Stories By: Harvey Chipkin
WestJet Renews and Expands Distribution Agreement With Amadeus
WestJet, the Canadian airline, is renewing and expanding its distribution agreement with Amadeus. This agreement continues to ensure that all fare options and merchandising……
August 28, 2024
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More Than 80% of Survey Respondents See the Same or More Business Travel Against 2023
More than half of employees (55%) who travel for work expect their business travel to remain consistent with 2023 levels this year, while more……
August 27, 2024
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Meetingmax in Integration With Sabre’s GDS
Meetingmax, a provider of event room block management software, announced an integration with Sabre’s GDS. The partnership, according to the announcement, marks a significant……
August 27, 2024
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US Hotel Industry Has Mixed Performance for Week Ending Aug. 17, Says CoStar
The US hotel industry reported mixed comparisons year over year for the week of Aug. 11-17, according to CoStar’s latest data. The results for……
August 26, 2024
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Solutions Travel Names 2 Executives
Solutions Travel, a global TMC, announced two executive appointments in sales, client services and operations: Solutions recently added nearly $100 million in client volume……
August 26, 2024
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Southwest Surveying Customers on Checked Bag Fees, Says Report
Southwest Airlines is conducting customer surveys on possible changes to its free checked bag policy, according to reporting in Bloomberg. This would be another……
August 23, 2024
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Uber and Cruise Partner To Offer Autonomous Vehicles
Uber Technologies and Cruise have announced a multiyear strategic partnership to bring Cruise autonomous vehicles to the Uber platform. The companies plan to launch……
August 23, 2024
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Ground Transport Operator Talixo in Global Partnership With FCTG Corporate Businesses
Talixo, a global transfers operator, has announced the signing of a worldwide partnership to provide prebooked ground transfers for the flagship corporate travel businesses……
August 22, 2024
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Hyatt To Acquire Standard International Brand and Affiliates
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced it has acquired Standard International, a lifestyle hotel operator. The deal is expected to close later this year. Hyatt has……
August 22, 2024
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Name in the News 8-21-24
Avion Hospitality, a third-party, national hotel operator, announced that the company has appointed Dan Peterson senior vice president of operations. According to the announcement, he……
August 21, 2024
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Alaska-Hawaiian Merger Achieves ‘Milestone’ Step
The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation of the proposed combination of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian……
August 21, 2024
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Amex GBT Expands and Adds Features to Benchmarking Tool
American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) announced the expansion and new features of its benchmarking tool, Peer Travel Insights (PTI). The benchmarking functionality……
August 21, 2024
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