Acquisition to Take Coupa Private Next Year

Business spend management provider Coupa Software plans to go private next year via an $8 billion acquisition by software investment… Read More »
Amex to Build on B2B Payments Platform with Nipendo Acquisition

American Express is acquiring procure-to-pay automation platform Nipendo to boost the capabilities of its own business payments platform, the company… Read More »
TakeTwo Partners with Serko to Offer Zeno Booking Tool

New travel management company entrant TakeTwo Travel Solutions has signed an agreement with Serko to offer the Zeno by Serko… Read More »
Sonder Removes Cleaning Fees Across Portfolio

Sonder has removed all standard cleaning fees across their portfolio and offers a more up-front pricing breakdown prior to booking,… Read More »
AHLA Survey: Most U.S. Corp. Travelers Returning to Normalcy

Most American business travelers have reported a return to pre-pandemic “normalcy” around their work travel expectations, according to a new… Read More »
Loews Hotels Promotes Xuereb to CCO

Loews Hotels & Co. has promoted chief revenue officer Monica Xuereb to chief commercial officer, the company announced Tuesday. The… Read More »
Accor Restructures Leadership for Two-Division Setup

Accor has reorganized its executive leadership roles as part of its move to create two business divisions, effective immediately, the… Read More »
AHLA Appoints New Foundation President

The American Hotel & Lodging Association has appointed former United Nations Foundation executive Anna Blue president of AHLA Foundation, the… Read More »
IHG to Debut Voco in India

InterContinental Hotels Group Hotels & Resorts will debut its Voco brand in India through a new deal with Satyadeo Hospitality… Read More »
Sonesta Launches New Brand

Sonesta International Hotels Corp. has launched Sonesta Essential, a stripped-down brand offering properties with the “essentials,” the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
DOT Extends Airline Ancillary Fee Proposal Comment Period

The U.S. Department of Transportation has extended to Jan. 23, 2023, the period for comments on its proposed rule on… Read More »
Atriis Enables Sales, Servicing of Air France-KLM NDC Bundle

Air France-KLM is making its New Distribution Capability-based dynamic seat bundle product available via travel platform Atriis, the companies announced…. Read More »
STR: November U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rates Fall

Average U.S. hotel revenue per available room, daily rates and occupancy in November all were down month over month, while… Read More »
Marriott President to Depart, Join Under Armour as CEO

Marriott International president Stephanie Linnartz on Feb. 24, 2023, will step down from the company after 25 years to join… Read More »
Aeromexico Taps Accelya for NDC Offers

Aeromexico is partnering with Accelya to sell bundled offers using New Distribution Capability standards across multiple channels, Accelya announced. The… Read More »
Interactive Platform 22Miles, Zoom Partner on Mtg. Space Booking

Zoom Video Communications partnered with interactive SaaS platform 22Miles on a booking solution dubbed 22Miles Space Booking Marketplace, integrating an… Read More »
Acquisition to Take Coupa Private Next Year

Business spend management provider Coupa Software plans to go private next year via an $8 billion acquisition by software investment… Read More »
FairFly Automates Change Order Processing for TMCs

FairFly has developed a tool to automate miscellaneous change order processing for travel management companies, the travel technology provider announced…. Read More »
Acquisition to Take Coupa Private Next Year

Business spend management provider Coupa Software plans to go private next year via an $8 billion acquisition by software investment… Read More »
Accommodation Platform AltoVita Appoints CTO

London-based serviced apartment platform AltoVita has appointed former TravelPerk executive Ivan Peralta as chief technology officer, the company announced Tuesday…. Read More »
IHG Appoints Glover CFO

Michael Glover will take over as CFO for InterContinental Hotels Group, effective March 20, the company announced Tuesday. Glover will… Read More »
CBRE: U.S. Hotels’ F&B Revenue Trails Pre-Covid Levels

CBRE Hotels Research cites staffing shortages, cost control and straggling group travel through April 2022 among the top causes for… Read More »