Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Making the car rental experience more pleasant requires making cars available where business travelers actually are, along with allowing them to digitally customize their ride.
12 hours ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
As car rental providers get ready to take on the next decade, a stronger investment in digital technology seems to finally be paying off.
1 day ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Now a rush is on for travel giants to move onto the long-neglected challenge of attracting smaller businesses to their travel platforms. It won't be surprising to see more business travel booking startups get swept up in this wave.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Expect new light on the importance of airport rides to the fortunes of Uber to prompt more airport authorities and ground transportation companies to pressure the company harder for various concessions.
1 week ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
It sure looks like global corporate travel giants are starting to take the small- to medium-size business travel market seriously. For some startups that didn't find traction in the marketplace, this means another shot at success.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
The future of travel runs through China, particularly as new innovations begin to be pushed out into the wider world.
2 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
As corporate travel giants work to refine and improve their technology stacks, travel managers and travelers alike will be empowered with new tools and suggestions.
3 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
It's one thing to buy a competitor, and another to successfully integrate its systems. American Express Global Business Travel has had to do it twice in recent years, and the company says the new tools have been a big boost.
3 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Blockchain in travel hasn't disappeared, even if people are no longer obsessed with getting rich off of cryptocurrencies.
4 weeks ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Ebix has made a generous takeover bid for Yatra, a corporate travel services provider and online travel agency, to create one of India’s largest end-to-end travel services businesses. Ebix's shrewd CEO Robin Raina is cornering the rare travel segments in India that aren't facing fierce price wars, namely, corporate travel services and currency exchange.
4 weeks ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
The grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft won't be super disruptive as airlines will work to keep cancellations at a minimum. It does add uncertainty to the global aviation sector as business travel is on the rise, though.
1 month ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Some airlines will be jealous of Lufthansa Group's ability to have one out of every two of its customers book directly through its brand sites or travel management channels without having to pay fees to third-party tech middlemen.
1 month ago