Wyndham: Blue-Collar Business Travel Solid in Q2
Business travel demand related to logistics and infrastructure, including trucking, in the second quarter increased from levels in the second… Read More »
Singapore to Provide NDC Content Through Aeronology Connection
Singapore Airlines has joined Melbourne-based Aeronology’s travel distribution platform, providing its New Distribution Capability inventory to Aeronology’s NDC Direct Connect… Read More »
Sonder Targets Corporate Travel with GDS, TMC Deals
Apartment-style accommodation provider Sonder now offers its inventory on the three major global distribution systems via a third-party provider and… Read More »
Sonder Targets Corporate Travel with GDS, TMC Deals
Apartment-style accommodation provider Sonder now offers its inventory on the three major global distribution systems via a third-party provider and… Read More »
Marriott to Launch Enhanced Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Marriott International will launch an expanded version of its human trafficking awareness training on July 30, the United Nations’ World… Read More »
New U.S. Hotel Construction Projects Up 20 Percent Year Over Year in Q2
A total of 372 new U.S. hotel projects with 45,084 rooms were announced in the first half of 2021, with… Read More »
EasyJet Joins Duffel Platform
EasyJet is adding its content to London-based Duffel’s platform, which connects airlines to travel sellers via an API capable of… Read More »
Southwest Goes Live in Sabre
Southwest Airlines content is going live in the Sabre global distribution system on Monday, giving corporate travelers and travel management… Read More »
Amex GBT Brings SME-Focused Spend Tool to U.S.
American Express Global Business Travel is bringing its small and midsize enterprise-focused expense and purchasing management platform to the U.S.,… Read More »
Amex Corp. Card Spending Continues Resurgence in Q2
Total spending volume on American Express corporate cards increased to $119.9 billion during the second quarter, up from $104 billion… Read More »
United’s Radcliffe Joins Accelya
Travel technology provider Accelya has hired United Airlines distribution executive Tye Radcliffe as VP of product strategy, focusing on New… Read More »
Amex Corporate Card Spending Continues Resurgence in Q2
Total spending volume on American Express corporate cards increased to $119.9 billion during the second quarter, up from $104 billion… Read More »
Flight Centre Names Gianusso Chief Technology Officer
Flight Centre Travel Group has named Peter Gianusso global chief technology officer for the travel management provider’s corporate division. Gianusso’s… Read More »
Amadeus Heath Verification Tool Integrates IBM Digital Passport
The IBM Digital Health Pass has been integrated into Amadeus’ Traveler ID for Safe Travel mobile health verification solution, enabling… Read More »
SAP’s Concur Division Sees Q2 Revenue Stability
SAP’s second-quarter earnings report offered encouraging signs for the return of business travel, with the division that includes the company’s… Read More »
Acomodeo Partners with Booking.com
Frankfurt, Germany-based serviced-apartment provider Acomodeo has partnered with Booking.com to add shorter-term lodging options to its platform for corporate travelers,… Read More »
STR’s June U.S. Hotel Occupancy, Rates Continue Recovery
The U.S. hotel industry in June continued a recovery still led by leisure travel, with occupancy and revenue per available… Read More »
Deem Partners with Workday for Integration
Deem Inc.’s Etta travel management platform now integrates directly with Workday’s expense management system, enabling mutual clients to link booking… Read More »
Buyers Look to Manage Traveler Expectations in New Hotel Terrain
In early July, Hilton Worldwide did away with automatic daily housekeeping at its non-luxury brands in the United States, and… Read More »
United’s Amadeus Renewal Includes NDC Content Distribution
United Airlines will begin distributing New Distribution Capability-enabled content globally through the Amadeus Travel Platform later this year per a… Read More »
Traxo, ZS Associates to Launch Data Analytics Tool
Booking capture specialist Traxo Inc. has joined with professional services provider ZS Associates, itself a Traxo client, to offer a… Read More »
Serko Unveils Trip-Budgeting Tool for Zeno
Serko has added to its Zeno booking and expense management platform a new trip-budgeting function designed to let travel managers… Read More »
Radisson Creates New Latin America, Caribbean Executive Role
Radisson Hotel Group Americas has appointed former Marriott International executive Paul Adan to the newly created role of managing director… Read More »
Oyo Raises $660M in Term Loan B Funding
India-based hotel company Oyo Rooms has raised $660 million from global institutional investors in term loan B funding, the company… Read More »
World Travel Inc. to Resell Booking Capture Service CapTrav
Booking capture specialist CapTrav will join World Travel Inc.’s third-party marketplace under a new reseller deal between the companies. Founded… Read More »
J.D. Power Survey: Hotel Guests Want Breakfast Back
One major change at many hotel brands since the pandemic started has been the removal or downsizing of breakfast. This… Read More »