CWT and Spotnana are preparing to announce an alliance in which the former offers its customers services powered by the latter’s tech, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies did not comment. They also declined to comment on information from sources suggesting that Walmart intends to use Spotnana internally, following similar word about…
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Delta Air Lines of “grossly misrepresenting” its environmental impact and using faulty methods to back its claims of carbon neutrality. The suit takes aim at carbon offsetting, a widely used tool for attempting to mitigate the effects of travel emissions. According to sustainability experts, carbon offsetting programs often don’t…
United Airlines recently upended its corporate rate negotiations, in some cases scaling back offers to corporate accounts late in the dealmaking process. “What we saw with top clients in the past few weeks was that United has decided to reduce discounts,” said Advito global air practice director David Frangeul during a phone interview last week….
United Airlines’ environmental aspirations depend on corporate clients getting on board, according to new language in the airline’s annual report. United is aiming to lead the development of sustainable aviation. It claims investments in the future production of more than 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, the most of any airline in the world….
We broke the news on December 1 but it’s still sinking in. After hearing no mention of it on investor calls, we tried to contact the loquacious JPMorgan Chase analyst Jamie Baker to talk about it. We didn’t get a hold of him. This week, Baker told AA, “It feels as if you are taking…
Amazon is moving to BCD Travel from CWT, although the latter will continue to provide lodging services to the retailing giant. “We want to thank CWT for their partnership and work,” wrote Hillary Dallas, Amazon director of global travel and events, in a Wednesday email confirming the development. “As part of our regular course of…
Ninety percent of about 60 travel management company personnel polled in January by GBTA expected their firms to increase staff size in 2023 compared with last year. Forty-six percent said their companies were still smaller than they were before Covid. TMC staffing shortages and resulting service problems are not as widespread as they were several…
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