Articles tagged “deem”

Ever since selling Locomote, its previous corporate booking tool, Travelport was left with a gap. Now with new types of content coming soon to the U.S., courtesy of American Airlines and its New Distribution Capability push, Deem fills the void.

The travel industry tends to portray remote work with Instagram-friendly images of people working on their laptops by beaches or pools, but politicians warn of psychological and social risks, gender inequality, and falling salaries. The hunt for the middle ground has begun.

These global travel managers are fielding a lot of new demands from travelers. Is this a sign of things to come?

Funnelling budget to target these more affluent, longer-stay visitors makes sense. It might even address the labor crunch. But cities probably shouldn't take their eyes off traditional tourists at this delicate time.

New acquisition Deem is well placed in the current climate, helping corporate travel agencies develop booking tools to navigate complex Covid-era trips. But can it keep up with demand?

Parts of the travel industry will always need that bit of automation. Now technology companies have the disjointed hybrid meeting booking process in their sights.

Peek inside the minds of BP executives, and learn how they are thinking about office versus remote work. It sure feels like a new beginning.

It seems like Deem has a second chance to build something cool with the backing of Enterprise Holdings. Of course, staffing up means the company may not be able to embrace its current lean ethos going forward.

With support from Enterprise Holdings, Deem plans on growing and refining its existing products. On the horizon, though, lurks the promise of a new travel platform to help the company evolve in a competitive global corporate travel market.

The long saga of Deem looks to have come to an end. One has to wonder if the investors who shelled out to fund the company for the last 20 years will be happy with the return, though.