Etihad Switches to Amadeus PSS
Etihad Airways has completed its transition to Amadeus’ Altéa passenger service system, and Amadeus now offers Etihad’s New Distribution Capability… Read More »
Ground Booking Platforms HQ, Gett Partner
Corporate ground transportation platform provider HQ and U.K.-based taxi provider Gett have partnered globally, HQ announced Tuesday, allowing HQ corporate… Read More »
SVB Collapse Rattles Travel Startups
As the Biden administration attempts to allay panic in the U.S. banking system following last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley… Read More »
Marriott CEO: As Bleisure Lines Blur, Strategy Changes
Marriott International recently reported a fourth quarter in which business transient demand reached nearly 90 percent of 2019 levels, and… Read More »
Travelport Buys Deem, Plans Full Integration on Travelport Plus
Travelport has acquired corporate travel management platform Deem, with plans to make it a “fully integrated corporate tool” with the… Read More »
Mexico OKs Marriott’s City Express Acquisition
Marriott International has received approval from Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission for its $100 million acquisition of the City Express… Read More »
Thrust Carbon Unveils Event Emissions-Measurement Tool
Sustainability tech firm Thrust Carbon has launched an emissions-measuring application for larger-scale meeting programs, the company announced Wednesday. The product,… Read More »
Gett Partners for Corp. Minicab Bookings
U.K.-based ground transportation booking platform Gett’s corporate customers now can book and manage European mobility app Free Now’s private hire… Read More »
Solutions Travel Launches on Spotnana Tech Stack
Corporate travel industry veteran Mark Walton has launched Solutions Travel, a new travel management company built on an integrated travel-as-a-service… Read More »
TMCs Ask Congress for Place on DOT Aviation Committee
A group of six large travel management companies last month sent letters to U.S. House and Senate committees requesting that… Read More »
Finnair to Offer NDC Content Through Sabre
Global distribution system Sabre now offers Finnair’s New Distribution Capacity content to Sabre-connected agents as part of a renewed multi-year… Read More »
Rates Drive Down U.S. Ext.-Stay Occupancy, Slow Supply Growth
The U.S. extended-stay market’s supply in 2022 grew 2.5 percent year over year, its smallest increase in “several years,” as… Read More »
Best Western CEO Looks to Corp. Travel to Buttress Growth
Best Western emerged from the pandemic with announcements of a new extended-stay brand and plans to double upscale brand Aiden’s… Read More »
CTM Launches Widget to Score Traveler Well-Being
Corporate Travel Management has developed a widget to measure traveler well-being within the CTM Portal, the travel management company announced…. Read More »
CBRE Hikes 2023 U.S. Hotel, Occupancy Forecast
Following fourth-quarter U.S. hotel industry gains, CBRE Hotels Research has raised its 2023 revenue forecast, especially in the first quarter,… Read More »
Sonder to Lay Off 14 Percent of Corp. Workforce
Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings is laying off approximately 100 corporate employees, about 14 percent of its workforce, co-founder and… Read More »
Concur Readying Car Booking, Virtual Card Features
SAP Concur in the coming months plans to release a new car rental booking tool and a virtual card option… Read More »
SAP Concur Gives ‘Endorsed’ Designation to ISOS Tool
SAP Concur has added International SOS’ Workforce Resilience tool to the “endorsed apps” in its app center, the company announced…. Read More »
Marriott Promotes Pinto to Revenue Head Amid Reorg
Marriott International is reshaping its management structure amid two recent executive departures, promoting Drew Pinto to executive VP and chief… Read More »
Deem Updates Etta Booking Website
Deem this summer will launch a new version of its Etta booking website, which will include more flexible shopping options,… Read More »
Direct Travel Chatbot Simon Parle Français After Update
Direct Travel has launched a French-speaking version of its Simon virtual assistant tool, the corporate travel management service provider announced…. Read More »
Accor: Full-Year 2022 RevPAR Exceeds 2019 on Higher Rates
Accor Group reported an “excellent” fourth quarter that lifted full-year 2022 revenue per available room above pre-pandemic levels, executives said… Read More »
Thomalex Integrates Aimendo AI Tech Into OBT
Travel technology company Thomalex has integrated automation technology from artificial intelligence and machine learning technology provider Aimendo into its online… Read More »
Deem Updates Etta Booking Website
Deem this summer will launch a new version of its Etta booking website, which will include more flexible shopping options,… Read More »
STR: January U.S Hotel Occupancy, Rates Slip
Average January 2022 U.S. hotel revenue per available room and daily rates topped pre-pandemic benchmarks while occupancy fell month over… Read More »
Corp. Group Sales Focus Lights Path for Remington Hotels
Meetings and group demand for Remington Hotels, a Dallas-based hotel management company with a portfolio of more than 110 properties,… Read More »