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IATA: Global Air Demand Continues to Slip: Business Travel News
Global air demand grew 3.8 percent year over year for September, according to the International Air Transport Association, outpacing global capacit...
Lufthansa Group to Take Cost-Cutting Measures with Austrian Airlines: Business Travel News
The Lufthansa Group will cut up to 800 jobs at Austrian Airlines and centralize its operations solely from its Vienna hub in an effort to trim 90 m...
Global Air Demand Outpaced Capacity in September: Business Travel News
Global air demand grew 3.8 percent year over year, according to the International Air Transport Association, outpacing global capacity, which rose ...
Business Travel Boosts Choice's Cambria but Systemwide RevPAR Declines: Business Travel News
Choice Hotels credited its Cambria brand for "leading the evolution of our portfolio to become more revenue intense by attracting business traveler...
Kristin Intress Returns to WorldHotels' CEO Role: Business Travel News
Kristin Intress will succeed Geoff Andrew as CEO of WorldHotels, effectively immediately. Andrew is stepping down to pursue other interests. This i...
TripActions Connects to Lufthansa Group NDC API: Business Travel News
TripActions has established an NDC-enabled direct connection to the Lufthansa Group and aims to have content available to all platform users by the...
U.S. Travel Volume Grew 2.2 Percent YOY in September: Business Travel News
Total travel to or within the United States grew 2.2 percent year over year, according to the U.S. Travel Association's Travel Trends Index. Total ...
U.S. Grants Poland Visa Waiver Status: Business Travel News
The U.S. Visa Waiver Program now includes Poland, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Marriott Third Quarter RevPAR Grows, Group Bookings Strong: Business Travel News
Marriott International's comparable systemwide constant dollar revenue per available room grew 1.5 percent during the third quarter, year over year...
JAL Boosts Service to San Francisco: Business Travel News
On March 29, Japan Airlines will expand its service to San Francisco with two daily flights from Tokyo's Narita International Airport. The new serv...
Hertz Reports Stronger Pricing Globally in Q3: Business Travel News
Hertz Global Holdings total revenues increased 3 percent year over year to $2.8 billion in the third quarter, as the company reported strong demand...
Does Your Company's Benefits Plan Adequately Cover Employees Traveling Abroad?: Business Travel News
Traditional medical insurance coverage extends to employees who travel abroad for work occasionally. But employees taking on humanitarian efforts i...
Uber's Loss Widens on Higher Expenses: Business Travel News
Uber reported gross bookings in its Rides segment were up 20 percent year over year to $12.6 billion in the third quarter. Gross bookings from prem...
Nina & Pinta Names Chris Crowley Managing Partner: Business Travel News
Chris Crowley has served as a non-executive director for Nina & Pinta since 2018, but now takes a fulltime role as managing partner.
Kayak Enters Corporate Travel Sector with Launch of Free Solution: Business Travel News
Fifteen years after its launch as one of the first consumer travel metasearch solutions, Kayak is expanding into corporate travel with the launch o...
United Names New Corporate Account Managing Director: Business Travel News
United Airlines has appointed Aileen Furlong as managing director of global corporate accounts, overseeing all of the carrier's corporate accounts ...
IAG Reaches Agreement to Acquire Air Europa: Business Travel News
International Airlines Group has signed an agreement to acquire Spanish carrier Air Europa for 1 billion euros, with which the group plans to build...
Avis Budget Group Hopes to 'Turn the Corner' on Corporate Pricing: Business Travel News
Corporate business volumes at Avis Budget Group grew in the third quarter, though the company is seeing little movement on rates for its largest cu...
Egencia Launches Lufthansa NDC Content in Europe: Business Travel News
Travel management company Egencia launched Lufthansa Group's New Distribution Capability content in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Net...
Avis Budget Group Hopes to 'Turn the Corner' on Corporate Pricing: Business Travel News
Corporate business volumes at Avis Budget Group grew in the third quarter, though the company is seeing little movement on rates for its largest cu...
Radisson Hotel Group Creates COO Americas Position: Business Travel News
Radisson Hotel Group promoted Aly El-Bassuni to the newly created role of chief operating officer in the Americas. El-Bassuni previously served as ...
Hyatt RevPAR Flat for Q3: Business Travel News
Following a similar move by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts earlier this week, Hyatt Hotels Corp. revised its 2019 revenue per available room guidance dow...
Air France-KLM Revenue Growth Stalls in Q3: Business Travel News
Air France-KLM Group's total revenues increased 0.5 percent year over year to 6.5 billion euro in the third quarter.
IAG Profit Takes Hit from BA Pilot Strike: Business Travel News
International Airlines Group's passenger revenue increased 2.3 percent year over year to 6.5 billion euros in the third quarter. Capacity was up 2....
Business Travel Propels Air Canada Q3 Revenue Growth Despite Max Grounding: Business Travel News
Air Canada's operating revenues rose 2.5 percent year over year to 5.6 billion Canadian dollars despite lower capacity due to the grounding of its ...
United Execs Outline 2020 Plans: Business Travel News
United Airlines at its recent Media Day in Chicago outlined its product, network and investment strategy for 2020, a year in which CEO Oscar Munoz ...
Southwest Schedule Ups Baltimore and Hawaii Service: Business Travel News
Southwest Airlines will its service out of Baltimore and to Hawaii as part of its latest flight schedule announcement. From Baltimore/Washington, S...
Southwest Makes NDC Connection with TripActions: Business Travel News
Southwest Airlines has established a direct connect to the TripActions platform via ATPCO's NDC Exchange, enabling travelers to access the carrier'...
Systemwide Q3 Wyndham RevPAR Down, Rooms Growth Up: Business Travel News
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reported a 3 percent decline in systemwide revenue per available room for the third quarter, year over year. Both U.S. and...
WestJet's Q3 Earnings Soar: Business Travel News
WestJet's revenue increased 10.5 percent year over year to 1.4 billion Canadian dollars in the third quarter.
Lyft Adds Membership Program for Ride Discounts: Business Travel News
Lyft is launching a membership program for frequent riders that offer discounts and benefits for a monthly fee. Priced at about $20 per month, Lyft...
HRS Announces Invisible Pay Platform: Business Travel News
Hotel solutions company HRS has launched Invisible Pay, a platform that enables advanced payment automation for hotel stays.
Furnished Rental Company 2nd Address Expands to Miami: Business Travel News
Furnished apartment marketplace for business travelers 2nd Address has expanded into Miami with a partnership with Hosteeva, a rental property prov...
CorpTrav Taps Dee Runyan for COO: Business Travel News
Travel management company CorpTrav has hired Dee Runyan to serve as COO. She replaces Mary Batal-Riley who left the role in July.
Amex GBT & CWT Take Steps to Enable NDC Bookings Through GDSs: Business Travel News
Both American Express Global Business Travel and Carlson Wagonlit Travel have announced major developments they've taken to enable ND...
Premium Revenue Growth Boosts Alaska's Q3 Income: Business Travel News
Alaska Air Group's passenger revenue increased 8 percent year over year in the third quarter to $2.21 billion.
Air France-KLM Will Boost Capacity 2.5 Percent in Winter Flying: Business Travel News
The Air France-KLM Group is increasing its capacity 2.5 percent year over year, an addition of 32 new routes, in its winter schedule. New long-haul...
Southwest CEO 'Not Highly Confident' in Timely Max Return: Business Travel News
Southwest Airlines' passenger revenue rose 0.7 percent year over year in the third quarter to $5.23 billion despite continued delays to the Boeing ...
Kempinski Creates Chief Quality Officer Position: Business Travel News
A few weeks after announcing a global footprint expansion, Kempinski Hotels has promoted Benedikt Jaschke from VP of operational strategy and quali...
UATP Is Letting Travel Management Companies Issue Its Cards: Business Travel News
A decade after the idea surfaced, payment network UATP will allow travel management companies to issue UATP payment accounts. BCD Travel is the fir...
American Airlines Plans Rebound Following Difficult Summer: Business Travel News
American Airlines chairman and CEO Doug Parker hopes for a better 2020 after a difficult past several months, including the Boeing 737 Max groundin...
Furnished Apartment Company Blueground Raises $50 Million: Business Travel News
The short-term serviced-apartment segment continues to show strength. Blueground this week announced it has received $50 million in Series B fundin...
Hilton Q3 RevPAR Falls Short of Expectations: Business Travel News
Hilton systemwide comparable revenue per available room grew 0.4 percent year over year in the third quarter, lower than the anticipated 1 to 2 per...
Serko Will List Booking.com Content: Business Travel News
Online travel booking and expense platform Serko soon will integrate Booking.com content into its Zeno booking tool, and Booking.com will promote Z...
JetBlue Will Offer Basic Economy Soon: Business Travel News
Over the next few months, JetBlue will launch its version of basic economy fares, CEO Robin Hayes said.
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