AmEx will need to go full-court press on Marriott to keep the Starwood relationship alive. It's not a deal AmEx can afford to loose.
5 months ago
Risk-taking innovation in the corporate travel space is hard to find. Sharing economy services with robust reporting and safety tools, however, will make change inevitable.
7 months ago
There will be a lot of angry travelers if Marriott chooses to eliminate Starwood's loyalty program.
8 months ago
How do American Express and other credit card companies pay for all those miles that get redeemed? Charging merchants transaction fees usually does the trick.
10 months ago
Airbnb takes another step closer to the mainstream through its new partnership with American Express. Hosts who are American Express cardholders will receive visible credentials on Airbnb, creating a new layer of host verification.
11 months ago
American Express pushed its travel business off the official books to a great extent with its joint venture for American Express Global Business Travel but Amex's credit card business is still very much tied to airline relationships.
The best travel ads this week dig at the heart of what travel is all about.
1 year ago
As sharing economy services provide stronger data tools to corporate agencies, the role of Uber and Airbnb will expand in corporate travel policies.
American and European tours looked so grand back then.
American Express may be a bit behind now, but it has enough years in the business that it can play catch up faster than its competitors would like.
After some notable account losses, American Express is trying to make its co-branded cards more attractive by adding on the perks, including free Wi-Fi and waiving foreign transaction fees.
When Expedia Inc. officials look at where the growth opportunities are they clearly see corporate travel as ripe for some hyper growth.
