Articles tagged “business travel”

A summer leisure-travel surge could sweep Delta to profits in the next quarter. The company doesn't expect a meaningful recovery in international or business travel until later in the year, however.

Despite the inroads ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, have made against the car rental giants, Hertz's re-emergence from bankruptcy is now triggering a bidding war. Ridesharing and car rentals often have different use cases, but it's never too late for legacy players to mimic, partner, and otherwise adapt.

Virtual work startups are expecting a decline in travel for work across direct impact categories. But how can software be used as complementary to business travel instead of as a replacement?

In Skift's top travel stories this week, Canada let its Covid advantage slip away, hatred of Asians will keep Chinese travelers away from the U.S., and major U.S. airlines think they could break even next month.

Countries need to figure out transient work patterns and talent migration sooner than later if they want to tap into the remote work movement.

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.

As the pandemic continues, companies may think again about giving more freedom to staff when choosing their flights and hotels.

Plenty of money is out there to buy up hotel assets during the pandemic, but various rounds of stimulus and bank forgiveness may prevent the wave of deals Dreamscape and other investors hope to find.

For any regulators listening, Booking.com is a powerful force in the European hotel industry. So is Google. There's no way around it, despite the spin from the CEO.

It will certainly be a challenge to transform Hertz's business. However, the car rental company is not only getting a financial lifeline, but also an assist from private equity firm Certares' wide-ranging travel rollup strategy. This will be a long-term play.