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Business Travel News

These articles explore key aspects of the industry, including travel buyers, distribution, duty of care, and loyalty programs, providing valuable insights for stakeholders and decision-makers. Travel buyers will find relevant information on the latest procurement strategies, negotiation tactics, and supplier relations, enabling them to make informed decisions and optimize their travel programs. In the realm of distribution, the archive covers the evolving landscape of booking channels, global distribution systems (GDS), and direct connects, shedding light on the challenges and opportunities in this area. The archive also delves into the critical issue of duty of care, emphasizing the importance of traveler safety, risk management, and compliance with ever-changing regulations. Learn also how companies are leveraging loyalty programs to enhance traveler satisfaction, drive cost savings, and foster long-term relationships with suppliers.

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: Hilton’s IPO, Drinking on Delta and PreCheck Updates

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: Cyber Monday, American-US Air Merger and the Start of Holiday Travel

Skift Business Traveler: Cyber Monday, American-US Air Merger and the Start of Holiday Travel

Airlines

United Now Offers Flat-Bed Seats and In-Seat Plugs on All Cross-Country Flights

The competition for cross-country flyers will heat up as carriers attempt to outdo one another with the best in-flight experience, even if only a fraction of road warriors can afford it.

United Now Offers Flat-Bed Seats and In-Seat Plugs on All Cross-Country Flights

Business Travel

Skift Business Traveler: Holiday Traffic, In-Flight Calls and American Air Approval

Airlines

Bankruptcy Court Judge Rules American Airlines Settlement is ‘Fair and Reasonable’

Looks like this merger is just about a fait accompli, pending the approval of the federal court in Washington, D.C., and American emerging from bankruptcy. Then the fun really begins.

Business Travel

Uber Offering Free UberX Rides in Silicon Valley Through End of November

Uber's savvy promotion of UberX is an exercise in marketing and up-selling. Passengers would have to pay the fare if it exceeds $30, and if frustrated with so many people trying for the freebies, than passengers are urged to try Uber's higher-fare services.

Uber Offering Free UberX Rides in Silicon Valley Through End of November

Business Travel

Launching: Skift Business Traveler Newsletter, Twice a Week

Launching: Skift Business Traveler Newsletter, Twice a Week

Business Travel

Concur Rebrands Booking Product Aimed at Rogue Business Travelers

Concur has faced intense pushback from the business travel establishment to its open booking initiative. Rebranding it as TripLink is a small bow to that opposition, but the essentials of the program remain the same.

Business Travel

8 Questions for the PhoCusWright Conference That Probably Won’t Be Asked

The annual gathering has been travel tech's prom for years now. But with the departure of its visionary founder and its sale to one of travel's least creative brands can it keep the magic alive?

8 Questions for the PhoCusWright Conference That Probably Won’t Be Asked

Airlines

United Updates iOS App With Multiple-Flight Award Booking for Frequent Flyers

The Travel Wallet is a nice touch, as frequent flyers can now easily access mobile boarding passes, one-time United Club passes and flight notifications in one place. Beyond that the app has some nice additions, but nothing that knocks your socks, or anything else, off.

United Updates iOS App With Multiple-Flight Award Booking for Frequent Flyers