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

What Will Global Travel Manager CWT Do With $250 Million in New Capital? Get Smaller, For One

From the outside, it seems the travel management company has gone into survival mode. Post-Covid, it will look a lot leaner, and more attractive to potential buyers.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Airlines Dropping Change Fees May Prompt Corporate Travel Agencies to Reevaluate Myriad Fees Too

There could be a trickle-down effect from the elimination of fees to corporate travel management, but it’s unlikely business passengers were front of mind when the airlines made the call.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

The Fresh Prince of Corporate Travel

What prompted actor Will Smith to invest in travel tech startup TravelBank? And what can other companies learn from the way the company has handled the pandemic so far?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Corporate Travel’s Downturn Will Deliver This Financial Blow Across All of Travel

Billions of dollars in revenue are at stake next year, even once a dire 2020 is out of the way.

Matthew Parsons and Seth Borko, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Agencies Scoop Up Laid-Off Agents With New Consulting Divisions

Corporate travel agencies spot a potentially lucrative side hustle by utilizing displaced agents. And why not?

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Flight Centre Takes Aim at Essential Services Travel for the Road to Recovery

With a narrowing pool of viable customers, in the form of governments and other essential service providers, the competition's going to be tough out there.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Corporate Travel, Private Equity and Lots of Messiness Down Under in Oz

Fulfilling pledges to revitalize its business travel offering could help Virgin Australia bounce back, but it may be exiting bankruptcy with a tarnished reputation.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Desks, Donuts and Food Deliveries: Corporate Travel Expenses Look Different This Year

This six-month expense roundup reveals good news for local restaurants, bad news for waistlines.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Corporate Travel Agencies Still Busy Helping Repatriate People — And Even Pets

Evacuations are difficult at the best of times. Now corporate travel agencies are battling border closures, offline bookings, canceled flights and quarantines.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago

Business Travel

UK Corporate Travel Agency Breaks New Ground With a Subscription Model

There's nothing like breaking ranks with tradition, and over the course of the year we'll probably hear more about this type of travel management-as-a-service offering.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 4 years ago