Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Companies spend a lot of money on meetings, and relative upstarts are emerging to challenge the status quo by providing a different type of experience for those who organize them.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Bringing hospitality into the office experience is an elegant way to provide a better experience for workers.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Travel managers armed with relevant data are better at their jobs. The more travel companies can do to help them find meaningful insights the better.
2 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Can this two giant global travel companies work out their differences? Surely consumers would be prefer to know they can keep searching for United fares on Expedia.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
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.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
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.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Corporate travel startups have to be creative when building out their platforms due to pressure from their travel partners. One has to wonder if others will follow TripActions' lead and forge wide partnerships to get more content on their platforms.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Meals and hotel stays are becoming a bigger cost for business travelers. Airfares have dropped, although this doesn't help companies that dispatch their workers in cars for meetings in nearby cities.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Although leisure travel growth will probably slow this year, business travel will continue to pick up. This is good news for those who suspect a recession is on the way.
2 months ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
American, Delta, and United have partnered with tech firm ATPCO and business travel startup TripActions to show how they want their fares displayed on websites other than their own. Expect others to follow this model.
2 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Many corporate travel providers are turning to mobile apps and personalization to improve life for business travelers. There's still a lot of work to be done to create the cohesive, and comprehensive, travel management platform of the future.
3 months ago