping… Read More »
Fintech Startup Mesh Adds Travel Management Platform
Payment and expense management platform Mesh has added a travel management platform to its offerings, targeting clients with complex global… Read More »
Brex Travel Solution Enhances Offerings with New Group Management Feature
Meeting planning platform Troop is broadening its scope to handle additional functions including booking, the company announced. The wider platform,… Read More »
Campbell and Gant Expand Portfolios by Integrating Cytric through Amadeus Partnerships
Amadeus has announced new agreements with Campbell Travel and Gant Travel, each of which include the travel management companies making… Read More »
ASTA Asks DOT to Require AA to Return Fares to EDIFACT
The American Society of Travel Advisors said it has asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to temporarily require American Airlines… Read More »
Challenges on the Horizon for Las Vegas: What Lies Ahead?
The city of Las Vegas is a survivor. Vegas survived myriad problems, including COVID, and in some cases emerged even… Read More »
Barbados Officials Anticipate a Record Cruise Season Ahead
Barbados will host 741,265 cruise ship passengers and 407 cruise ship calls between October 2023 and April 2024, both records… Read More »
International Tourists Set New Spending Record of $17.4 Billion in the U.S. during June
Despite extensive wait times in some countries for a U.S. visitor visa, the level of international visitor spending in the… Read More »