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United Plays NDC HardballUnited Airlines is tracking look-to-book ratios for NDC and, according to TMC sources, cutting off access for...

United Plays NDC Hardball

United Airlines is tracking look-to-book ratios for NDC and, according to TMC sources, cutting off access for minimal booking activity.

#businesstravel #corporatetravel #travelmanagement #airlines #travelmanagementcompany #airlineNDC

https://www.thecompanydime.com/united-airlines-ndc/

Hotels, Tech Firms, Travel Management Companies Mold New Distribution ModelThere's probably a better name out there than "NDC for...

Hotels, Tech Firms, Travel Management Companies Mold New Distribution Model

There's probably a better name out there than "NDC for lodging," but that's the gist of a movement in hotel distribution.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/hotel-tech-derbysoft-katanox-connectivity-distribution/

American Express To Market Expense Tool After Center AcquisitionAmerican Express Co. announced plans to buy competitor Center and offer a...

American Express To Market Expense Tool After Center Acquisition

American Express Co. announced plans to buy competitor Center and offer a new expense platform.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/american-express-expense-center-acquisition/

#spendmanagement #corporatetravel #payment

Expensify Contemplates 'Supremacy' In AI, 'Commoditized' Travel PlanningExpensify ran into a little trouble building a...

Expensify Contemplates 'Supremacy' In AI, 'Commoditized' Travel Planning

Expensify ran into a little trouble building a travel solution but sees it as an accelerator along with artificial intelligence.

#corporatetravel #businesstravel #businesstraveltech #travelmanagement #fintech

https://www.thecompanydime.com/expensify-ai-artificial-intelligence/

Startup Proposes Paying Business Travelers To Bypass HotelsIreland-based Roamr enables bookings for a "global employee accommodation...

Startup Proposes Paying Business Travelers To Bypass Hotels

Ireland-based Roamr enables bookings for a "global employee accommodation network" of participating travelers' homes. It divvies up savings between the traveler, their employer, the host and itself.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/startup-roamr-paying-business-travelers-to-bypass-hotels/

AI Comes For Corporate Travel Jobs At Flight Centre Travel GroupIn addition to cost savings, artificial intelligence at Flight Centre could...

AI Comes For Corporate Travel Jobs At Flight Centre Travel Group

In addition to cost savings, artificial intelligence at Flight Centre could enable "disruptive" business models, an exec said without elaborating.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/flight-centre-corporate-travel-jobs-ai-artificial-intelligence/

#corporatetravel #businesstraveltech #travelmanagement #ai

GBTA Stays The Course On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion"The GBTA Foundation has no plans to alter or eliminate its people...

GBTA Stays The Course On Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

"The GBTA Foundation has no plans to alter or eliminate its people initiatives."

https://www.thecompanydime.com/gbta-dei-diversity-equity-inclusion/

Blockskye-Kayak Duo Wins DeloitteThe Blockskye-Kayak partnership won another very big account. Deloitte is leaving BCD Travel in multiple...

Blockskye-Kayak Duo Wins Deloitte

The Blockskye-Kayak partnership won another very big account. Deloitte is leaving BCD Travel in multiple markets including the United States.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/blockskye-kayak-btx-wins-deloitte/

Op Ed: Cerebri AI’s Jean Belanger On The Promise And Limits Of Business Travel ROIEntrepreneur Jean Belanger, co-founder and CEO of...

Op Ed: Cerebri AI’s Jean Belanger On The Promise And Limits Of Business Travel ROI

Entrepreneur Jean Belanger, co-founder and CEO of Ceribri AI Inc., is optimistic about the potential for measuring the return on investment in business travel.

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https://www.thecompanydime.com/op-ed-cerebri-jean-belanger-business-travel-return-on-investment/

#travelmanagement #corporatetravel #businesstravel

CWT Deal Scrutiny Alludes To Question Of Whose Interests Come First For Travel Management CompaniesGovernment reviews of American Express...

CWT Deal Scrutiny Alludes To Question Of Whose Interests Come First For Travel Management Companies

Government reviews of American Express Global Business Travel's planned acquisition of CWT touched on an age-old question about travel management companies' multiple masters. As of now, the U.S. lawsuit to stop the deal is scheduled to go to trial in September.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/cwt-deal-scrutiny-travel-management-companies-tmc/

#corporatetravel #travelmanagement #businesstraveltech

UK Regulators Reverse Stance On CWT DealAmerican Express Global Business Travel welcomed the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's...

UK Regulators Reverse Stance On CWT Deal

American Express Global Business Travel welcomed the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's revised view of the planned acquisition of CWT.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/uk-regulators-competition-markets-authority-gbt-cwt-deal/

Dispatch 14Dispatch on AA's new effort to attract corporate accounts, rising airfares on international routes, slowing corporate demand...

Dispatch 14

Dispatch on AA's new effort to attract corporate accounts, rising airfares on international routes, slowing corporate demand growth, bed bugs and more.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/dispatch-14/

#corporatetravel #travelmanagement

As Sabre Sunsets TripCase, Serko’s GetThere Plans New Mobile AppSabre told TripCase users it would shut down the mobile itinerary app as...

As Sabre Sunsets TripCase, Serko’s GetThere Plans New Mobile App

Sabre told TripCase users it would shut down the mobile itinerary app as of April 1. GetThere, which it sold to Serko, will build its own.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/sabre-tripcase-serko-getthere/

#businesstraveltech

Q&A: Accelya Chief Customer Success Officer Tye RadcliffeTye Radcliffe helped get United's NDC strategy off the ground. Now at...

Q&A: Accelya Chief Customer Success Officer Tye Radcliffe

Tye Radcliffe helped get United's NDC strategy off the ground. Now at airline tech firm Accelya, he's helping several carriers do the same. Radcliffe spoke with The Company Dime last month about NDC's progress, sticking points and opportunities.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/accelya-tye-radcliffe/

#travelmanagement #businesstravel #corporatetravel

What’s In A Name? Considerations For Corporate Travel BrandingCorporate travel programs often co-brand with their tech and management...

What’s In A Name? Considerations For Corporate Travel Branding

Corporate travel programs often co-brand with their tech and management providers, while full white labeling is less common.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/corporate-travel-branding/

Op Ed: Patrick Diemer On Why Amex GBT Won’t Acquire CWT, And What It MeansWith authorities on both sides of the Atlantic examining...

Op Ed: Patrick Diemer On Why Amex GBT Won’t Acquire CWT, And What It Means

With authorities on both sides of the Atlantic examining potential anticompetitive implications, and the seller possibly hurting from the uncertainty, consultant and BT4Europe chair Patrick Diemer examines the shaky ground that Amex GBT’s proposed acquisition of CWT appears to be on.

#businesstravel #travelmanagement #travelmanagementcompany #corporatetravel

https://www.thecompanydime.com/op-ed-patrick-diemer-amex-gbt-cwt/

Blockskye, United Invite Co-Branded Cards To Managed Corporate TravelBlockskye allows organizations to get data from purchases using...

Blockskye, United Invite Co-Branded Cards To Managed Corporate Travel

Blockskye allows organizations to get data from purchases using participating suppliers' co-branded loyalty cards. United is first.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/blockskye-united-co-branded-card/

AirPlus Retrenches Under New Ownership For Profitability PushSEB Group-owned AirPlus is ending corporate payment programs in dozens of...

AirPlus Retrenches Under New Ownership For Profitability Push

SEB Group-owned AirPlus is ending corporate payment programs in dozens of markets to focus on Europe, the United States and Canada. Citi scaled back last year while Amex is realigning in Europe this year.

#businesstravel
#corporatetravel
#travelmanagement
#payment

https://www.thecompanydime.com/airplus-retrenches-new-ownership/

Notebook: Corporate Travel Consultants Analyze GBT-CWT Review (w/Audio)During a live broadcast, a trio of corporate travel consultants...

Notebook: Corporate Travel Consultants Analyze GBT-CWT Review (w/Audio)

During a live broadcast, a trio of corporate travel consultants discussed the implications of Amex GBT's proposed CWT acquisition and other travel management company issues affecting buyers.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/notebook-corporate-travel-consultants-analyze-gbt-cwt-audio/

#corporatetravel #travelmanagement #businesstravel

What is Yokoy, The Expense Software Firm TravelPerk Just Acquired?TravelPerk was valued at $2.7 billion as it raised another $200 million in...

What is Yokoy, The Expense Software Firm TravelPerk Just Acquired?

TravelPerk was valued at $2.7 billion as it raised another $200 million in funding. It bought Switzerland-based expense software firm Yokoy and will offer an end-to-end travel and expense solution but also is building out its partnership program to support connections with other expense platforms as well.

https://www.thecompanydime.com/travelperk-yokoy/

#businesstravel #corporatetravel #travelmanagement #expensemanagement