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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.

Airlines

Airlines liking those international long-distance relationships

Airlines are putting their resources where they make the most money -- on international, long-haul flights.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Going rogue: Business travel group to revisit study that its members don’t like

Large corporations and big travel agencies are feeling the heat from road warrior 2.0. How often do you see the GBTA announce it's going re-study research it completed just a few months earlier? The cat may be out of the bag.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

How an old-school business travel powerhouse sees the industry’s future

Watch out for those unruly and out-of-control unmanaged travel programs. Eve's Adam was tempted, too.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Male-dominated airlines forget females are frequent fliers too

There’s nothing Mad Men about flying today except for loyalty programs’ continued courting of male passengers. Both sexes will take note when a brand adds touches that titillate their distinctive tastes.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

FTC pressuring hotels on deceptive resort fees

Hidden resort fees impact both leisure and business travelers, and an FTC crackdown on the practice is long overdue.

Dennis Schaal and Dan Nguyen, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Maldives cancels major airport project at the last minute sending a negative signal to investors

Despite the Maldives’ reputation as popular leisure destination, internal cultural conflicts and an unpredictable government will push foreign investors away from the Indian Ocean islands.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Business Travel

Businesses are expected to hold fewer meetings everywhere but Asia next year

High room rates and airfares are expected to increase worldwide, but only Asia’s growing business economy is expected to take the price hikes in stride and continue growing meeting opportunities.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Etihad introduces its loyalty program for businesses with frequent flyers in Indonesia

This is a timely launch in Indonesia where an improved economy boosted business travel by 54 percent during the first half of 2012.

Skift | 11 years ago

Business Travel

NTSB drops Blackberry and switches to iPhone 5 contract

Despite the hoopla of recent days about the upcoming Blackberry 10, the NTSB, citing reliability concerns, isn't sticking around to see whether RIM has life.

Nick Taborek and Hugo Miller , Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

Airlines are ditching first class for expanded business class service

Considering the competitive market in fractional jet ownership and the battle among airlines to improve business-class service, It's difficult for traditional first class to figure out its place in the travel ecosphere.

ITP Business Publishing | 11 years ago