Short-Term Corp. Mtg. Surge Fuels Hyatt’s Q2
A rapid return of short-term corporate meetings and the continued recovery of business transient volume, led by the hotel company’s… Read More »
Sabre Acquires Conferma Pay
Sabre has acquired payments company Conferma Pay, BTN Europe has learned. The acquisition took place on Aug. 3, Sabre later… Read More »
Snowfall to Acquire Psngr1
U.K.-based travel technology firm Snowfall is acquiring online booking tool Psngr1, with plans to merge it with its own technology… Read More »
Choice: Q2 Corp. Travel Share Near Historical Levels
Business travel’s share of Choice Hotels International’s second-quarter volume was about 30 percent, approaching the company’s typical historical level as… Read More »
Sabre Signs Distribution Agreement with Cain Travel
Boulder, Colo.-based travel management company Cain Travel has signed a new distribution agreement with Sabre Corp., bringing them onto the… Read More »
EV Rental Co. Ufodrive Expands to U.S.
Luxembourg-based all-electric-vehicle rental car platform Ufodrive has expanded to the United States, with operations launched in San Francisco, the company… Read More »
HRS Agrees to Acquire Expense Management Platform Paypense
HRS has agreed to acquire Germany-based expense management platform Paypense, which it will integrate into its own HRS Pay spend… Read More »
ARC Promotes Solomon to Chief Commercial Officer
Airlines Reporting Corp. has promoted VP of global customers and data products Steve Solomon to chief commercial officer, a newly… Read More »
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide Integrates Bizly into SMM Platform
Meetings & Incentives Worldwide strategic meetings consultancy Intent Strategy Group has partnered with simple meetings technology platform Bizly to integrate… Read More »
Marriott Q2: Group Accelerating Fast; Corporate Continues Rebound
Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano emphasized “stronger than anticipated” group business in the second quarter as a lynchpin for the… Read More »
U.S. Hotel Pipeline Expands but Cost Concerns Mount
The number of U.S. hotel construction projects in the development pipeline at the end of the second quarter was about… Read More »
Sonder Names Hebbar COO
Short-term accommodation provider Sonder Holdings has named SVP of operations Deeksha Hebbar its COO, the company announced Tuesday. The role… Read More »
Citi, Dinova Partner for Dining Program Offering
Citi has added a preferred dining program for corporate card clients via a partnership with corporate dining program provider Dinova,… Read More »
Sabre Sees ‘Stronger’ Recovery in Months Ahead
While corporate and international travel recovered “nicely” during the second quarter, the recovery rate has begun to slow down in… Read More »
Grasp Pilots Virtual Payment Integration with Marriott
Grasp Technologies has worked with Marriott International to implement an automated workflow for virtual payments that it says could become… Read More »
Corporate Traveler Sweetens Melon with Hotel Booking Tool
Travel management company Corporate Traveler has implemented a new hotel booking tool within its Melon travel booking and management platform… Read More »
Way2VAT to Acquire DevoluIVA
Automated value-added tax recovery provider Way2VAT has signed an agreement to acquire Barcelona-based corporate expense management and VAT recovery company… Read More »
New Chief Product Officer, CFO to Join Sabre
Sabre Corp. next month will get new chief product and chief financial officers, as the executives currently in those positions… Read More »
TravelPerk Adds Two to Senior Leadership Team
TravelPerk has hired new chief financial and chief people officers, each of whom the travel management platform said will help… Read More »
Wyndham Bullish on Biz Travel Contracts Going into Fall
Wyndham CEO Geoff Ballotti projected confidence in Wednesday’s earnings call that the hotel’s thriving performance indicators were insulated against some… Read More »
Hilton Optimistic Business Travel Upturn Will Endure
After a second quarter buoyed by what Hilton Hotels Corp. executives called stronger-than-expected levels of business travel, particularly from the… Read More »
Spotnana Crosses $100M Funding Mark with Latest Investment Round
Cloud-based booking platform Spotnana has raised $75 million in its latest fund-raising round, which the company said would help it… Read More »