Matthew Parsons

Matthew covers the corporate travel sector, with his eye on the intersections of procurement, technology and culture. He was previously editor of Buying Business Travel, overseeing its transition to BTN Europe before becoming a Skifter. He lives in London with his young family, but as a self-confessed Francophile loves to hop across the channel for a taste of the good life.

Latest Stories

Business Travel

Travel Startups Look Beyond Tourists to Coax Businesses Into Great Outdoors

More WeWalk than WeWork, nature-themed getaways for burned-out company employees are on the rise.

Travel Startups Look Beyond Tourists to Coax Businesses Into Great Outdoors

Coronavirus

Lufthansa Confident It Can Pay Off Its Rescue Loan Within a Year as Bookings Return

Summer comes to the rescue of this much leaner airline, and CEO Carsten Spohr will be glad to get rid of the overhanging debt it accumulated.

Lufthansa Confident It Can Pay Off Its Rescue Loan Within a Year as Bookings Return

Tourism

Saudi Arabia’s Staycation Boom Creates Demand for Upscale Restaurants

Is the kingdom carving out a reputation as a new epicurean center for the Middle East?

Saudi Arabia’s Staycation Boom Creates Demand for Upscale Restaurants

Business Travel

Can Travel for Government Business Be What Leads Biz Travel Out of Its Slump?

Expect more government-sponsored international travel as countries drum up business to revive their economies after the prolonged downturn.

Can Travel for Government Business Be What Leads Biz Travel Out of Its Slump?

Coronavirus

Virgin Australia Readies for a Domestic Recovery by Adding 9 Boeing 737s to Its Fleet

Rebuilding its fleet will be a priority, because the carrier will have to act fast when state borders reopen.

Virgin Australia Readies for a Domestic Recovery by Adding 9 Boeing 737s to Its Fleet

Business Travel

How ‘Traveling Offices’ Could Help Reignite Corporate Travel

Few companies so far are touring the globe with so-called traveling offices, but they’re about to become the perfect antidote to remote ennui.

How ‘Traveling Offices’ Could Help Reignite Corporate Travel

Airlines

Africa’s Air Seychelles Struggles to Survive Under New Creditor Pressure

A complicated affair involving several airlines and broader efforts by creditors to recover a total of $1.2 billion could close down the African airline.

Africa’s Air Seychelles Struggles to Survive Under New Creditor Pressure

Business Travel

Expense Startup Raises $300 Million to Target Remote Workers Doing Less Travel

Ramp is yet another fintech newcomer that plans on disrupting corporate travel and expenses. Is its automated twist enough to help it stand out in a saturated market?

Expense Startup Raises $300 Million to Target Remote Workers Doing Less Travel

Coronavirus

Ryanair Says Passenger Numbers Will Reach 10.5 Million in August

CEO Michael O'Leary is calling a recovery, but that may depend on how it reshuffles its bases over the coming months. Low-cost carriers need low-cost airports, after all.

Business Travel

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler

This could be a long-term shift in behavior, but don't rule out more corks popping if international corporate travel, and all its paid-for perks, fully bounces back.

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler