[UPDATE, Dec. 2: The U.S. District Court in New York hearing the case in March granted Altour's motion to dismiss. In April, Planetarium appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. That court affirmed the district court's judgment last month, finding that Planetarium "failed to explain" how the Amex-Altour relationship hinders competition.]

A lawsuit between two travel agencies that could go to trial next year in New York state presents one reason organizations should thoroughly vet potential travel providers, including those suppliers' suppliers.

Travel management companies often provide . . .

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David Jonas in 2006 co-founded business media firm ProMedia.travel after ten years as a journalist with Business Travel News. David rejoined BTN in 2010 as executive editor when its parent company acquired ProMedia, and in 2014 co-created The Company Dime. David has a bachelor's degree in communications from Cornell University.