Carlson Wagonlit Travel Rebrands to Sound Cooler
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Now we've got Amex GBT, BCD, and CWT: an alphabet soup worthy of a sector that relies on bromides and buzzwords over substance.
6 months ago
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Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Now we've got Amex GBT, BCD, and CWT: an alphabet soup worthy of a sector that relies on bromides and buzzwords over substance.
6 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
More demand for meeting space has driven up prices around the world, giving upscale hotels more leverage during negotiations. Meanwhile, some planners are being left behind even as event technology catches on among more ambitious organizations.
11 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Even big travel management companies, which usually resist change, are planning ahead to better anticipate traveler and travel manager needs. No one's quite sure when this more connected and insightful future will arrive, though.
1 year ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Lyft is playing catch up in the corporate travel sector, and partnerships with the major global travel management companies are a good way to increase adoption. Uber's lead, however, remains enormous.
2 years ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
After a frank conversation with Carlson Wagonlit Travel CEO Kurt Ekert about the company's past shortcomings and goals for the future, we're more interested than ever before to see the new innovations developed to empower business travelers.
2 years ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Better personalizing booking and travel tools for business travelers is something of a holy grail in corporate travel. Time will tell if Carlson Wagonlit Travel's newfound focus on technology will be effective.
2 years ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
American Express GBT has filled its leadership gap at the top with one of its rival's former chief executives.
3 years ago