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Articles tagged “american express global business travel”

Business Travel

Business Travel Accelerates Sustainable Aviation Fuel Momentum

More companies are buying the fuel, which of course reduces their carbon footprints. But for how long will they pay this premium, and will governments further incentivize purchases?

Jamie Freed, Reuters | 1 year ago

Business Travel Accelerates Sustainable Aviation Fuel Momentum

Tourism

Saudi Arabia Details Plans for One of World’s Largest Airports: Middle East Travel Roundup

With an ambitious strategy to increase visitors to more than 100 million annually by 2030, Saudi Arabia clearly doesn't want to be caught off guard with inadequate infrastructure.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

Saudi Arabia Details Plans for One of World’s Largest Airports: Middle East Travel Roundup

Business Travel

Corp Travel Group GlobalStar Fills Critical Gaps In Europe

The London-based consortium is in recruiting mode as rival travel agencies continue to buy up their own local experts.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Corp Travel Group GlobalStar Fills Critical Gaps In Europe

Business Travel

Amex GBT’s Optimism Stops at Year-End as Economic Uncertainties Cloud 2023

The agency’s third-quarter results generally point in the right direction, as the public listing and acquisitions bed in. But the tech sector’s widespread layoffs, and that impact on the number of business trips that will be taken in the future, just can’t be ignored.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Amex GBT’s Optimism Stops at Year-End as Economic Uncertainties Cloud 2023

Business Travel

Amex GBT CEO Says Greener Air Travel Starts With Building More Sustainable Fuel Plants — Now

European politicians are planning legislation that requires airlines to use more sustainable fuel by 2030, but there's very little going around. One solution is to start building more production plants now, to create enough in time. But what Amex GBT's chief Paul Abbott wants to know is who's paying to build them?

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Amex GBT CEO Says Greener Air Travel Starts With Building More Sustainable Fuel Plants — Now

Business Travel

Asia Is Sticking With Virtual Meetings in 2023 Even as Travel Opens Up

Asia has opened up again, but higher travel costs for in-person meetings and maybe fewer remote workers are stifling that need for human contact. Zoom it is, at least through 2023.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Asia Is Sticking With Virtual Meetings in 2023 Even as Travel Opens Up

Hotels

Hotel Rates Projected to Jump in 2023 Due to Rising Meetings Demand

Surging hotel rates are poised to make planning business trips even harder for corporate travel managers already dealing with decreased travel budgets.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Hotel Rates Projected to Jump in 2023 Due to Rising Meetings Demand

Business Travel

In Search of Corporate Travel’s Elusive Recovery

Most industry forecasts point to an eventual recovery — even to the 2019 high of $1.4 trillion in annual spending — as business trips start to bounce back. But many underlying trends are emerging in a fragile global economy. How we travel, and for what purpose, is far from certain as we enter a new era of accountability.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

In Search of Corporate Travel’s Elusive Recovery

Short-Term Rentals

Vacasa CEO Matt Roberts Will Be Replaced by Ex-Egencia Boss Rob Greyber

Vacasa was ripe for a leadership change, if for nothing else but to shake things up. Let's see if Greyber can up the company's execution game.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Vacasa CEO Matt Roberts Will Be Replaced by Ex-Egencia Boss Rob Greyber

Business Travel

Egencia President Stresses Independence Under New Owner Amex GBT

Plenty of pandemic-era agency acquisitions are wrapping up, and it's notable that some brand names are disappearing. Egencia's boss is adamant that won't be the case with this deal.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Egencia President Stresses Independence Under New Owner Amex GBT