Best Western Plus Revamping to Attract More Corp. Travelers
During the company’s annual convention in October, BWH Hotel Group board chair Ishwar Naran cited a McKinsey & Co. report… Read More »
Meetings Tech Tie-Up: Aventri and MeetingPlay Merge
Meetings technology companies Aventri and MeetingPlay today announced they will merge into a single entity. Connecticut-based Aventri (formerly etouches) has… Read More »
Travel tech consortium Mondee is going public via a merger SPAC Deal
Travel technology consortium Mondee is going public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company ITHAX Acquisition Corp. in a… Read More »
STR: U.S. Hotels’ Slow November Disappoints After October Rally
The U.S. hotel industry’s recovery slowed again in November, with key performance metrics falling below October levels, STR reported. November… Read More »
Cvent Taps Former Military Vendor for Mtg. Health Pass Tech
Meetings technology provider Cvent has partnered with multifactor identity authenticator ID.me to create and offer Cvent Health Check as a… Read More »
FCM Parent Company Acquires Shep
Flight Centre Travel Group, the parent company of FCM and Corporate Traveler, has fully acquired Shep, the Texas-based software company… Read More »
Five More Hotel Cos. Join HRS’ Green Stay Initiative
Corporate lodging platform HRS has added five new partners to its Green Stay Initiative, the company announced: NH Hotel Group,… Read More »
CBRE Upgrades U.S. Hotel Forecast, Sees RevPAR Recovery by Mid-2023
per available room will reach 2019 levels by the second half of 2023 rather than in 2024, as previously forecast…. Read More »
AAA Corporate Travel Taps Deem’s Etta Booking Tool
AAA’s corporate travel management arm, AAA Corporate Travel, is partnering to provide Deem’s Etta travel platform to clients, the companies… Read More »
Sabre Names Former CWT Head Ekert President
Global distribution system operator Sabre Corp. has named as president Kurt Ekert, the former president and CEO of travel management… Read More »
Travelport, Aeromexico Agreement to Include NDC Content
Global distribution system operator Travelport and Aeromexico renewed their partnership with a multi-year distribution agreement that eventually will channel New… Read More »
Hilton Permanently Extends Point-Expiration Policy
Hilton Hotels Corp. permanently has extended its Hilton Honors points-expiration policy to 24 months from the date of last activity… Read More »
Southwest to Introduce New Fare Category in 2022
Southwest Airlines in 2022 will introduce a new fare category, potentially as early as the second quarter, the company announced… Read More »
BTA Report: NDC ‘Failing to Deliver on Expectations’
Business Travel Association members report they are “frustrated” with a “lack of progress” from airlines with New Distribution Capability initiatives,… Read More »
Marriott to Revamp Courtyard Brand
Marriott International is giving its Courtyard brand in North America a facelift, the company announced Wednesday. More than 375 of… Read More »
Hyatt Introduces Room Keys in Apple Wallet
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has introduced at six U.S. hotels room keys in Apple Wallet for World of Hyatt loyalty members,… Read More »
Lufthansa, TripActions Partner for SME-Targeted Platform
The Lufthansa Group and TripActions are launching a co-branded booking and management platform, targeting small and medium-sized customers of the… Read More »
Egencia Expands Rail Booking Options
Egencia over the past several months has added new rail booking capabilities, including new providers, additional service capabilities in certain… Read More »
Amex GBT, Sabre Plan Long-Term Tech Collaboration
American Express Global Business Travel will make a “multimillion-dollar, long-term annual investment” to develop technology alongside Sabre Corp. over the… Read More »
Hotel Engine Raises $65M in Series B Round
Hotel Engine has raised $65 million in a Series B round, the company announced. The investment values the business travel… Read More »
Travelport Reaches New NDC Distribution Deals with IAG, Air France-KLM
Global distribution system operator Travelport has reached new agreements with International Airlines Group and Air France-KLM to channel New Distribution… Read More »
Groupize Partners for Life Sciences Data Verification
Meetings management company Groupize has partnered with MedPro Systems, a provider of health care license validation solutions to the life… Read More »
New Best Western CEO Targets Loyalty, Corp. Transient
Larry Cuculic takes over as BWH Hotels president and CEO on Dec. 1. He’s been with the hotel company for… Read More »
Jacques Joins Smart Hotel Rate
Travel technology veteran Michael Jacques has joined price assurance specialist Smart Hotel Rate and will head business development, the company… Read More »
TripBam, FairFly Venture Deeper Into Competitive Territory
Editor’s note, Nov. 30: Report updated with additional information on hotel reshopping and future plans, provided by FairFly. As TripBam… Read More »
TravelPerk Launches Team Event Management Solution
Travel management platform TravelPerk has launched a new solution designed to allow clients to organize events-based travel. Named TravelPerk Events,… Read More »