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 »
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 »
BCD Unveils New Management Tools Catering to Unprofiled Travelers
BCD Travel has introduced a guest travel management tool for customers worldwide, the travel management company announced. BCD Invite lets… Read More »
Concur to Launch Revamped Booking Tool in Q4 through Sabre Integration
SAP Concur’s new complete booking experience for air, hotel and car rental will make its debut in coming months on… Read More »
NuTravel Rebrands as Traverse Technologies
Direct corporate retailing technology provider NuTravel has been renamed Traverse Technologies, president and CEO Michael Harbin announced at the Global… Read More »
Finnair Implements EDIFACT Surcharge in U.S. Operations
Now that Airlines Reporting Corp. has integrated Finnair’s New Distribution Capability offering into its ARC Direct Connect program, the carrier… Read More »
Internova and Prime Numbers Join Forces for CO2 Reporting and Offsetting Initiative
Internova Travel Group is partnering with Prime Numbers Technology and carbon offsetting provider Sustainable Travel International to offer a carbon… Read More »
Anticipated Rise in Travel Spending Fueled by Hybrid and Remote Work Trends
Travel professionals in large corporate programs view business travel as a “bedrock of growth” for their company, with more than… Read More »
Visa and Conferma Extend Collaboration Agreement for Continued Partnership
Visa and Conferma Pay have agreed to a four-year extension of their collaboration agreement for Visa Commercial Pay, with the… Read More »
Lufthansa Ventures into Spotnana Investment, Establishes NDC Connection
Spotnana has partnered with the Lufthansa Group and has direct New Distribution Capability integrations to the group’s carriers, the technology… Read More »
Cornerstone Makes Strategic Investment in Traxo to Launch Partnership
Cornerstone Information Systems is integrating Traxo technology into its data and automation products as part of a new “close technology… Read More »
STR Adjusts U.S. Hotel Occupancy and RevPAR Forecast
STR and Tourism Economics have lowered growth expectations for 2023 and 2024 in their U.S. hotel forecast amid a “period… Read More »
Sonder Embraces Hotel Initiative in Response to Q2 Rate Decreases
Short-term accommodation provider Sonder’s second-quarter revenue per available room and average daily rate decreased year over year, while occupancy remained… Read More »
Qantas Business Rewards Platform Aims to Compete with TMCs for SME Business
Qantas has redeveloped its Qantas Business Rewards platform, which is geared toward small and midsize companies, and the revamped technology… Read More »
Travelport Expands Deem’s Global Presence with Ambitious Plans
Travelport has completed the integration of Deem with the Travelport Plus platform and, with its improved content access, plans to… Read More »
TripKicks and Dinova Collaborate to Enhance Concur with Dining Options
Business travel technology add-on Tripkicks is partnering with corporate dining network Dinova to enable corporate travelers to see dining options… Read More »
Choice Hotels Sets Sights on International Growth Following Q2 Rate Increase
Choice Hotels International reported lean rate increases amid a dip in occupancy in the second quarter, while the company looked… Read More »
IHG Aims to Alter Customer Mix and Prepares to Unveil New Brand
IHG Hotels & Resorts plans to launch a new midscale conversion brand with potential for “considerable scale,” the company said… Read More »
Sonesta Observes Dynamic Pricing Thriving in the Bleisure Reality
Sonesta International Hotel Corp. this year launched three new brands—Sonesta Essential, Mod and Classico—targeted to corporate travelers as companies look… Read More »
HRS Enhances Platform with Analysis and Recommendation Engine
HRS has implemented an AI-driven “brain” into its Lodging as a Service platform, which the company said can ease management… Read More »
ARC Successfully Integrates Finnair NDC into Direct Connect Platform
Airlines Reporting Corp. has integrated Finnair’s New Distribution Capability offering into its ARC Direct Connect program, “which enables the airline… Read More »
Growth in U.S. Hotel Q2 Pipeline as Marriott Maintains Top Position
The U.S. hotel pipeline in the second quarter increased 7 percent year over year, with 5,572 projects in the development… Read More »
U.S. Extended-Stay Q2 Rates Rise, While Occupancy Sees a Dip
U.S. extended-stay hotels’ revenue per available room and average daily rate in the first half of 2023 again increased year… Read More »
Travelport Expands Offerings with British Airways NDC Content
British Airways’ New Distribution Capability content now is live in the U.K. and Ireland on the Travelport Plus platform, the… Read More »
Sabre Forecasts “Solid” yet “Conservative” Growth in Travel Demand
Total bookings through Sabre’s global distribution system increased 12 percent year over year in the second quarter to 90 million,… Read More »
Hyatt’s Q2 Bolstered by Robust Group Demand
Hyatt Hotels Corp. reported higher second quarter rates and revenue per available room, thanks to sustained group demand, business transient… Read More »