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Stories By: Harvey Chipkin

Hotel Engine Raises $140 Million and Will Change Name

Hotel Engine, a corporate booking platform, announced a $140 million Series C investment and a name change to reflect the coming launch of flight……

ARC Announces New Partnership With Turkish Airlines

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) announced a new partnership with Turkish Airlines through ARC Direct Connect, a “modern” airline distribution platform that enables NDC transactions.……

GlobalStar in Partnership With Magnatech for Workflow, Risk Management

GlobalStar, the network of TMCs, announced it has entered into a partnership with Magnatech Travel Management Solutions to provide workflow and risk management solutions……

International SOS in Partnership With Booking.com for Business

International SOS, a medical and securities risk services company, announced a partnership with Booking.com for Business to provide small organizations with access to trusted……

Amex GBT Emissions Reduction Plan Validated by SBTi

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) announced that its near- and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based……

U.S. Travel Hits Back at DOT Loyalty Program Investigation

The Department of Transportation’s recently announced investigation into major U.S. airlines’ frequent flyer programs is “cynical, short-sighted and out of touch with the needs……

United Airlines Signs Agreement With SpaceX To Bring Free WiFi to Fleet

United Airlines signed what it calls the largest agreement of its kind with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s fast, reliable WiFi service to the carrier’s……

Safety Is Top Priority for Managed Ground Transportation, Says Report From GBTA and NLA

Safety is the top priority for managed ground transportation programs, according to a report from the National Limousine Association (NLA) and the Global Business……

Forty Percent of Businesses Globally Plan To Increase Travel in FY2025, Says Survey

Forty percent of businesses globally plan to increase the amount they travel during this fiscal year (July 2024 to June 2025), compared with the……

Navan To Offer Travel and Expense Tools to Citizens’ Customers

Citizens bank and Navan, the travel management platform, announced an agreement that combines Navan’s travel and expense solution and Citizens’ commercial banking services. The……

North American Carriers’ On-Time Performance Improved in August

The on-time performance (OTP) for North American carriers recovered in August after the issues around the CrowdStrike and Microsoft IT outage in July, according……

Names in the news

Names in the News 9-11-24

FCM Meetings & Events has named Henry Jones as global marketing leader. He has spent the last eight years with Flight Centre Travel Group……