Articles tagged “american express global business travel”

Travel Technology

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Generative AI is still in the early stages, but major travel companies are investing in tools that many of them say will be an important part of the future.

Justin Dawes | 11 months ago

Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AI

Business Travel

Small Meetings and Blended Trips Propel Business Travel Comeback

While it’s still too early to say when business travel could make a full recovery, smaller businesses drove some important trends in the first quarter.

Kristin Majcher, Skift | 11 months ago

Small Meetings and Blended Trips Propel Business Travel Comeback

Business Travel

Amex GBT Shifts Focus to Hotels and Meetings

American Express Global Business Travel is making the most of its Expedia partnership, displaying more hotels in its Neo and Egencia corporate booking tools as employees start meeting up again.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Amex GBT Shifts Focus to Hotels and Meetings

Business Travel

Bulgaria Sees Former Communist Party Hotel Being Converted to a Digital Nomad Co-Op

Communism meets co-living in Semkovo, where an entrepreneur wants to transform a hotel built for members of Bulgaria's former ruling party into a more modern hub for digital nomads and remote workers.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Bulgaria Sees Former Communist Party Hotel Being Converted to a Digital Nomad Co-Op

Business Travel

American Express Taps Microsoft AI for New Expenses Tool

Travel and expense companies are rushing to roll out new artificial intelligence tools and features, but it's hard to tell how much this is about game-changing tech compared to cashing in on the ChatGPT bandwagon.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

American Express Taps Microsoft AI for New Expenses Tool

News Blog

U.S. Companies Trailing Rest of World in International Corporate Travel Recovery

Just half of companies located in North America are seeing international bookings recover to their pre-pandemic levels, according to a new poll. This latest data from the Global Business Travel Association delivers a dose of reality for the travel industry. Most travel agencies are predicting an eventual 70 percent recovery. The picture is a little…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

News Blog

Amex GBT Restructures to Focus on Smaller Companies

American Express Global Business Travel is restructuring to focus on small and medium-sized companies, with layoffs expected in the first half of the year. Job losses are expected to be less than 2 percent. Amex GBT announced the overhaul internally on Tuesday, and expects to incur restructuring and related charges of $20 million to $25…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Business Travel

China’s Visa and Passport Backlog Obstructs Business Travel Reboot

There’s no easy fix after embassies were forced to close, or suffer staff shortages due to Covid outbreaks. Patience will be needed.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

China’s Visa and Passport Backlog Obstructs Business Travel Reboot

Business Travel

New Covid Restrictions on Chinese Travelers Will Hurt Corporate Travel Recovery

An ever-growing roster of countries placing new testing requirements on Chinese travelers is sparking an outcry, particularly across Europe, but any calls to scale back pre-departure requirements will likely fall on deaf ears.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

New Covid Restrictions on Chinese Travelers Will Hurt Corporate Travel Recovery

Business Travel

Remote Work Trends Are Rapidly Infiltrating Airport Spaces

With the return of business travelers to the skies, more flexible office providers are honing in on airports as havens for remote workers.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Remote Work Trends Are Rapidly Infiltrating Airport Spaces