Aventri to Launch Solution for Small Events
Event management software company Aventri plans to launch for clients a solution for small, less complex meetings and events on… Read More »
Concur Adds Expense Integration with Mobility Provider Bolt
Concur Expense now can directly integrate business purchases made over the platform of mobility provider Bolt, the company announced. Estonia-based… Read More »
Wyndham Set to Open 20 Microtel Hotels in China
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts plans to open 20 new midscale Microtel by Wyndham hotels in Greater China by the end… Read More »
Oyo, Microsoft Announce Product, Tech Alliance
Microsoft and hotel company Oyo Homes have entered into a multiyear strategic alliance to co-develop “next-gen travel and hospitality products… Read More »
Expensify Offering Cash Back on Corp. Card Purchases
Expensify is offering users of its corporate payment card up to 2 percent cash back for all purchases, the company… Read More »
Jump Off the Hotel RFP Merry-Go-Round
The ride keeps going round and round and up and down and never moves forward. I am talking about the… Read More »
Cascade Agrees to Acquire Controlling Stake in Four Seasons
Cascade Investment has agreed to increase its share in Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts from 47.5 percent to a controlling… Read More »
SilverDoor Acquires The Apartment Service
Habicus Group, the parent company of serviced-apartment provider SilverDoor, has acquired rival The Apartment Service, the company announced. Terms of… Read More »
CWT Integrates Amadeus Web-Based Booking, Support Platform in Europe
CWT has integrated Amadeus’ web-based travel booking and fulfillment platform, Selling Platform Connect, into its European servicing hubs, the travel… Read More »
Charlie Sultan Named COO of SAP Concur
SAP Concur has promoted Charlie Sultan to chief operating officer and SVP strategic planning, according to his LinkedIn profile. Sultan… Read More »
Vessul to Set Sail for Maritime, Energy Users
A new booking and expense service dedicated to corporate travel in the marine and energy sector is preparing for full… Read More »
ATPCO Moving to Amazon Web Services Platform
ATPCO is migrating to the Amazon Web Services platform, which it said would enable quicker development of new airline pricing… Read More »
Survey Casts Shadow on Prospect of Autumn Business Travel Recovery
More than half of U.S. business travelers are likely to cancel existing travel plans with no intent to reschedule due… Read More »
Amex GBT, Cvent Add Dozens of CSR Questions for Hotel RFPs
American Express Global Business Travel and meetings management and transient sourcing provider Cvent have partnered to create and launch a… Read More »
Bizzabo, Brightcove Partner for Mtgs. Video
Event tech firm Bizzabo will offer integrated access to video technology firm Brightcove’s platform for in-person, hybrid and virtual meetings,… Read More »
Midas Touches Up Brand with New Site
U.K.-based Midas Travel has launched a new website as part of a rebranding initiative. Debuting today, the new site, midas-travel.com,… Read More »
Hyatt Enables Free Gopuff Delivery at 13 Properties
Hyatt Hotels Corp. through Feb. 28, 2022, is offering guests at 13 U.S. Hyatt Place properties free delivery of toiletries,… Read More »
Serviced Apartments Platform AG Acquires Acomodeo
Switzerland-based Serviced Apartments Platform AG, which first invested in the German start-up Acomodeo in 2020, has fully acquired the serviced-apartment… Read More »
Hilton’s Hughes on Biz Travel Growth, Maintaining Buyer Relationships
Hilton Hotels Corp.’s president of the Americas Danny Hughes spoke with BTN’s senior editor Donna M. Airoldi in mid-August about… Read More »
Microsoft Invests $5M in Oyo
After rumors flourished in late July about Microsoft investing in Oyo Rooms prior to the budget hotel start-up’s anticipated IPO,… Read More »
IHG Launches New Luxury Collection Brand
IHG Hotels & Resorts unveiled its newest brand on Tuesday, the 17th one in its portfolio. Dubbed the Vignette Collection,… Read More »
Upside Goes Down
Upside Business Travel will wind down operations before officially closing next month, the company announced. Launched in 2016 by Priceline… Read More »