Articles tagged “amex gbt”

Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, January 6, in New York City. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Behind the investor appetite as American Express Global Business Travel prepares to go public.

In Skift's top stories this week, Fiji's new tourism campaign resurrects old colonial tropes and ignores its host communities, Vacasa goes public with, well, meh results, and Marriott puts a fresh coat of paint on its Courtyard Hotels, but so much more, too, in an overdue refresh.

Ahead of going public, Amex GBT has provided a compelling argument for growth in its 53-page document, with a string of acquisitions and partnerships already under its belt. But does its enormous size now line it up for success, or weigh it down?

New investors include Sabre and Zoom — what does that tell you about the future of travel management?

Riding the hot vacation rental market, TurnKey Vacation Rentals did well for its investors — especially if the Vacasa stock price holds up in its pending public market debut.

Rather than buy technology, the agency’s meeting division has struck a new type of commercial deal with the fast-growing meeting software firm Bizzabo to tap into virtual meetings. A big bet that those meetings will be here to stay.

Frequent business travelers are typically offered the most flexible rates, but now workers tentatively returning to the office are being targeted.

A milestone in the agency's transformation saga, which could see its new owners opt to acquire other technology players, and target mid-size customers, as part of its post-pandemic rehabilitation.

These two leaders probably have more insight into working cultures than anyone else. Flexibility is here to stay, and the upshot of that is good news for the wider travel industry.