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Articles tagged “amex”

Business Travel

Daily Podcast: Mastercard’s Travel Optimism

Good morning from Skift. It's Monday, January 31, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Daily Podcast: Mastercard’s Travel Optimism
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Luxury

Skift Global Forum Video: The Evolution of Luxury Travel

In this brand talk from Skift Global Forum 2021, Audrey Hendley, president of American Express Travel, speaks with Rafat Ali, Skift founder and CEO, on what luxury travel will look like moving forward.

Skift Global Forum Video: The Evolution of Luxury Travel

Tourism

Wellness Vacations Are the Next Big Splurge for Global Travelers

Yoga retreats will always have a place, but it's this expanded consumer definition of wellness activities that presents big opportunities ahead for the travel industry.

Wellness Vacations Are the Next Big Splurge for Global Travelers

Ground Transport

Hertz Bidding War Winner Is Certares and Knighthead in an Auction

Now that the investor winners and losers are clear, Hertz is tasked with the even harder job of retooling the business to adapt to a diminished business travel environement — at least in the short term.

Hertz Bidding War Winner Is Certares and Knighthead in an Auction

Business Travel

Amex GBT CEO Sees Newly Distributed Workforces as Opportunity

American Express GBT's top boss Paul Abbott knows that having a distributed workforce can boost business travel spending. The travel management giant itself went 90 percent remote in the U.S. several years ago, and it saw its business travel expenses rise.

Amex GBT CEO Sees Newly Distributed Workforces as Opportunity

Coronavirus

AmEx Expects to See a Rush of People to Travel This Summer

Pent-up demand will rescue consumer travel, but here's another prediction that corporate travel will lag as companies limit spending.

AmEx Expects to See a Rush of People to Travel This Summer

Online Travel

This Newly Public $500 Million Company Is Set Up to Go Shopping for Travel Acquisitions

Greg O'Hara and Noam Gottesman will be shopping for a winner, but unlike early stage investors, they can hunt for a travel company with an extensive track record. In the midst of a global pandemic, this is not a done deal, but you can bet a deal will get done.

This Newly Public $500 Million Company Is Set Up to Go Shopping for Travel Acquisitions

Meetings

Planners Pressured by Uncertain Future as Meeting Sector Booms

Boom times for the meeting and events sector are disrupting the status quo, putting pressure on planners to do more with less. We are entering a period of unprecedented change for the industry.

Planners Pressured by Uncertain Future as Meeting Sector Booms

Business Travel

American Express Global Business Travel Agrees to Buy Hogg Robinson Group

Hogg Robinson Group has gone through a significant amount of restructuring in recent years. The board obviously thinks now is the right time to cash in.

Airlines

American Express Centurion Lounges Are a Differentiator in Credit Card Competition

An airport lounge needs a lot of logistical heavy-lifting and finesse to get it right. But Amex has had some success executing on this mission, and is expanding internationally to Hong Kong.

American Express Centurion Lounges Are a Differentiator in Credit Card Competition