mbaker@thebtngroup.com (Michael B. Baker)

[ad_1] Kevin Iwamoto Bizly chief strategy officer and head of enterprise Kevin Iwamoto will move to a senior advisor consultancy role on Friday as the longtime industry veteran retires following…

[ad_1] CWT has promoted two executive team members as three other announced their departure in the coming months, part of what president and CEO Patrick Andersen called a “realigned executive…

[ad_1] While New Distribution Capability air bookings are showing significant growth, bookings through direct connections with airlines comprise most of that growth, airline and technology executives said at UATP’s Airline…

[ad_1] About three-quarters of travel managers expect domestic business travel and external meetings travel volumes to reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year, and while the economy looms…

[ad_1] As the Biden administration attempts to allay panic in the U.S. banking system following last week’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, analysts following the travel tech industry say start-ups…

[ad_1] Travelport has acquired corporate travel management platform Deem, with plans to make it a “fully integrated corporate tool” with the Travelport platform, the company announced. Deem continues to operate…

[ad_1] American Express Global Business Travel picked up the pace of its recovery in the fourth quarter, with total transaction recovery hitting 72 percent of 2019—an improvement of a percentage…

[ad_1] Radius Travel has added Satguru Travel, which calls itself the largest travel management company in Africa, to its global agency network. Satguru, which has headquarters in Dubai, operates in…

[ad_1] SAP Concur in the coming months plans to release a new car rental booking tool and a virtual card option in Concur Invoice, the company announced at its annual…

[ad_1] Australia-based Globetrotter Corporate Travel has joined the One Global alliance of travel management companies, providing coverage of Australia and New Zealand for the group. The alliance, a joint venture…

[ad_1] Corporate Travel Management has developed a widget to measure traveler well-being within the CTM Portal, the travel management company announced. The widget analyzes such factors as travelers’ trip lengths,…

[ad_1] Travel technology company Thomalex has integrated automation technology from artificial intelligence and machine learning technology provider Aimendo into its online booking tool for travel agencies, the companies announced. The…

[ad_1] Deem this summer will launch a new version of its Etta booking website, which will include more flexible shopping options, a mobile-friendly design and enhanced carbon emissions data, the…

[ad_1] Air bookings through the Amadeus global distribution system in the fourth quarter reached 71.7 percent of 2019 levels in the same period, holding steady with the recovery rate reported…

[ad_1] Cloud-based travel platform Spotnana has launched a new service for executives and other VIP travelers, Seat 1A, that provides personalized attention via a team of senior customer experience agents,…

[ad_1] Sabre’s corporate travel bookings faltered in the fourth quarter, but executives on Wednesday said trends have looked more promising throughout the first weeks of 2023. Fourth-quarter bookings through Sabre’s…

[ad_1] American Express is working with Microsoft to develop a more automated expense-reporting process built from Microsoft Cloud and AI technologies, the companies announced. With the solution, business travelers will…

[ad_1] BCD Travel is making a new invoice data set available through its Invoice API that the travel management company says enables automation and efficiency in the expense process. The…

[ad_1] SAP Concur customers relying solely on global distribution systems might lose access to some American Airlines content when the carrier’s April deadline for New Distribution Capability connection requirements rolls…

[ad_1] CWT has raised $90 million of equity among its shareholders, which it in part will invest in expanding features of its myCWT platform this year, the travel management company…

[ad_1] Travelers have good intentions when it comes to making sustainable choices, but that doesn’t translate into action when it means inconvenience or higher costs, according to a new Amadeus…

[ad_1] A majority of travel buyers and suppliers alike expect higher levels of business travel in 2023 compared with 2022, according to a Global Business Travel Association survey of 637…

[ad_1] Travel technology provider and marketplace Mondee is expanding into Brazil with the acquisition of B2B travel company Orinter, which serves both domestic and outbound travel needs in the country,…

[ad_1] Travel management companies and consultants alike are expressing frustration that the needle has not moved too far away from transaction-based pricing, but they also are reporting success with some…

[ad_1] Automated value-added tax recovery provider Way2VAT reported a 57 percent year-over-year increase in transaction volume in 2022, including a 40 percent increase in the fourth quarter. The company’s total…